Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] the possibility " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , any new source of revenue should be capable of producing a yield large enough to provide for the possibility of a substantial reduction in both grant and domestic rates . |
| 2 | Should we assume that the meaningfulness of such a hypothesis necessarily depends on the possibility ( in principle , at least ) of turning the relevant propositional schema into a meaningful singular proposition , viz. by replacing the " bound " variable ( the variable governed by the " existential quantifier " ) with an appropriate name , or a naming phrase ? |
| 3 | It 's also ironic , I guess , that as our hired mini-bus travels through Harlem , the Belfast-bred trio should feel so intimidated by the possibility of violence . |
| 4 | The information in the electronic laboratory notebook can be highly integrated including the possibility of other media . |
| 5 | In fact , behind the bland constitutional concern to protect human rights through a Bill of Rights , there often lurks a partisan and intensely political concern to restrict the role of the state because of an attachment to a theory of limited government , born of a desire to use the law to defend the private sphere and capitalism , so hitting at the possibility of socialism and the democratic road to its attainment . |
| 6 | The Welsh objections , far more cautionary than anti , mostly related to the possibility of political and economic instability in an era of change and the attendant dangers of hurrying South Africa back into such rugby prominence . |
| 7 | Editing was born from the simple ability of the camera to stop and start at will , soon supplemented by the possibility of cutting and rejoining the film . |
| 8 | The parish has already looked into the possibility of extending the existing church , but we 've been advised by Delyn that such an application would be rejected because of lack of parking facilities . |
| 9 | See what see what you can do and perhaps er Jane you could just look into the possibility of erm because if I mean if we were going to do a run of pens we would n't just have a thousand would we ? |
| 10 | In some instances failure to observe sound practice leads to a lamb crop at weaning of around 50–60% , a level at which breeding replacements can not be obtained thus leading to the possibility of economic collapse . |
| 11 | The questions already raised about the possibility of conflicts of interest between health and social services ( for example , will people on care programmes have access to local authority resources for residential care ? ) illustrate the even greater complexity of distinguishing between health and social care in mental health and the desirability of finding a global way of dealing with the details of packaging multidisciplinary care . |
| 12 | ‘ County Durham 's constabulary has been increased since 1979 and the Home Office is still looking at the possibility of reallocating some of the 1,000 extra posts to the county , ’ he said . |
| 13 | If I had ever thought of the possibility of being taken prisoner while I was in England , I should have expected all Germans to be like the officer who had tried to interrogate me at the aerodrome or the two soldiers who had brought me from the aerodrome to Amsterdam . |
| 14 | This can be expensive and you are always gambling with the possibility that the people who you want to hear your music wo n't come . |
| 15 | We formally allow for the possibility that , in certain sectors or establishments , there may be a social custom of membership , sanctioned by a loss of reputation if the custom is not followed . |
| 16 | However , if our policies once allow for the possibility of the human race existing for ever , or into the indefinite future , one can take average happiness over all future time as the effective goal , even from the totalistic point of view , since the contribution to quantity of happiness from population size will anyway be maximal . |
| 17 | We got our ration books — for us and the cattle-food as well — but I do n't think I ever worried about the possibility of Hitler invading us . |
| 18 | In conclusion , the main areas of growth in English trade and industry were probably in cloth and shipping , although one must always allow for the possibility that some less well-documented sectors of the economy were also making significant advances . |
| 19 | ( The focus of the human relations school has always centred on the possibility of reconciling these social and technical rationales . ) |
| 20 | And we have to remember that God always remains above the possibility of human words , even when those words are the words of inspired men or women . |
| 21 | If you are lucky enough to get a few rays of sunshine , you are still faced with the possibility of playing on frosty fairways in sub-freezing temperatures and having to pack your clubs away by 4pm when visibility declines . |
| 22 | Henry 's mind was still working on the possibility of marrying Alice of France to another of his sons . |
| 23 | The contract clearly referred to the possibility of sub-sales . |
| 24 | We are young and youth is said to be fickle , mutable , and we have both looked at the possibility of ourselves not being exceptions to that supposed rule . |
| 25 | Raymond Snoddy , in the Pearson owned Financial Times , last Friday also reported on the possibility of Pearson taking UK Gold , the entertainment channel set up by Thames and the BBC , to Asia , and of Longman becoming involved in the educational channel for broadcasting to Asia . |
| 26 | Sheila Redmond is also looking at the possibility of arranging talks on the menopause for female employees . |
| 27 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing general SVQs at level IV in the longer term . |
| 28 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing emergency childcare but financial assistance for this is taxable . |
| 29 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |
| 30 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |