Example sentences of "is [adv] possible [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only possible to give a general description above on how to go about it , since every helicopter requires its own particular technique to produce the desired result . |
| 2 | Here it is only possible to give a general flavour of this case-history : |
| 3 | Within the space of this article it is only possible to review a very limited range of these beautiful Basslets . |
| 4 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
| 5 | It is scarcely possible to make a choice between the two dates . |
| 6 | First of all , it is generally possible to specify a selector and a selectee in a construction in which co-occurrence restrictions are operating . |
| 7 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 8 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 9 | The breadth of such bands means that those of different species often overlap , but it is generally possible to select a wavelength at which one compound may be monitored during the course of a reaction , for instance . |
| 10 | In a case such as this , involving humans , it is not possible to perform a properly designed cause-to-effect experiment . |
| 11 | More 's study ( 1980 ) of skill levels among engineering workers in England over the period 1870–1914 comes to the conclusion that it is not possible to sustain a definite ‘ deskilling ’ thesis on the evidence available . |
| 12 | If it is not possible to attend a back to nursing course there are various distance learning packages available which can be studied successfully at home . |
| 13 | Readability researchers often emphasise that it is not possible to use a formula to assess difficulty at the individual sentence level ; a formula or graph can only make predictions about difficulty at a global level . |
| 14 | It is not possible to create a hierarchy of our artistic fields as we are living as Blackwomen in the aftermath of slavery and imperialism . |
| 15 | It is not possible to describe a suitable treatment for every type of window and there is no such thing as a standard window , since two identical windows located in a different position on a wall may need quite a different treatment . |
| 16 | How far unions are binding , how far they are exclusive , how long they last , whether they bind men and women equally , whether sexual unions are public or merely private matters , whether the recognition of unions is inevitably linked with the legitimation of children — all these questions and many more are so variable that many anthropologists would argue that is not possible to give a valid universal definition of marriage [ Leach , 1961 ] . |
| 17 | Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable . |
| 18 | They depend on many factors , and it is not possible to give a full account of them here ; you will find details in Refs [ 17 ] and [ 18 ] . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to give a very clear answer to this . |
| 20 | It is not possible to give a fair criticism of their case here . |
| 21 | In his introduction to part ( 1 of Critique et vérité Barthes argues that the degree of critical self-consciousness in literature means that it is not possible to draw a clear distinction between criticism and literature . |
| 22 | ‘ It is not possible to draw a line between human and human and say some do and some do not have the right to life , ’ he said . |
| 23 | In this situation , whether an arbitrage transaction is attractive or not depends on the time preferences of the arbitrageur , and it is not possible to state a general no-arbitrage condition . |
| 24 | Hence it is not possible to obey a rule ‘ privately ’ : otherwise thinking one was obeying a rule would be the same thing as obeying it . |
| 25 | It is not possible to put a figure on the costs . |
| 26 | In consequence , it is not possible to define a rate of return on a futures contract , and some other type of analysis must be used which does not require the use of the sum invested . |
| 27 | Clearly , it is not possible to undertake a search within the time allowed and it , therefore , becomes necessary for any relevant information to have been ingathered in course of pre-litigation investigation so that it is available on the insurance file . |
| 28 | But without an escapement I think that it is not possible to stop a piano jangling or echoing . |
| 29 | It is not possible to assume a homogeneous workforce . |
| 30 | Franchising has long been recognised by economists as a method of improving efficiency in the provision of goods and services in situations where ( for a variety of reasons ) it is not possible to establish a competitive market . |