Example sentences of "is possible [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible to patent new microorganisms per se ; the processes of producing them ; the processes for using them , and the products obtained from them , and the products obtained from them .
2 With a little practice it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes .
3 From these it is possible to glean strong indications of the kinds of educational records that will predispose candidates to perform well .
4 It is possible to programme additional consequences into your weight control regime to strengthen your motivation and to increase the probability that what you want to happen actually does take place .
5 It is possible to blow small amounts of air into the urethra by means of a balloon-valve , and in this way see if there are any strictures in the anterior urethra .
6 From these summarized findings it is possible to derive tentative profiles of the activities of the first three teams .
7 The virtue of the step function perceptrons we discussed first is that they are very simple , so it is possible to derive theoretical results for them , such as the training theorem .
8 In this way it is possible to derive expected profits from the projects .
9 It is possible to see faint remnants of the city/ savage confrontation in the later plays , and Carol Smith continues to track the ritual elements in these , but the feeling in them seems to me increasingly one of whimsy and , eventually , gentle pastoral .
10 If urban values lend support to the industrial economy upon which we all depend today and this is further characterised by competition , unemployment , social welfare , and a sharp distinction between work and leisure then it is possible to see rural values supporting an almost diametrically-opposed set of conditions : co-operation , multiple occupations , kin and neighbourhood help and no separation of work and leisure .
11 By displaying numbers in a simple and visually revealing way such as , for example , the graph/table hybrid known as ‘ stem and leaf ’ , it is possible to see obvious patterns quickly and focus harder on more puzzling aspects of the data ( Erickson and Nosanchuk 1977 : 20 ) .
12 Even with this particular aspect ( interlaced square designs ) of a widespread tradition ( diagonal and rotated linear designs ) therefore , it is possible to see different degrees of contrivance and appreciation : from the distinctiveness of the arrangements with four configurations of squares , through the apparent acceptance of single rotated and type C arrangements , to the stylisation of the star-like designs enclosed by circles .
13 So it is possible to kill large numbers of rabbits that are doing a massive amount of crop damage by this method and by no other .
14 Using this facility , it is possible to retain translated files .
15 As mentioned earlier , it is possible to treat certain phobias ( although not all ) by hypnosis without ever having to discover what caused them in the first place , and for some patients this is all they require .
16 It is possible to analyse possible interactions between the syntactic cue and description type also , but these are best understood on the basis of the data .
17 Using the light microscope , one can not see individual synapses , but it is possible to stain individual neurons and analyse the structure of their dendrites , hence picking up possible changes .
18 It is possible to issue ordinary shares with a variety of rights , and management may , in certain circumstances , such as upon a proposed amendment to the Articles , request that the shares carry weighted votes to protect their minority position .
19 In the case of hard tissue , like teeth and bones , the identification of homology is relatively straightforward because it is possible to compare present forms with the common ancestor and this can be used as an additional criterion for homology .
20 The term is problematic , and to date very little work has been done to determine the means by which it is possible to reach qualitative judgements about dramatic characters .
21 It is possible to tailor functional methacrylates to donate desired properties to the products they are usd in and we are continuing to add to our range . ’
22 On the other hand , it is possible to perform logical deductions starting from singular observation statements as premises , to arrive at the falsity of universal laws and theories by logical deduction .
23 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 .
24 It is possible to detect individual pulses from this millisecond pulsar with high signal-to-noise ratio in unbroken trains .
25 It is possible to detect underlying continuities in Japan 's approach to international relations .
26 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 .
27 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 .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 It is possible to use different techniques and arrive at different answers .
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