Example sentences of "is possible [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ABOVE In fields of growing crops and on parched grassland , it is possible to detect archaeological sites by cropmarks such as this small rectilinear enclosure . |
| 32 | It is possible to detect individual pulses from this millisecond pulsar with high signal-to-noise ratio in unbroken trains . |
| 33 | It is possible to detect underlying continuities in Japan 's approach to international relations . |
| 34 | First , by emphasizing that preferences are displaced away somewhat from the familiar , it is possible to explain two facets of the data from humans that would otherwise have seemed incompatible . |
| 35 | Much of it has come from work with animals , for here it is possible to arrange particular experiences at particular ages and subsequently test for their effect on the behaviour of mature animals . |
| 36 | It is possible to use cohesive markers which are incompatible with the sentences they are supposed to link ; the resulting effect is one of a cohesive text which remains incoherent . |
| 37 | This broadening can also arise from the time-variation of the local environment of a typical molecule , and it is possible to use measured bandwidths to probe the timescale of fluctuations of local environment . |
| 38 | Although it is possible to use such languages as problem-solving ‘ tools ’ , they suffer from the limitation that considerable expertise is needed to use them freely and effectively . |
| 39 | It is possible to use such changes of form to escape from existing snares . |
| 40 | It has even been suggested that it is possible to use inimical remedies with impunity although I have n't actively set out to prove or disprove this . |
| 41 | It is possible to use softer colours in an arrangement but only if separated from the variegated foliage by a stronger colour , otherwise the effect can be weak . |
| 42 | It is possible to use different techniques and arrive at different answers . |
| 43 | None of this alters the fact that it is possible to use these adjectives with a tense value distinctively different from that of the preceding verb ; see ( 51 ) and the contrast in ( 52 ) : ( 51 ) we all know Cerrutty to have been fortunate ( 52 ) ( a ) in the test my men showed themselves alert ( b ) in the test my men showed themselves to have been alert In ( 52 ) , ( a ) would naturally be suitable when the men respond promptly during the test , and ( b ) when , for instance , they had been alert in paying attention to instructions given at some time before the test . |
| 44 | Extrapolation based upon continuing the curve by eye is not very accurate and Miller ( 1939 ) has stated that it is possible to draw good-looking curves which diverge by 10 m per km ( 50 ft per mile ) but which both provide a smooth extrapolation . |
| 45 | But it is possible to dissect most crises and examine each component in turn . |
| 46 | Just as it is possible to inherit blue eyes or r ; d hair , we can also inherit good and bad influences — both physical and mental . |
| 47 | It is possible to assemble total estimates of public-sector employment by region and county , but only up to 1987 . |
| 48 | It is possible to employ statistical techniques that take into account the correlation between f t and the error ( instrumental variable estimation , for example ) , but some of these methods are not statistically efficient , so that the standard errors of the estimators may be inflated . |
| 49 | Not surprisingly , the landlord 's covenants are rather fewer than the tenant 's and if one was of a mind , and really thought that it was worth the effort , it is possible to invent several pages of landlord 's covenants which the tenant would dearly like to have included , but this would definitely not be worthwhile . |
| 50 | One conclusion might be that it is possible to define different grades of appropriateness , in which case it could be argued that the word-of-mouth teaching of the lobon-gur solution was a more appropriate form of oral therapy technology than the distribution of an insufficient number of Oral Rehydration Salt packets via restricted outlets . |
| 51 | It is possible to dictate whole passages by using flash cards like this . |
| 52 | By selecting an interesting range of different types of yarn or unusual colour combinations , it is possible to knit beautiful fabrics . |
| 53 | By finding ways to reduce stress , for instance , according to many practitioners it is possible to look ten years younger , your quality of life will be enhanced and the benefits will also manifest themselves in longevity . |
| 54 | The phase windings of both hybrid and variable-reluctance stepping motors are electrically isolated and each phase is excited by a separate drive circuit , so it is possible to excite several phases at any time . |
| 55 | A fresh approach to these problems rests on the hypothesis that fuel primarily serves to maintain an indoor climate providing thermal comfort ( to a considerable degree of accuracy it is possible to specify optimal conditions by application of the psycho-physiological theory of thermal comfort ) . |
| 56 | While it is possible to specify many reports when the system is first designed , their number and content change frequently . |
| 57 | It is possible to get cheaper tickets but you risk landing at 3am and then facing an hour or more coach journey culminating in a vagrancy charge because all the hotels are shut . |
| 58 | Sometimes it is possible to get three crops a year , an enormous yield . |
| 59 | Touch up primed areas or small paint chips with a brush ; larger areas will look better if sprayed but it is possible to get excellent results by hand with good equipment — not nylon brushes — and some patience . |
| 60 | In theory , therefore , it is possible to produce new plants from any group of cells as long as they are provided with an appropriate growth medium . |