Example sentences of "[not/n't] possible [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an integral part of modern culture that it is simply not possible to envisage a model of freedom , including that abstraction needed for the achievement of equality , which would not have as one of its component parts the tendency towards alienation . |
| 2 | It is not possible to describe a suitable treatment for every type of window and there is no such thing as a standard window , since two identical windows located in a different position on a wall may need quite a different treatment . |
| 3 | Because twin gables flanking a central valley gutter had been adopted to cap the elevation of the 1922 extension , it was not possible to form an upper storey in this section . |
| 4 | It 's simply not possible to form an opinion on it . ’ |
| 5 | Readability researchers often emphasise that it is not possible to use a formula to assess difficulty at the individual sentence level ; a formula or graph can only make predictions about difficulty at a global level . |
| 6 | But without an escapement I think that it is not possible to stop a piano jangling or echoing . |
| 7 | In his introduction to part ( 1 of Critique et vérité Barthes argues that the degree of critical self-consciousness in literature means that it is not possible to draw a clear distinction between criticism and literature . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not possible to draw a line between human and human and say some do and some do not have the right to life , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Now , it is in the nature of the critique of this aspect of classical Marxism which has already been proposed that it is not possible to erect an alternative ‘ general theory ’ . |
| 10 | Of these 123 , a full interview was obtained with l04 principal carers at the time of the patient 's referral to the project ( six carers refused to be interviewed , and it was not possible to interview a further nine for reasons such as the carer 's ill health or death or because the patient and carer soon moved out of the area ; for the remaining four some information was obtained by telephone ) . |
| 11 | In horses , although a history of donkey contact and clinical signs may be suggestive of D. arnfieldi infection , it is often not possible to confirm a diagnosis by demonstrating larvae in the faeces . |
| 12 | In consequence , it is not possible to define a rate of return on a futures contract , and some other type of analysis must be used which does not require the use of the sum invested . |
| 13 | It is therefore not possible to set a theoretical limit to society 's power to use law to enforce moral rules , i.e. it is not possible to define an area of morality into which the criminal law may not under any circumstances intervene . |
| 14 | It is therefore not possible to set a theoretical limit to society 's power to use law to enforce moral rules , i.e. it is not possible to define an area of morality into which the criminal law may not under any circumstances intervene . |
| 15 | It is not possible to create a hierarchy of our artistic fields as we are living as Blackwomen in the aftermath of slavery and imperialism . |
| 16 | In this situation , whether an arbitrage transaction is attractive or not depends on the time preferences of the arbitrageur , and it is not possible to state a general no-arbitrage condition . |
| 17 | More 's study ( 1980 ) of skill levels among engineering workers in England over the period 1870–1914 comes to the conclusion that it is not possible to sustain a definite ‘ deskilling ’ thesis on the evidence available . |
| 18 | How far unions are binding , how far they are exclusive , how long they last , whether they bind men and women equally , whether sexual unions are public or merely private matters , whether the recognition of unions is inevitably linked with the legitimation of children — all these questions and many more are so variable that many anthropologists would argue that is not possible to give a valid universal definition of marriage [ Leach , 1961 ] . |
| 19 | It was not possible to give a home to all , so how could he pick out one or two ? |
| 20 | Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable . |
| 21 | They depend on many factors , and it is not possible to give a full account of them here ; you will find details in Refs [ 17 ] and [ 18 ] . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to give a very clear answer to this . |
| 23 | It is not possible to give a fair criticism of their case here . |
| 24 | As mentioned above , it was not possible to perform a detailed study of the Ca 2 + sensitivity of K + channels in excised inside out patches . |
| 25 | In a case such as this , involving humans , it is not possible to perform a properly designed cause-to-effect experiment . |
| 26 | Clearly , it is not possible to undertake a search within the time allowed and it , therefore , becomes necessary for any relevant information to have been ingathered in course of pre-litigation investigation so that it is available on the insurance file . |
| 27 | It is not possible to put a figure on the costs . |
| 28 | Of course it was not possible to devise a service that would be all things to all people : some of the needs would be inconsistent with others , some were already being addressed in other projects , some were less crucial . |
| 29 | Hence it is not possible to obey a rule ‘ privately ’ : otherwise thinking one was obeying a rule would be the same thing as obeying it . |
| 30 | If it is not possible to attend a back to nursing course there are various distance learning packages available which can be studied successfully at home . |