Example sentences of "is impossible [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leadership is axiomatic to human resource management and it is impossible to draw neat boundaries between the various principles identified in this chapter . |
| 2 | However , despite political rhetoric , it is impossible to draw any ‘ robust ’ normative conclusions from such estimates ( see Cullis and Jones 1987 ) . |
| 3 | It is impossible to describe all the uplifting and thought-provoking sessions we had at the Farm , but an especially wonderful experience for me was the fantasy meditation . |
| 4 | It is impossible to describe all the species that currently inhabit the planet given , for example , that species evolve and that there would be no obvious way of knowing when the table was complete . |
| 5 | It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets . |
| 6 | Simon was to the point : ‘ It is impossible to credit any single hairdresser , so I would like to put forward three greats — Trevor Sorbie and Anthony Mascolo ’ . |
| 7 | It is impossible to resolve these problems since there is no information which would allow us to pass judgements on them . |
| 8 | It is impossible to do that because there is no logic to that argument . |
| 9 | It is impossible to do full justice to the elegance and sensitivity of this volume which contained the final report . |
| 10 | It is impossible to anticipate that start . |
| 11 | Although the cases lay down the rule that a distinction between general skill and knowledge and business secrets must be maintained , it is impossible to formulate any general test . |
| 12 | Thus to consider a professional-client relationship when relating professionalism to teaching is made even more difficult since it is impossible to view this relationship in personal terms . |
| 13 | It is impossible to spend much time teaching Johnny to read if you have a budget of £500,000 ( $980,000 ) to worry about . |
| 14 | In these circumstances it is impossible to detect any element of injustice to M. and accordingly we indicated at the conclusion of the argument that his appeal would be dismissed . |
| 15 | According to Cumont , despite the theological differences between the Vedas and the Avesta , ‘ the Vedic Mitra and the Iranian Mithra have preserved so many traits of resemblance that it is impossible to entertain any doubt concerning their common origin' . |
| 16 | Below that speed it is impossible to generate sufficient lift to overload the weak link . |
| 17 | Without some historic realignment on the left , it is impossible to see any serious moves in this direction being made in the next five years . |
| 18 | It is impossible to perform each stage of production simultaneously . |
| 19 | You say , ‘ I 'm sure you 'll understand it is impossible to issue all our tickets separately ’ . |
| 20 | Clearly it is impossible to give each of these the attention they merit and I do find EMI makes life extremely complicated with such a plethora of titles ; although each clearly has its place in the EMI scheme of things . |
| 21 | It is impossible to give hard-and-fast rules , but here are some points to consider : |
| 22 | It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it . |
| 23 | 1.60 It is impossible to give any clear indication of what level or percentage of the damages the interim payment will be . |
| 24 | It is impossible to give more than a brief and partial account of it . |
| 25 | It is impossible to give exact figures for non-returners for a number of reasons . |
| 26 | The overall situation is unsatisfactory and it is impossible to give precise guidance as to how a firm can resolve mismatches between fiduciary and regulatory law , other than by always complying with the more onerous obligation where the inconsistency between fiduciary and regulatory law is not direct . |
| 27 | Equally , it is impossible to analyse social systems as consisting of norms and values and power relationships without examining the way in which they actually impinge on people . |
| 28 | It is impossible to explore all the possible pitfalls . |
| 29 | These experiments somewhat underestimate mutation rates because , even where new mutations are held heterozygous against balancer chromosomes , it is impossible to eliminate natural selection altogether if mutations are not completely recessive ; to take the extreme example , dominant lethals can never be accumulated . |
| 30 | The term ‘ story ’ becomes an important indicator of what Federman might write , although it is impossible to take this at face value . |