Example sentences of "is possible that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steers ( 1953 ) has stressed the importance of vegetation and of dune formation in the history of offshore bars on the north Norfolk coast , which will be discussed below , and it is possible that slight changes of base level may also be important in the initial stages of some offshore bars . |
| 2 | It is possible that concrete foundations for a boundary wall will be laid at the same time by the adjacent landowner ) ; |
| 3 | Most of the terraces are preserved as flattenings on spurs and it is possible that similar features might result from wasting of a spur due to attack by the headward erosion of valleys on either side . |
| 4 | It is possible that future developments in storage and warehousing may intensify these problems . |
| 5 | It is possible that future cohorts of older people will illustrate different patterns of disability . |
| 6 | As the severity of Crohn 's disease and linear growth velocity during the first two years of follow up among males and females were comparable , it is possible that varying demands on growth during normal puberty may account for these differences . |
| 7 | Given that the recognition of the significance of portal hypertension in portopulmonary hypertension is recent , it is possible that other cases of PBC associated primary PHT have been dismissed as merely associated with liver disease . |
| 8 | Expanding upon his conversation at the Paris airshow ( see the August issue ) , Yakovlev noted that , ‘ It is possible that other types of single-engined Yak replicas or restorations will appear . ’ |
| 9 | It is not clear how such appointments related to the right of the steward of a specific lordship to appoint his own deputy , but it is possible that two deputies coexisted . |
| 10 | It is not clear how such appointments related to the right of the steward of a specific lordship to appoint his own deputy , but it is possible that two deputies coexisted . |
| 11 | If at least some people and states obey some laws for other reasons , such as moral conviction or non-coerced self-interest , then it is possible that all persons and states might do so . |
| 12 | It is possible that all dreams are merely mental detritus . |
| 13 | A quarter of the present patients had no identifiable gastrointestinal infection/infestation ; it is possible that new organisms or occult infection are implicated , and , although unlikely given the absence of CD4 receptors on healthy biliary epithelium , HIV may itself damage the biliary tree . |
| 14 | For the most part it made use of trackways already established and ancient , though it is possible that new pieces of track were trampled out where the direct line required it . |
| 15 | Even in the case of language tests , it is possible that situational factors will influence a child 's performance and hence make comparisons between two sets of scores difficult to interpret . |
| 16 | " Or it is possible that exaggerated stories have got about of the valuables in Moorlake . |
| 17 | It is possible that such customers will not be concerned by an indirect holding via an index future ( Martin , 1988 ; Luskin , 1987 , pp. 343 4 ) . |
| 18 | Nor do the minutes provide evidence of any formal attempt to compare the cost of improving Village school building with the cost of transporting the children to Green Haven , though it is possible that such studies took place . |
| 19 | It is possible that such errors however , are merely indicative of the same craftsman 's readjustments . |
| 20 | It is possible that such perturbations to regional heat flow may have affected the evolution of vitrinite reflectance in the underlying Carboniferous rocks . |
| 21 | Lillian Faderman accepts that women 's relations may have been less physical in the past , but asserts that it is possible that such relations were still lesbian : |
| 22 | It is possible that many cases of petty assault were instituted as retaliation for verbal abuse . |
| 23 | With eighty percent of the scholarly publications in research libraries printed on acidic paper and major campaigns underway in the US and Europe either to reformat or substitute that material in new formats such as microfilm or digital media it is possible that retrospective conversions will eventually digitize millions of volumes . |
| 24 | However , it is possible that cognitive changes occurring in the early stages of a depressive disorder may initiate a vicious circle that can transform an otherwise mild and short-lived reaction into one that is more severe and protracted . |
| 25 | Apart from the artifactual GS-ANA staining pattern caused by antibodies directed against nucleophilic cytoplasmic antigens , it is possible that true GS-ANAs also exist . |
| 26 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 27 | It is possible that these changes have been critical in generating the considerable crustal extension ( possibly up to 100 per cent ) calculated for the Basin and Range Province . |
| 28 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 29 | It is possible that these differences do not preclude these mosaics as works of the same mosaicist . |
| 30 | It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets , caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries . |