Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] possible to give " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ] . |
2 | However , for the reasons stated , it is not possible to give any precise figure . |
3 | Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 ] . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Unfortunately , it is not possible to give a very clear answer to this . |
11 | It is not possible to give a fair criticism of their case here . |