Example sentences of "it [be] possible [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus in the European feudal societies it was not the conflict between lord and peasant which was decisive in bringing about change ( only in the twentieth century has it been possible to organize peasants in effective revolutionary movements ) , but the emergence and growth in those societies of an alien incompatible element — the bourgeoisie . |
| 2 | Would it be possible to give choices of title which indicate discourse type as well ? |
| 3 | would it be possible to utilise taxes to provide jobs directly ? |
| 4 | Would it be possible to keep anemones , with three 40W Triton tubes and one 40W actinic tube ? |
| 5 | It 's possible to formulate theories of very simple aspects of physics where the laws or the strengths of different forces , say like gravity , actually change from place to place and make predictions as to what the observable consequences should be , erm and to a very degree of accuracy one concludes that the strengths of the forces of nature and the laws and the rules of the game are not changing from place to place . |
| 6 | Alternatively , it 's possible to accumulate credits from each of the class options you choose . |
| 7 | It 's possible to have shingles anywhere on the body . |
| 8 | A more exciting spin-off still is that by feeding the digitised information into a computer-guided lathe it is possible to carve reproductions of sculptures in a variety of materials , such as wood , plaster , glass or stone . |
| 9 | Within the box it is possible to describe slopes and turns as numerical ratios , as tangents . |
| 10 | It is possible to test pupils with options to vary the pace of testing and to use moving VDU pages , colour displays and auditory stimuli . |
| 11 | The goal is a straightforward and modest one : to build a structure within which it is possible to appreciate differences between places which is not empiricist ( as the CURS initiative largely is ) but is set within an appreciation of the nature of capitalist society . |
| 12 | However , as Reuter pointed out , it is possible to derive rights and to be bound to perform certain obligations without becoming a party to the treaty , an example being the United Nations with respect to its Charter . |
| 13 | It is possible to reach conclusions valid for all systems of a given type from a consistent set of observations on a large sample of systems of that type . |
| 14 | Moreover , it is possible to incorporate elements of randomness into quota sampling by rejecting numbers of possible respondents according to a random sequence . |
| 15 | In order to justify a separate organization , the project must be of such a magnitude that it is possible to employ experts from the required disciplines , on a full-time basis . |
| 16 | Though it now has few East European customers it has proved that with cheap , intermediate technology and a limitlessly flexible approach to business , it is possible to sell exchanges to Russian cities . |
| 17 | But in the clinical area it is possible to teach concepts by observation and experiences supported by language . |
| 18 | It is possible to purchase gilts on the National Savings Stock Register up to a maximum of £10,000 in any one stock in any one day , and the interest is then received gross . |
| 19 | It is possible to draw conchoids of the ellipse , hyperbola , parabola and other curves . |
| 20 | From this sort of questioning , it is possible to draw conclusions about the impact of the ad — was it the first or second mentioned by most people , or did no one mention it at all ? |
| 21 | ‘ It is a denial of every citizen 's fundamental right to a secret ballot if it is possible to link voters to a particular party , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Although it is possible to see networks as a mechanism through which workers exercise some ‘ degree of control over their labour market , it is important to acknowledge the extent to which they are , by definition , discriminatory . |
| 23 | It is possible to see groups functioning in which individuals are intent on putting forward their own views without listening and sharing their problems with other members of the group . |
| 24 | However , the most efficient and productive method of finding archaeological sites is through aerial photography , since from the air it is possible to see sites which are difficult to recognize from ground level . |
| 25 | It is possible to pick courses in rather closely related areas or to diversify , depending on the student 's inclination . |
| 26 | However , it should be recognised that while it is possible to analyse costs retrospectively to the individual patient , it is not possible to plan prospectively for the individual patient . |
| 27 | It is possible to foster pups with a mother whose natural litter would be 2 — 3 days old but the success rate is lower . |
| 28 | There is another necessary condition and that is that a pitch difference must be perceptible ; it is possible to detect differences in the frequency of the vibration of a speaker 's voice by means of laboratory instruments , but these differences may not be great enough to be heard by a listener as differences in pitch . |
| 29 | Although it is possible to detect antibodies to wart virus in the blood of infected individuals , these antibodies , rather like those found in cases of syphilis , reflect the body 's recognition of the infection rather than any intention , let alone ability , to dispose of it . |
| 30 | A further benefit from eliminating NTBs may arise if it is possible to reap economies of scale . |