distinct possibility
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdistinctandpossibility
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distinct
adjective
uk/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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possibility
noun
uk/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
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(Definition ofdistinctandpossibilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdistinct possibility
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Thedistinctpossibilityof forebrain damage in this case cannot be excluded.
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The evolution of greater power and responsibility of representative institutions is adistinctpossibility.
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Thus, we cannot rule out thedistinctpossibilitythat common source variance may explain the relationship between these two constructs.
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However, if unconventionality is concentrated in the more schematic domain, direct syntactic borrowing seems adistinctpossibility.
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Given these characteristics there is also adistinctpossibilityof publication bias, though we were unable to investigate this adequately.
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Secondly, multicolinearity problems, especially among the interactions between candidates' events and media coverage, seemed adistinctpossibility.
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There is also thedistinctpossibilitythat he positively enjoyed inventing things, as did so many of the professional inventors who were his contemporaries.
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The extension of disease categories into broader dimensions is adistinctpossibility, too, even with qualitatively distinct forms of psychopathology.
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As a basis for improvised dance there is adistinctpossibilitythrough persistent playing.
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Ill-considered results are adistinctpossibilitygiven the current level of confusion about exactly how data are handled as well as the strongly held convictions of opposing parties.
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However, in this and other areas where mosquito-borne disease is common, there is adistinctpossibility that sand flies may already have developed resistance in response to insecticide selection pressure.
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In fact, an informal, 'open access', minimal regulation, regime such as presently exists for biological and genetic resources in the high seas is adistinctpossibility.
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He thinks that the end period suggests, 'in its cold and detached way, that there is adistinctpossibilitythat there will, in fact, be another you'. 11.
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In my view, it is a probability—at the very least, it must be adistinctpossibility.
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I may say that industrial development is adistinctpossibilityhere.
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I suppose also there is adistinctpossibilitythat this normal demand may be greatly increased should a crisis appear to be imminent.
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The people of this country should be aware that that is adistinctpossibility.
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Of course, there must be experiments; more experiments with the post bus service and the development of the rail-bus, which is adistinctpossibility.
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He said that that was adistinctpossibility.
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