How To Use Possibility In A Sentence

To say that such admonitions are a means to preserve those from apostasy who are by other means (as suppose the absolute decree of God, or the interposal of his irresistible power for their perseverance, or the like) in no possibility of apostatizing, is to say that washing is a means to make snow white, or the rearing up of a pillar in the air a means to keep the heavens from falling. The Doctrine of the Saints�� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
But that previous column leads one to question whether a session bean is necessary at all, introducing the possibility of using entity beans and their Home methods instead of session beans.
If we could by any possibility manage to do it, we would for sure.
So far is he from admitting the possibility of any dissiliency between the Divine will and absolute right, that he turns the tables on his opponents, and classes among Atheists those of his contemporaries who maintain that God can command what is contrary to the intrinsic right; that He has no inclination to the good of his creatures; that He can justly doom an innocent being to eternal torments; or that whatever God wills is just because He wills it. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
Blomquist also considered the possibility that the driver finds use of the seat belt disagreeable.

While contemplating the possibility that the Baraita is a Karaite forgery intended to attack rabbinic Judaism, Horowitz finally opted for a rabbinic origin, and concluded that it was composed around the fourth century, in Palestine. Baraita de-Niddah.
Some are unhappy at the possibility of a highly geared offer that could damage the value of their investments.
Regardless of whether those pessimistic readings of the debate are correct, and of whether the zombie idea itself is sound or incoherent, it continues to stimulate fruitful work on consciousness, physicalism, phenomenal concepts, and the relations between imaginability, conceivability, and possibility. Zombies
It is probable, however, that M. Thoinan, who makes this statement, has not considered the possibility of the word _musette_ applying in this case to the small rustic hautbois or _dessus de bombarde_, also written _muse_, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
Current data limitations such as the small size of the population mean the possibility of a small increased risk cannot be excluded.
Not one could grasp, or even imagine, the possibility that our simple-minded Palaeolithic ancestors were capable of art.
There may be a very small possibility for error in the practice of selecting information from the files for transmission to clients.
The use of torture to elicit information is not beyond the realm of possibility.
I too have suffered paralysis in a plethora of possibility: belly or Nova, herring or tongue, chub or sable, kreplach or kishke, kugel or blueberry blintz ... Par Delicatesse
He believes that there's a distinct possibility this is the real ossuary of James, although he admits that the current evidence would not hold up in court.
But the scientists have carried out tests which appear to discount the possibility that they are ‘false positives’.
The water - inrush possibility during mining depth coal layer is assessed.
He hammers too much in general upon our opinion's incertainty, and the possibility of erring makes him not venture on what is true. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters
The similarity of the two fires suggests the possibility of malicious intent.
To account for the possibility of false negatives, a test should be done more than 3 months after exposure.
Just suppose that cloning a human was no longer a remote possibility, but a scientific reality.
there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
This eliminates the possibility of the wrong person being updated, and enables the operator to see if any details are incorrect.
By insisting that Aristotelian forms were spiritual substances distinct from matter, professors equally made room for the logical possibility of bodiless invisible spirits at work in the universe.
He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
It is a story not in fact of possibility but of one central failure. Times, Sunday Times
The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion .
But it is not so clear that this weakening of states increases the possibility of the political independence or autonomy of oppressed nations within them, because the bourgeoisies of the weakened nation-states in question fight back.
This allegation has been denied by the club but in the absence of smoke without fire, it must be considered a possibility.
The official avoided making specific comments on the possibility of a U.S.-led military operation to rescue Koda.
As if my ability and determination to restitch his wound had enabled more than just the healing of his leg. It had created the possibility for us to heal as well. Wild Orchid
Since I would go to Tibet if I chose, but could not transmute dustballs into gold under any circumstances, only the first course of action is in this sense a possibility for me.
Despite the various uncertainties surrounding it, it would be unwise to rule out this possibility.
Orr's criterion for possibility is conceivability.
Yet there is the possibility of an engagement, whether official or unofficial for John Brown.
I'm now researching the possibility of setting up a similar house for frail elderly people, as an alternative to larger care homes.
More and more, African-American iconoclasts reject victimology and embrace American possibility.
Originally a garden, by then the site was home to a large shed that had the possibility of being converted into a house.
Therefore, there is a strong possibility that dangerous accumulations of this toxicant exist in humans and animals.
In a fundamental conflict between constative force and performative possibility, the assuring parataxis itself begins to serve as a resistant marker of performatives that potentially contradict its simple narrative.
