Example sentences of "it [be] impossible [to-vb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's impossible to say if this element affected the Asian research scientist 's vote but in General Elections it is the issues , usually , which dominate . |
| 2 | Although we have night or day flights from Manchester , Glasgow at Gatwick , it 's impossible to arrange that all of these are timed to suit yacht turn-rounds , elusive Greek ferries or the available coaches . |
| 3 | It is impossible to say whether Asian elephants enjoy working . |
| 4 | But it is impossible to say whether this was because the partner 's monitoring of management boosted efficiency or because the Morgan association generally indicated a monopoly . |
| 5 | Hunsdon himself died in debt , but it is impossible to say whether this was the consequence of high expenses at court or whether he was typical : in the upper reaches of royal service , where conspicuous consumption was demanded , much would depend upon luck . |
| 6 | This is a much lower level of use than either Edinburgh or Glasgow , but in view of the standard of service observed on this occasion , it is impossible to say whether this usage figure represents lower demand , or merely laxity in control . |
| 7 | In my judgment , it is impossible to say that that decision is wrong and this appeal will be dismissed . |
| 8 | It then becomes impossible to rank societies as more or less aggressive than one another , just as it is impossible to say that one society is more or less evil than another . |
| 9 | Although such behaviour corresponds closely to the descriptions of other feral children , it is impossible to know whether these children might have developed similar patterns of behaviour even if brought up in greater contact with people , and it has been suggested that feral children might have been abandoned by their parents because of their behaviour problems . |
| 10 | It is impossible to know if this story is true since the police have no record of the event . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , systematic , industry-side data is now a thing of the past for the port industry following the demise of the National Dock Labour Board and the National Association of Port Employers , so it is impossible to determine whether this is a specific or general phenomenon . |
| 12 | Since it was impossible to guarantee that any section of normal roads would be free from other traffic , speeds were calculated from the video on four separate sections of road . |
| 13 | It was impossible to tell whether this youth was very shrewd or rather simple . |