Example sentences of "[adv] possible to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in the absence of someone you can legitimately blame ( it 's rarely possible to give the person firing you the sort of vitriolic tongue-lashing you 'd like to ) , you may hit out at your nearest and dearest . |
| 2 | Reviews of exhibiting societies ' shows have constantly presented difficulties to critics , as it is only possible to give brief comments on some of the artists ' work ; how could it be otherwise when an exhibiting society shows several thousand works ? |
| 3 | It is only possible to give a general description above on how to go about it , since every helicopter requires its own particular technique to produce the desired result . |
| 4 | Here it is only possible to give a general flavour of this case-history : |
| 5 | 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 ] . |
| 6 | She was such a heroine in her own way because it was not possible to give her the attention and comfort she deserved yet she never complained . |
| 7 | It was not possible to give a home to all , so how could he pick out one or two ? |
| 8 | However , for the reasons stated , it is not possible to give any precise figure . |
| 9 | Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable . |
| 10 | Although it is not possible to give any exact statistics of the physically disabled , it is possible to give some indication of the extent of the problems they face . |
| 11 | Because of the variable nature of the factors contributing to manoeuvre-induced instrument errors , it is not possible to give positive guidance as to the magnitude — or even sense — of the errors likely to be encountered during a given manoeuvre . |
| 12 | It is not possible to give any general estimate as we believe they would be immeasurable and would severely damage the viability of the whole book industry . |
| 13 | The astrophysics of such events is complicated , so that it is not possible to give more than limits on the parameters of the gravitational radiation to be expected . |
| 14 | 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 ] . |
| 15 | Currently it is not possible to give 100% reassurance that an at risk individual has not inherited the faulty APC gene , unless they are shown not to have the family mutation . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to give a very clear answer to this . |
| 17 | It is not possible to give a fair criticism of their case here . |
| 18 | In a country without a codified constitution , it is hardly possible to give a definitive answer . |
| 19 | It is hardly possible to give a thumbnail sketch of serialism for it is a complex compositional system which would require an entire volume for its full exposition . |
| 20 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 21 | It is not always possible to give adequate thought to the future when caught up in the day-to-day running of an operation , but if you live the business , as Sir Hector unashamedly does , there are always less hectic times to mull over major issues . |
| 22 | There are enormous pressures on the time of the Administration and Commons and it is not always possible to give to Bills the leisured consideration desirable for good drafting and effective debate . |
| 23 | Tomorrow we look at who pays for community care , and is it really possible to give the kind of care that so many people need . |
| 24 | It would be perfectly possible to give the rights to children without imposing the duties on them , the one does not entail the other , but we would then still be distinguishing between adults and children as citizens . |
| 25 | The bossy sister confirmed that it was n't possible to give an address . |
| 26 | If , on the other hand , any centralized system with a single head , controlling a defined territory , is called a state , it is then possible to give examples of ‘ states ’ where no obvious dominant class exists . |
| 27 | Some of the requirements may be unnecessary but we urge you to adopt the suggested techniques wherever possible to give you the practice that is needed before you can become a competent report writer . |
| 28 | It is seldom possible to give a general overall clearance of a product for all export markets . |