reasonable possibility

collocation in English

meaningsofreasonableandpossibility

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withpossibility.
reasonable
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
See more atreasonable
possibility
noun
uk
/ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌpɑː.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
a chance that something may happen or ...
See more atpossibility

(Definition ofreasonableandpossibilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreasonable possibility

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The purpose of the above discussion is to suggest that they are now areasonablepossibility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have argued above that replicable, intelligible, and sizable genetic effects on human personality traits are now areasonablepossibility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An increase in vesicular pools is areasonablepossibility, but activation of a downstream factor involved in vesicular fusion is also conceivable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps the mostreasonablepossibilityis suggested by the observation that the various brain states that correlate with vivid dream reports all involve cerebral activation during sleep.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The challenge of the exploded planet hypothesis credited even thereasonablepossibilityof asteroid or comet satellites, except perhaps by extremely unlikely fluke circumstances, until the first one was photographed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The lease periods concerned, sometimes 999 years, are also too long to be undertaken without areasonablepossibilityof statutory change during that period.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was no estimate in the previous answer because this was considered a matter not subject to areasonablepossibilityof estimate.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That seems to be a perfectlyreasonablepossibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is areasonablepossibilityof preventing that course of action.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That seems to me a veryreasonablepossibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I find some difficulty in thinking of one industry, other than tin mining where an increase in productivity is areasonablepossibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would question whether there is areasonablepossibilityof such accommodation being provided in the near future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That sort of case seems to me to be a perfectlyreasonablepossibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Where shall we put it so that there is areasonablepossibilityof creating industries of the highest technologies which will command the world markets?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is that it is always at a moment of strain that one needs areasonablepossibilityof relaxation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It had to operate from that date; there was no otherreasonablepossibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To that extent it looked areasonablepossibilitythat these monies would be repaid.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is noreasonablepossibilityof any private institution, unless run by people demonstrably unfit to run such an institution, taking on this burden.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is areasonablepossibilityof four or perhaps five oil platform orders during 1977 and the first half of 1978.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofreasonable
Go to the definition ofpossibility
See other collocations withpossibility