Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] possible for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Section 101 of the Local Government Act , 1972 , makes it possible for one authority to appoint another as its agent to carry out its statutory duties — this applies to all functions except education , social services and emergency services .
2 but the crucial factor which makes it possible for middle-class women to enter the labour force and , at the same time , maintain traditional values in the home , is the existence of the domestic servant .
3 Here I come , the great man himself , the master of the house , the wage-earner , the one who makes it possible for all the rest of you to live so well !
4 The fixed duration , the stereotypy , of the growth phase , makes it possible for particular things to happen at particular times during embryonic development , as if governed by a strictly observed calendar .
5 Not only does this enable blind people to follow the liturgy but it also makes it possible for those who wish to become readers .
6 Not only does this enable blind people to follow the liturgy but it also makes it possible for those who wish to become readers .
7 It has already been noted that interactions between infant and adult lead to the development of pre-verbal communicative exchanges in which adult and child are able to refer to objects and events ; successful joint reference makes it possible for these external objects and events to become ‘ topics ’ for further exchanges .
8 This may be because of a scarcity of suitable sites , but the great number of individuals present makes it possible for unmated young birds to help their parents in the labour of digging holes just as the young Florida scrub jays help their parents rear new broods .
9 It enables everyone involved to understand the Process that is going on , it makes it possible for grieving people to be looked after for a while , but not to sink into a chronic mourning state , because everyone knows when it is meant to be finished , and when the bereaved people are meant to pick up their responsibilities again .
10 This , I think is what makes it possible for this story to have a positive if not a ‘ sunset ’ ending .
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