adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
theoretically possible (= possible in theory, but difficult and unlikely )
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It is theoretically possible for all students to get full marks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
possible
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Given time, it is theoretically possible for all students to gain 100 percent marks.
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It is theoretically possible that this activity could trigger an eruption, but highly unlikely, he said.
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As we will see, this remains theoretically possible even in the case of Dolly.
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Without the cost of paper, printing and distributing to contend with, a free electronic newspaper becomes at least theoretically possible .
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In one's own case it is perhaps always theoretically possible to withhold attention without losing awareness.
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It is theoretically possible that caffeine somehow inhibits parts of the brain, such as the hypothalamus, involved in regulating appetite.
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Though the scientific matching of book and reader is theoretically possible one can have little faith in it.
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Edward Teller, in particular, believed the fusion bomb to be theoretically possible .
sound
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The first criticism is that, although key settlement policies are theoretically sound , they have been poorly implemented in practice.
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Such analysis provides is with a relatively precise, and theoretically sound methodology for dealing with perceivable changes in character.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Theoretically , the department exists to help people, but it often seems otherwise.
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It is theoretically possible to identify a person from just one tooth if the tooth is unusual.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although satellite dishes for television are theoretically illegal, the Damascus skyline reveals them on almost every rooftop.
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And, theoretically , they could see their role and benefit in making that happen.
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But apart from these largely empirical objections, the argument is flawed theoretically .
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Furthermore, the investments necessary to make an airline work could, theoretically , drag Virgin to bankruptcy.
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It is theoretically possible that this activity could trigger an eruption, but highly unlikely, he said.
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One way to answer this question is to consider it theoretically .
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Though family planning services are theoretically available to them, they are not even contemplated at such an early age.
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Well, yes, theoretically , says the Home Office.