There is a quite possibility that individuals who visited Saint John's, the emergency room of North York (ph) General may have been exposed to the virus, and so, very clearly, I gave you the dates a few moments ago for your viewers, readers and listeners to take into account and follow the public health directions that we have given. CNN Transcript May 24, 2003
The focus on a complex process of negotiations appears to exclude the possibility of structural change.
`The bright sparks latched on to that possibility yonks ago, of course. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
Some camps will become unreachable, and there will be an increased possibility of malaria and cholera outbreaks.
I think we should also consider the possibility that the discontinuity is real. A critique on the endosymbiotic theory for the origin of mitochondria
For a monarch who does not carry cash, rail tickets are a fairly remote possibility. Times, Sunday Times
Unless one of the prospects you're suggesting is genocide of the unevolved which is, of course, a possibility. More Aesthetics
In truth, taking on Sandamhor as a family enterprise would be an impossibility without my mother's salary as a headteacher on a neighbouring island. Back to the land: from London to sheep farming on Eigg
It is an absolute impossibility for one kind of electricity to be generated without an equal quantity of the opposite kind being produced, although it is not strictly correct to use the term generated or produced in relation to electricity, as electricity cannot really be produced by any process whatever. Aether and Gravitation
It will slam the door shut to the possibility of connecting to a greater reality lifeline that they can make sense from.
Of course, the possibility for error forever looms, never to be completely staunched. Four Lost Measures Found
This in turn is connected with a third and still more distinctive feature of the class of desires we are considering, viz., the way one's attention is focussed on the possibility for action that strikes one as pleasant.
I'm very excited about the possibility of playing for England's first team.
A pay rise is not within the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.
The possibility that this scrappy specimen has also undergone very significant deformation should be considered.
The exploitation of the oil fields has further complicated matters and pushed the possibility of a peaceful settlement further away.
The main ethical problems included the health risks for the transplant recipient (e.g., a substantial risk of hyperacute rejection and graft-versus-host disease), traditional animal ethics issues, concerns about informed consent (complicated by empirical uncertainties and the possibility of legally mandated life-long health surveillance), fair allocation of health care resources, and the public health issue that xenotransplantation would allow viruses to jump the species barrier into humans. Human/Non-Human Chimeras
Having children here is what we call a secondary effect of migration; it's something that is so far down the line, the possibility of using a child to legalize your status, that it's rarely given as a reason, when we interview immigrants, for coming to this country. CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2005
But he fears that is no longer a possibility at the cash-strapped club. The Sun
One might object that his account draws on the possibility of a merely possible world.
It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that a similar situation could arise again.
I'm afraid that what he alludes to is only a possibility among others, and not in my view the most likely one.
On the other hand, many arguments disfavor the possibility of bioluminescent communication among larvae.
One possibility could involve a package of rail and road improvements. Times, Sunday Times
Having a definitive result would lessen the chances of teams being able to contrive an outcome but it would not remove the possibility completely. Times, Sunday Times
Thank God, a "Southern literature," in the sense intended by the champions of slavery, is a simple impossibility, rendered such by that exility of mind which they demand in its producers as a prerequisite to admission into the guild of Southern authorship. The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It
They may not realise that the Irishman was a tortured soul during the match, and was losing sleep at the possibility of becoming the Crucible's biggest-ever choker.
Sex, he had explained to her, takes up a lot of biological energy, and he couldn't figure out why a species would evolve such an orientation when there was no possibility of reproduction between sterile females.
A double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves.
There is a strong possibility that the cat contracted the condition by eating contaminated pet food.
And in terms of the last point that you made which is the possibility of fees for transactions that we want to discourage, that is one of the ideas that is going to be working its way through the process. CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2009
The second familiar objection to attempts at reducing nuclear reliance is the possibility of an adverse impact on deterrence. NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda
This research opens the possibility of being able to find a cure for the disease.
It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting.
Too early death, or severe infirmity, or excessive distance could eliminate any possibility of a significant relationship.
While stock options offer management an incentive to perform well, overloaded stock-option accounts create the possibility of unwanted share value dilution.
It is more constructive, I think, while recognizing the persistent fallacy of an atomized human "individual," self-constructed, essentialized, pre-social, that we allow for the possibility of positive social change. Archive 2009-10-01
You tell us your theoretic can't tolerate extreme adaptations, coordinated mutational events and expression suiting, or the possibility of any organism that hasn't already existed at some point (and been duly deconstructed) ever existing at all. Behe's Test
You need a person to give you the possibility to play. Times, Sunday Times
I never consider the possibility of defeat.
