Example sentences of "it [is] impossible [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's impossible to see these spines growing , but easy to record their growth with a series of photographs taken from the same place over the course of a couple of months . |
| 2 | Mm , but it 's impossible to prove that is |
| 3 | So , er , we 're getting people saying it 's impossible to pay this even though they were asked if they could pay it at the the the time it was given sometime last July . |
| 4 | It 's difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits , yet it 's impossible to prescribe any one , single set of study habits for all students . |
| 5 | Well , no security is one hundred per cent , it 's impossible to make any area completely secure , but it 's as tight as it possibly can be and I 'm quite happy with the security at the present time . |
| 6 | It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It is impossible to spend much time teaching Johnny to read if you have a budget of £500,000 ( $980,000 ) to worry about . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | However , despite political rhetoric , it is impossible to draw any ‘ robust ’ normative conclusions from such estimates ( see Cullis and Jones 1987 ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It is impossible to perform each stage of production simultaneously . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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' . |
| 18 | for instance , as Nikitin points out , it is impossible to categorize those garrison troops who undertook private trading against their superiors ' orders , or those private individuals who voluntarily joined armed detachments going out on campaign under orders from Moscow . |
| 19 | It is impossible to resolve these problems since there is no information which would allow us to pass judgements on them . |
| 20 | The term ‘ story ’ becomes an important indicator of what Federman might write , although it is impossible to take this at face value . |
| 21 | It is impossible to anticipate that start . |
| 22 | It is impossible to do that because there is no logic to that argument . |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It is impossible to give more than a brief and partial account of it . |
| 26 | It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it . |
| 27 | 1.60 It is impossible to give any clear indication of what level or percentage of the damages the interim payment will be . |
| 28 | You say , ‘ I 'm sure you 'll understand it is impossible to issue all our tickets separately ’ . |
| 29 | It is impossible to explore all the possible pitfalls . |
| 30 | By implication it is impossible to postulate any definite inverse correlation between changes in the real wage rate and changes in employment . |