Example sentences of "it impossible [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The reversal of the conventional speech/writing hierarchy which is implied in the term archi-écriture makes it impossible to see any use of language , written or spoken , as being determined by presence , intention or representation .
2 Moreover , both parties found it impossible to sustain widespread interest in political organization .
3 The very different behaviour of coordinate time t and the proper time τ when the probe approaches and crosses the horizon illustrates vividly how spacetime curvature makes it impossible to cover all space–time with one set of Cartesian coordinates .
4 Mr Edwards reiterated his warning that the Government would find it impossible to privatise British Coal without such long-term supply deals .
5 Rice production had fallen , however , by 29 per cent ( to 29,300 tonnes ) , because rehabilitation work on the Massingir dam in Gaza province had made it impossible to supply sufficient water to irrigated land normally planted with rice in the Limpopo valley .
6 More often than not no-one bothers about the height factor , with the result that the speaker may have to peer at his notes or stand awkwardly or otherwise find it impossible to combine proper use of the mike with proper use of the lectern .
7 Resource limitations may make it impossible to follow one project with the next one on the list , and projects must then be resourced in an order that makes efficient use of the resources available .
8 Resource limitations may make it impossible to follow one project with the next one on the list , and projects must then be resourced in an order that makes efficient use of the resources available .
9 The position for the international station chosen by Baxter would make it impossible to provide any route between Thameslink and the east coast main line .
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