Example sentences of "[was/were] not possible [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not possible to transcend the anecdotal because the structure of the INSET programme was not sufficiently supportive . |
| 2 | Although it was not possible to evaluate the completeness of the sickness absence records directly , the records were used for pay purposes and were therefore likely to be complete for most participants . |
| 3 | In this case it was not possible to explore the effects of different levels of risk on recognition of different exemplars of the same junction . |
| 4 | It was not possible to compare the 26-way tree , reduced memory tree and trie directly with the dawg because the word lists used in the earlier experiments were no longer available . |
| 5 | It was not possible to confirmthat the immunoreactive signal in serum was due to APGPR but the immunoreactive signal in urine coeluted with synthetic APGPR . |
| 6 | In fact , it was not possible to stop the intervention completely since Olwyn had come to look forward very much to a bedtime story from her father , and to getting stars . |
| 7 | At this stage you will notice that no attempt has been made to count the words as it was not possible to use the macro record facility for this operation . |
| 8 | It was recognised that it was not possible to use the ballot results to decide on the continuation of the campaign . |
| 9 | Despite quite lengthy direct discussions and several side meetings with the Chairman , it was not possible to progress the issue . |
| 10 | In the event the Court of Appeal came to the conclusion that it was not possible to support the judge 's findings based on the absence of agency but equally were unable , on the judge 's findings , to come to a conclusion on the issue of undue influence . |
| 11 | One other patient had died but , regrettably , it was not possible to trace the record of her cause of death . |
| 12 | We used enemas when it was not possible to utilise the enteral lavage . |
| 13 | Given the lack of expertise amongst members of the Senior Management Team in the teaching of Art , he regretted that it was not possible to involve the LEA Art Inspector in the review . |
| 14 | It was not possible to expect the group to act with ‘ responsible autonomy ’ — to be self-regulating — because of the elaborate division of labour . |
| 15 | It was not possible to ascertain the extent to which DNs are influenced by , or exert an influence upon , doctors in making joint decisions ; nor to assess the wisdom of these decisions . |
| 16 | From our necessarily limited number of simulations , it was not possible to establish the threshold concentration of CO 2 at which the probability of an ozone hole increases . |
| 17 | Compiling such a matrix diagram requires a detailed study of all the records , however , and inevitably there will be some gaps in the diagram where it was not possible to establish the precise relationship between some contexts during the excavation itself . |
| 18 | Despite this application of man power , it was not possible to achieve the same rate of progress as had been made in the Lowlands . |
| 19 | On these cars it was not possible to remove the stanchion which had supported the stairhead lamp as it was integral with those carrying the deck screens . |
| 20 | ( It was not possible to cover the complete range of topics in the Cockcroft foundation list during the project . ) |
| 21 | It was not possible to raise the necessary capital , or to sell or grant a long lease to developers , where the only marketable title was the life estate of the head of the family . |
| 22 | They were still security conscious , but it was n't possible to disguise the progress made on the mast . |