Example sentences of "is [adj] to identify [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A substantial number of miscible blends have now been discovered using this principle and it is possible to identify certain groups or repeat units , which when incorporated in polymer chains tend to enter into these intermolecular interactions and enhance the miscibility . |
| 2 | Within any such population it is possible to identify four subgroups : long-stay residents ; those who die shortly after admission , those who return home after a period of convalescence and those who move to another long-term care setting after a short stay . |
| 3 | It is possible to identify four types of formal MIS which are useful to management concerned with control at the tactical level . |
| 4 | Whereas the line item approach bears no relation at all to the activities of the police force it is possible to identify various functions carried out by the police and thereby determine suitable programmes . |
| 5 | It is possible to identify three processes at work during this period of transition from a minimal system of broadcasting to a more expansive one . |
| 6 | A whole series of studies , he admits , appear to demonstrate that there is a broad agreement concerning the relative worth of different occupations , which apparently supports the functionalists ' contention that it is possible to identify those positions which are most important in society . |
| 7 | Classifying software according to whether it is machine or user orientated , it is possible to identify those types of software which will best suit personnel systems . |
| 8 | Already it is possible to identify significant differences between changes in the distribution of population and employment , but the developments of recent years have sown the seeds for potentially much greater dislocation in the future . |
| 9 | However , when examined in more detail it is possible to identify significant variations along the margin . |
| 10 | Moreover , as the predators examined here show marked differences in the extent and distribution of digestion of their prey bone , it is possible to identify species-specific patterns of modification that are unaffected by any subsequent form of alteration . |
| 11 | It will take the London office market years to recover from the 1980s hangover and it is hard to identify any areas of growth other than building all-seater football stadiums . |
| 12 | This is partly because it is hard to identify true costs in any health system , but also because the market for health care does not operate as a normal market — particularly with respect to the nature of demand . |
| 13 | This sections is present to identify those environments with which the process might deadlock ( i.e. stop because it can not agree any communication with the environment ) . |
| 14 | It is important to identify these individuals in the early stages of the project . |
| 15 | Sometimes the investigator is able to identify other features which have hitherto been overlooked — among these is the unreliability and the widely variable reactions of human beings to a given set of circumstances . |
| 16 | Rhodes , by focusing on shifts within the organizational structures of the state , is able to identify some reasons for longer-term stability , but is less able to explain the extent of change since the late 1960s . |
| 17 | Similarly , although King ( 1985 ) is able to identify some links between the Leeds Chamber of Commerce and the council 's developing economic strategy in the 1970s , they do not develop fully until the 1980s , and the links identified seem to be more of form , in terms of meetings and forums for discussion , rather than of detailed negotiation . |
| 18 | 8.2 If the Publisher is able to identify important opportunities for sale of the Work but which involve high commercial risk then the Publisher will pursue these opportunities only after written agreement with the Proprietor . |
| 19 | Because the world is divided into sovereign states , most with relatively clear and unified national cultures , it is convenient to identify these states as the basic elements of the global system . |
| 20 | In a wide-ranging challenge to the opposition of multiculturalism to antiracism as an adequate framework for educational debate , Ali Rattansi argues that , in the wake of the Burnage Report , it is necessary to identify new priorities that undermine old certainties . |
| 21 | Now that ambulatory manometry has become available , it is necessary to identify these patterns if perfectly normal oesophageal migrating motor complex activity is not to be interpreted as a sign of oesophageal motility disorders or as a cause of oesophageal chest pain . |
| 22 | Earl ( 1989 ) argues that it is necessary to identify three issues in the business plan to help ensure the success of IT : |