But the difficulty of going at what I call a rapid pace, is prodigious; it is almost an impossibility. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
Genuine international concern over the possibility of all-out war breaking out was expressed on a number of occasions.
Nothing was too much trouble for her to do in the way of helping us, and oftentimes tears would bedim her eyes as she looked at me and baby, who always laughed at her; perhaps thinking of her loneliness after we were gone, perhaps of the possibility of our not returning to Tankar, and even of the uncertainty of life in the far interior. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior
Another possibility is amotion for stay pending an appeal. More on Abdelrazik : Law is Cool
We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth.
Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered.
What they have probably shown, Bill, is that caffeine may have a role in what they call advocating cancer cells, meaning that if you already have cancer, there's a possibility, looking at some long-term studies, that caffeine may actually stimulate those cells to go a little bit more than they otherwise would have. CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2003
The party had considered the possibility of disaster for one man, and that had been the principal reason for despatching the two in different directions. Chapter VIII
Humberside Area Health Authority was to investigate the possibility of introducing fluoride into all water supplies in the county.
These constitute the basis upon which the very possibility of a nation state rests.
This was not the first time he'd mentioned kids, and I'd had to tell him that I'd precluded that possibility surgically some time ago.
He proposes that we read the novel's valorization of failure as its way of preserving the possibility of a utopian future.
He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
At all events he recognizes the possibility of conscious receptivity in disembodied spirits. caught up -- (Ac 8: 39). to the third heaven -- even to, &c. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
We must not exclude the possibility that the child has run away.
The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
Usually the translations give a different turn to the first words of v. 14 than the original allows for: they make the perfect a precative -- an impossibility -- "but think on me" (A. Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1
When they stopped by the Inn, Debbye had asked Wendy about the possibility of some nut meringues, and the vixen had happily supplied her with four dozen of the crunchy delicacies.
This type of access has allowed many rural women who do not have the possibility of individual access to use a shared plot and work in several sectors: gardening, aviculture, and arboriculture. AllAfrica News: Latest
A final possibility centres around a likeliness that exercise success here was more due to the presence of fun and enjoyment, than the use of distraction.
Both were returning home after exploring the possibility of establishing their wireless systems in Britain. SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution
Chipping the concrete protects against the possibility that a concrete sealer had been applied without your knowledge.
Patricia and I were playing with the idea/possibility of moving to Glasgow.
For the psychological egoist, that is not even a possibility. The History of Utilitarianism
However, there is a distinct possibility that I am slightly deranged, so it could just be me that looks at life that way.
The clone's awakening after the embryo has been removed from her body opens the possibility for the emergence of a new type of hero by conflating images of rebirth and transformation.
Another possibility is that you have unequal leg lengths. The Sun
Before you write anything, before you take their word for anything, you ought to carefully study the possibility that they are dissembling.
The two principles above mentioned, which I called mathematical, in consideration of the fact of their authorizing the application of mathematic phenomena, relate to these phenomena only in regard to their possibility, and instruct us how phenomena, as far as regards their intuition or the real in their perception, can be generated according to the rules of a mathematical synthesis. The Critique of Pure Reason
Reliability- The process fluid flows through the trim, flushing away solid deposits above and below the guide bushing , thus reducing the possibility of a sticking valve plug.
I'd walked away from one possibility because of my insistence that I needed to follow another to validate my life. THE MANANA MAN
More interesting, perhaps, is the possibility that the co-eds themselves are the disease, unable to acclimate to the rural environment they've invaded.
The citizens, clearly, are the distributors of bodily nourishment, circulating their life-giving vigor even to the heart and foreclosing the possibility of that organ exercising arbitrary rule over the body.
Ricciardo loving this Madam Catulla, and using all such means whereby the grace and liking of a Lady might be obtained; found it yet a matter beyond possibility, to compasse the height of his desire: so that many desperate and dangerous resolutions beleagred his braine, seeming so intricate and unlikely to affoord any hopefull yssue, as hee wished for nothing more then death. The Decameron
The other possibility would be to explore such typologies in the Irish archive on other historical subjects.
What about the possibility that we somehow have raised a generation of moral cowards?
Moreover, the practice, in England at least, of the printing of chapbooks and ballads meant that reading for leisure was also a possibility.
