Example sentences of "perfectly possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , it fails to recognise what is signally obvious in the experience of many women , myself of course included , namely that it is perfectly possible to agree ‘ in one 's head ’ that certain images of women might be reactionary or damaging or oppressive , while remaining committed to them in emotion and desire . |
| 2 | It would be perfectly possible to give the rights to children without imposing the duties on them , the one does not entail the other , but we would then still be distinguishing between adults and children as citizens . |
| 3 | It would be perfectly possible to recast the system of democratic supervision so as to restore a considerable part of the power of the Commons and to provide a devolved system of regional and local elected councils , which would mean that every important administrative body was subject to checks and examination at one or other of the three levels — national , regional or local . |
| 4 | Eliot asserts that it is perfectly possible to claim ‘ that primitive man acted in a certain way and then found a reason for it ’ . |
| 5 | Yet the answer is in our own hands , because it is now perfectly possible to immunise all the world 's children against the six killer diseases I have mentioned . |
| 6 | Although one person may not be able to combine the range of roles and tasks in the way that some coordinators have , it is perfectly possible to spread these across the staff as a whole and thus maintain the momentum of innovation and support . |
| 7 | It is , however , perfectly possible to carry out overt studies of some of the more sectarian or ‘ closed ’ groups . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , Jimmy and his colleagues were pipped for the single promotion place by Charlton Athletic on goal average alone , in the most exciting finish to a 3rd Division South season in the history of our club , but it is perfectly possible to argue that , had Jimmy Wilde become available to Palace just one or two matches earlier , Palace would have crowned his first season with us with success . |
| 9 | It was still perfectly possible to remain on the international cocktail circuit . |
| 10 | Independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies , ( The structure of alcohol taxes : a hangover from the past , 1990 ) and the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between alcoholic drinks : and analysis , 1991 ) has shown that , for instance , it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits and levelling up the duty on wine so that all alcohol is taxed at the same rate . |
| 11 | However , independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( The Structure of Alcoholic Taxes : A Hangover from the past , 1990 ) and by the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between Alcoholic Drinks : An Analysis , 1991 ) indicates that it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits , and levelling up the duty on wines and beers , so that all alcoholic drinks are taxed at the same rate of duty per degree of alcohol content . |
| 12 | If the condition is a recurrent one such as migraine or period pains , it is perfectly possible to use a book like this to find remedies that will give relief each time the pain occurs but it will not prevent the pain recurring next time . |
| 13 | A half-crown 's worth of soy sauce also tends — unless you are keen on Chinese cooking -to remain an old faithful among the stores ; and although nothing can quite compare with fresh tarragon , it is perfectly possible to use the excellent Chiltern Herb Farm dried version . |
| 14 | It is perfectly possible to use with just the keyboard but there are advantages in all the modules of being able to point and select . |
| 15 | The compilers of the catechism seemed to have no doubt that it was perfectly possible to define God and say precisely what he is . |
| 16 | Our previous submissions and the evidence of the Treasury 's own demand equations , indicate that it would be perfectly possible to move toward a more equitable tax system and maintain revenue . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's perfectly possible to take a violent dislike to someone on sight ! ’ |
| 18 | Until now SuperCalc lacked mouse support and its users found it perfectly possible to do without it . |
| 19 | It is perfectly possible to replace the hot spots in a Land Rover cylinder head . |
| 20 | Although pressing is easiest whenever there is least rain , because the drier the plant the better it will press , it is still perfectly possible to press specimens all the year round . |
| 21 | It was perfectly possible to see how Billy could have vaulted the fence , got on to the kitchen roof via one of the barrels and from there on to the main roof and all the connecting ones down to Sunil 's house . |
| 22 | But , even with the files at one 's disposal in the Public Record Office , it is still perfectly possible to go astray . |
| 23 | It is perfectly possible to go through a University career , satisfy the examiners , graduate in the splendour of the Great Hall , and leave as a Bristol graduate without ever once having thought how the whole thing has been organised . |
| 24 | It is perfectly possible to imagine that memories are coded for negatively , by reducing the level of some substance or process , although in practice nearly all research seems to be devoted to trying to identify increases . |
| 25 | However , it is perfectly possible to fit special filter units to most ordinary classes of submersible pumps in order to extract water discolouring algae . |
| 26 | It is well worth keeping a special watch for fossils of this kind when hunting in Cambrian localities — it is still perfectly possible to discover a completely new kind of echinoderm ! |
| 27 | It is perfectly possible to get your message across without being so histrionic . |
| 28 | ‘ It gives us the opportunity to work on persuading the huge catchment area around us that it is perfectly possible to get the Hamilton habit after work when experiencing a top evening out . ’ |
| 29 | It is , however , perfectly possible to write a commercial on Monday , shoot it on Tuesday , do the post-production on Wednesday and have it on air on Thursday : for large retail clients , at sale time , this is not that uncommon ! |
| 30 | Tough standards of energy efficiency are perfectly possible to introduce , together with a combination of power from wind , solar , hydro , biofuels , and geothermal ( heat from rocks ) sources . |