Example sentences of "[is] not [adv] possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reader is also informed that it is not normally possible to obtain high resolution on NMR spectra from solid samples . |
| 2 | So it is not yet possible to say with absolute certainty , using evoked potentials that are correlated with reports of conscious mental events , whether or not an individual external event has resulted in a particular mental event . |
| 3 | It is not yet possible to say how common the practice of appointing absentee courtiers to administrative posts had become by 1603 . |
| 4 | In practice , most plant production using tissue culture utilises cells that are known as callus , a mass of undifferentiated cells which are produced to repair damage , or cells from leaves , roots or stems ( see discussion in M G K Jones 1986 ) , although it is not yet possible to regenerate all plants in this way and in the context of agriculture , the cereals are the most notable exceptions . |
| 5 | He says , I remain concerned that it is not yet possible to agree an implementation plan for recommendations made in his previous report . |
| 6 | Also the battery life of portable computers is not yet long enough for consumer use , the memory is not adequate , and it is not yet possible to replace disk drives with removable solid state memory . |
| 7 | In the absence of the protein product encoded by this transcript , it is not yet possible to predict which start signal is most favoured . |
| 8 | However , it is not yet possible to predict with any certainty what proportion of the population the older age groups will represent as future fertility remains the subject of considerable speculation . |
| 9 | It is not yet possible to expect any therapy to eliminate HIV from the body and anti-viral therapies will have to be taken for long periods , maybe for life . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , it is not yet possible to transfer this capacity for a symbiotic relationship between the host plant and rhizobia to crops other than legumes . |
| 11 | When the hon. Gentleman sees the full details for the range of different places involved , he will realise that there are some complicated plans for north of Inverness — for example , at Dingwall , Kirkwall , Stornoway , Thurso and Wick — and it is not yet possible to determine how they will work out . |
| 12 | It is not even possible to determine how far these observed patterns can be ‘ explained ’ in sociological , economic or political terms ( no doubt there are people who would also see a genetic component here as well ) . |
| 13 | Furthermore it is not even possible to specify whether the energy is in the peaks or valleys of the waves . |
| 14 | So not only is it unwise to try to group patients , in terms of syndromes , it is not even possible to group them in terms of symptoms — that is , even a set of patients all showing the same symptom may not be homogeneous even with respect to that symptom . |
| 15 | Another problem with the method of Riemann is that it is not practically possible to generalize it to the case for non-colinear collisions . |
| 16 | Such as the fact that it is not really possible to have two adjacent needles tucking at the same time in any part of the pattern . |
| 17 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 18 | First , it is not always possible to test rational expectations per se , but only jointly with other , supplementary assumptions . |
| 19 | Funding being limited , it is not always possible to purchase foreign maps with Scottish associations or simply to fill gaps in the collection . |
| 20 | Although it is not always possible to record all this information in the modelling process , it is necessary to be at least aware of these factors . |
| 21 | As the brochure on the procedure in these cases explains it is not always possible to conclude a claim as quickly as you or I would like . |
| 22 | For this reason , it is not always possible to carry out the preferred size or type of investigation until certain data or resources become available . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It is not always possible to answer post by return , or to return telephone calls within the next few minutes . |
| 26 | But it is not always possible to state a priori if labour is productive or unproductive , since it is the particular circumstances which determine this . |
| 27 | However , it is not always possible to arrange visits to particular departments on particular days . |
| 28 | For processors which have more complex architectures it is not always possible to have all features present on the screen simultaneously — unless you have dynamic windowing . |
| 29 | Often as not fry have to be removed from their parents for any number of reasons and if a bare tank is used in which to grow them on , it is not always possible to have a suitable filter on hand to use in an emergency . |
| 30 | The latter requirement holds no difficulty , rather it is the former requirement which gives rise to difficulties because on occasions odour problems are complex , the source of the odour being difficult to identify , and it is not always possible to know whether or not a particular method of abatement will effect a cure in any given case . |