When you concentrate your energy purposely on the future possibility that you aspire to realize, your energy is passed on to it and makes it attracted to you with a force stronger than the one you directed towards it. Stephen Richards
Even so, this is a legal quagmire with the possibility of litigation or fines flying in all directions.
I'm surprised the backlash overdrive hasn't kicked in solely on the possibility that it's a Scientology-is-bad flick. Universal Passes on PT Anderson’s Scientology Picture; Jeremy Renner Still Circling Role | /Film
It was because of the possibility of literary devices losing their defamiliarizing capacity that the distinction between device and function was introduced.
In contrast to the naive and unquestioning faith of yesteryear, everyone now realizes at least the possibility of collapse of the FDIC.
Such explanations fail to acknowledge the possibility that schools may a responsible for creating and sustaining disruptiveness.
However, the autonomous house can not provide servicing without limits, a theoretical possibility in the conventional house.
This "second observer" situation captures the core conceptual difficulty of the interpretation of quantum mechanics: reconciling the possibility of quantum superposition with the fact that the observed world is characterized by uniquely determined events q, q², q³, ¦. Relational Quantum Mechanics
It had never occurred to her that a new possibility would crop up abruptly.
Now, it is conceivable that Hume encountered these texts, and recognized their propaedeutic value, only after completing his Treatise; but this bare possibility (the letter was written two years before its publication) is absolutely ruled out in the case of Bayle, if not of the other texts Hume names, by Hume's so-called early memoranda and especially by the use This, About The Man I Met Out Here In Nearly Nowhere
It's a theoretical possibility.
I would like to see more about the possibility of using the placental and adult stem cells vs. the embryonic ones.
To investigate this possibility, a simple system can be designed to generate drip trajectories where the degree of chaos can be tuned.
Thus the action lies where there is a real possibility of damage to some business or trading activity.
The possibility of vomiting as a result of meningitis or meningococcal septicaemia is a constant anxiety. Times, Sunday Times
I know people are concerned about the possibility of a ‘bird flu pandemic’.
the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles
It would have been preferable to discard this possibility by more complete blockade of active sodium transport (with the use of a sodium channel blocker in addition to ouabain, instead of ouabain alone).
This was designed to protect the integrity of the championship because of the possibility of leading contenders being paired together in the first round.
Considering the possibility of emotional trauma resulting from such a programme is crucial.
Contrary to initial reports, a great flood of biblical proportions is not being considered as a possibility.
When I awoke at five to see if there was any possibility of lekking today, we were still warm and clear. Grouse Diary Entry
Although she had been designed with the possibility that one day she might be needed for military duty, the ship needed a major refit. Times, Sunday Times
We should not exclude the possibility of negotiation.
In fact, it's precisely because we do not know how it works that we do not rule out the possibility that it does in fact work, the possibility even that others might understand the workings we do not -- hence the term arcanum, with its associations of secret knowledge. Archive 2008-08-01
We have heard reports of the possibility of the US using in incapacitants, riot control agents.
One possibility is an underwired bandeau with shoulder straps. Times, Sunday Times
Bankruptcy is a distinct possibility if sales don't improve.
He should, it is said, have directed the jury on the issues to which the evidence was relevant, and warned the jury against the possibility of collusion.
They now face the possibility that her death could have been caused by infected saline solution. Times, Sunday Times
Elsewhere in his treatise he reflects on the possibility of combining nuclear deterrence with conventional deterrence.
A 5-0 series whitewash looks a real possibility. The Sun
Most of the time if you are prescribed a medication that could bind you up the doctor or pharmacist will let you know in advance of that possibility.
Finding a cheap place to rent is a virtual impossibility in this area.
Searle's picture leaves open the possibility of free will, defined here in contradistinction to determinism.
The couple seem relaxed about the possibility of public opprobrium. Times, Sunday Times
It has now become a distinct possibility that all spaces in the assigned lots would be taken.
Brochures and costings are to be obtained with the possibility of new equipment being provided on the play area.
Variants occur in B-Bc 27087 (‘Clemente nono Papa’) and LVu mus.4 (‘Clemens haud papa’) which support the theory that the suffix was created in jest rather than for practical reasons: Pope Clemens VII had died in 1534 (before the composer appeared in print), and the possibility of confusion with the poet Jacobus Papa in Ypres is just as unlikely, for in this case the surnames were quite distinct. Archive 2009-06-01
The danger that lurks within these museum pieces cannot be overstressed, with the possibility of fire, electrocution or both.
