Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it is possible to string together the four carbons of butane in two different ways . |
| 2 | The implication of this perspective is that it is possible to give only a limited and provisional legitimacy to strategic nuclear weapons deployed as a second-strike ‘ deterrent ’ threat . |
| 3 | In that work it is possible to see clearly the relation between his insistence on totality and the Romantic aesthetic of totality as the inner necessity that moulds all works of art . |
| 4 | On a clear day it is possible to see both the English and Bristol Channels ; the distant Quantocks and Mendips frame the Somerset Levels , with Glastonbury Tor rising mysteriously out of the mists . |
| 5 | In any one generation , according to the rules of the computer model , it is possible to move only a single step through genetic space . |
| 6 | From this , we can see that it is possible to control both the rate and angle of descent by varying the pitch ( Fig. 8.1 ) . |
| 7 | Owing to the small size of St Peter 's Church/Newtown Register Office it is possible to ask only a few guests to the service . |
| 8 | If you can arrange for an automatic ballcock top-up into the filter chamber and pressure bungs on the inlet(s) to the pond , then it is possible to fill only the filter with water , suck it through the Eradicator , into the sand filter and so into the pool . |
| 9 | One particular strength is that it is possible to specify both the area and the subject of the map . |
| 10 | By modification of the conditions of test and the use of an appropriate indicator , it is possible to determine separately the calcium content of a sample . |
| 11 | It turns out that it is possible to reproduce exactly the results of non-relativistic quantum mechanics by attributing definite properties to individual systems . |
| 12 | In a report such as this it is possible to attempt only a limited review , and the concern of the present chapter is chiefly with communities in the Anglican tradition . |
| 13 | Paul never explicitly describes the heresy he seeks to expose at Colossae , though from his statement it is possible to piece together the evidence of what had been such a destructive influence . |
| 14 | But it is possible to understand better the man behind those achievements . |
| 15 | YOUR writer David Seymour is right to say only a free Press can save democracy , but is there any democracy left to save in Britain ? |
| 16 | But they are only statistics and , of course , there are times when it is right to rethink even the most deeply held beliefs . |
| 17 | If it is acceptable to take away the lives of some , then we can no longer say that all human life is equally important and valued . |
| 18 | But while it is impossible to overstress the importance of Cézanne in the emergence of Cubism , it is wrong to see even the earliest Cubist painting simply as a direct continuation of him . |
| 19 | It is impossible to explain satisfactorily the passion that Shah Jehan had in this direction . |
| 20 | As Laurence Martin has said : ‘ It is impossible to refute entirely the criticism that the various strategies of limitation may appear to make the world safe for nuclear warfare and thereby hasten its onset ’ ; but he concluded : ‘ The proper question may therefore be not , should we contemplate limited nuclear war , but , should we consider the ways of limiting the nuclear war which is henceforth always a possibility ’ ( Howard , 1979 , pp. 119 and 120 ) . |
| 21 | In many districts it is impossible to distinguish exactly the contribution of winter-lets to homelessness , but they must add a considerable degree of uncertainty to housing demand in any given rural location , particularly in attractive holiday areas . |
| 22 | While it is impossible to measure precisely the influence of these factors , they all probably contributed to the falling output-capital ratio and the consequent decline in the profit rate . |
| 23 | By its very nature it is impossible to quantify exactly the extent of the black economy . |
| 24 | The view expressed here is that it is impossible to quantify either the costs or benefits of insider dealing in any meaningful sense . |
| 25 | It is impossible to list here the hundreds of post-graduate , professional , and continuing studies courses that might be of interest to alumni . |
| 26 | It is known that the sea is cruel , but it is also humourless , so few laughs are prompted by this book and after some glum pages it is easy to crave even the schoolboy humour of Stephen Leacock 's skit , Soaked in Seaweed . |
| 27 | The growth in value and volume of overseas trade will be discussed in the next chapter , but it is appropriate to consider here the provision of shipping and of port facilities . |
| 28 | The thing that saddens me is that we 're supposed to have a T U C , that organization is supposed to draw together the various trade unions and what are we seeing , an ideal opportunity slipped from our grasp when the miners were facing the issue of jobs to public service workers should have linked up with the miners and we should have took the government on |
| 29 | The development of endorectal coils for MRI is likely to improve further the results with this technique . |
| 30 | Wherever we are aware of development work which is likely to affect significantly the enjoyment of your holiday , we shall always do our best to inform you before you travel . |