Included in the investigation will be a look at aircraft maintenance, weather conditions and the possibility of human error.
These compete with the resistant parasites for red cells and increase the possibility of outbreeding of multigenic-resistance mechanisms or competition in the feeding anopheline mosquito. Behe Responds
Positive thinking leads us to confidence and optimism, negative thinking blinds us to possibility and achievability. Dr T.P.Chia
Even if you never charge them, the possibility of extra fees makes your clients think harder about loading you with tons of work or changing their minds part-way through.
The possibility of arming the rebels was not raised in Cabinet, he added. Times, Sunday Times
Unlike a lot of linguists, I would not dismiss the possibility.
Patricia and I were playing with the idea/possibility of moving to Glasgow.
They often tell us not to worry in order to keep us from investigating the ramifications of their agenda. www. epa.gov will see that the EPA seems to have taken the possibility of this tax seriously enough to work out it's ramifications for us. RedState
Mosaic's mine in Colonsay is one of many potash facilities in Saskatchewan, which is concerned about the possibility of a price war. BHP Roils Potash Cartel
Despite measures designed to prevent such a possibility, a mix-up occurred.
Let us examine how actualist representationists handle apparent modal truths asserting the possibility of non-actual objects. Possible Objects
The other possibility is a fungal infection. The Sun
Its uncertain start has only confirmed Scottish pessimism about the possibility of change.
We grasp the near impossibility of innocence in a country that has itself become a criminal conspiracy. Times, Sunday Times
He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
There seem to be uh a possibility, a potential for a popular reaction, a populist reaction.
She suggested a trip to the shops and hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.
You note the legal impossibility of merciful death near home. Times, Sunday Times
Given the possibility of some topical variances here therefore, the question that might arise is whether this is, as is being reported in the aforementioned news sources, an intended denial of the contents of Tornielli's report, or whether it is not a denial, but rather a pre-emptive assurance, on the heels of Tornielli's story, that there are no formal changes to the liturgical books presently planned. Further Developments Related to the Tornielli Rumours
The very nature of anonymous reports naturally prevented any possibility of retribution against wrong-doers reporting the incident.
Another possibility, though, is whooping cough. The Sun
The possibility of being swept away by a cumulonimbus cloud or non-English-speaking tourists drinking frozen lemonade and carrying digital cameras in pedicabs in Central Park? Storm Chaser and Tank Blow Into Town
So the techne analogy might be construed to imply the impossibility of acrasia. Plato's Shorter Ethical Works
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The fact that they were under the charge of the nurse effectually did away with all possibility of fraud.
The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property.
Whenever this possibility comes up, we talk about the number of jobs, the size of payrolls, the economic impact.
The possibility of a court case is still hanging over her.
These words express fear of the possibility of a destructive risk that lurks in poetry.
It is a distinct possibility they will not be ready. Times, Sunday Times
We should not overlook this possibility.
The possibility that his words may be heeded was suggested by the church's decision in 2000 to canonize six men who had signed the letters.
I use the term phrases because these parties themselves do not believe seriously in the possibility of carrying out their intentions, and because in the second place they themselves are the accomplices mainly responsible for the present development. Mein Kampf
The present system of managed floating does contain the possibility of direct conflict if official intervention is carried out at cross-purposes.
Such explanations fail to acknowledge the possibility that schools may a responsible for creating and sustaining disruptiveness.
All the recent discoveries about extremophiles, and especially those living in ice, raise the possibility that living creatures could remain in an arctic-like permafrost just below the Martian surface, one that changes from frozen to semiliquid with the seasons. First Contact
It considers humanity and humility, our preposterous smallness in a vast world, the idea of interconnection, the possibility of love, the breath of creation, the spiritual value of journey. Austin360 - XL Headlines
I'm going to explore the possibility of a part-time job.
There are peculiar cases of hair in the bladder, in which all history as to the method of entrance is denied, and which leave as the only explanation the possibility that the bladder was in communication with some dermoid cyst. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
I argue that it was mainly by insisting upon the ontological implications of this concept of possibility that he came to form a concept of contingency that he considered sufficiently strong to counter Spinozist necessitarianism.
There is a like discrepancy in the views on the possibility of its diffusion by drinking water, on the influence of conditions of soil, on the question whether the dejecta contain the poison or not, and on the duration of the incubation period. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
Now we introduce yet another possibility. Principles of Corporate Finance
Chapter four mainly researches on the possibility of drinking products' self development, utilize the matrix analysis to study on the new development direction.

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