Example sentences of "it is impossible [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | It is impossible to spend much time teaching Johnny to read if you have a budget of £500,000 ( $980,000 ) to worry about . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | However , despite political rhetoric , it is impossible to draw any ‘ robust ’ normative conclusions from such estimates ( see Cullis and Jones 1987 ) . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | It is impossible to perform each stage of production simultaneously . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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' . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | It is impossible to resolve these problems since there is no information which would allow us to pass judgements on them . |
14 | The term ‘ story ’ becomes an important indicator of what Federman might write , although it is impossible to take this at face value . |
15 | It is impossible to anticipate that start . |
16 | It is impossible to do that because there is no logic to that argument . |
17 | 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 ’ . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | It is impossible to give more than a brief and partial account of it . |
20 | It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it . |
21 | 1.60 It is impossible to give any clear indication of what level or percentage of the damages the interim payment will be . |
22 | You say , ‘ I 'm sure you 'll understand it is impossible to issue all our tickets separately ’ . |
23 | It is impossible to explore all the possible pitfalls . |
24 | By implication it is impossible to postulate any definite inverse correlation between changes in the real wage rate and changes in employment . |
25 | It is impossible to read any one of such referenced files from LIFESPAN without all the others . |
26 | In a country the size of Zambia , with few telephones in rural areas and few reporters based anywhere outside the few major towns , it is impossible to check such a story speedily . |
27 | It is impossible to quantify these concepts precisely and the assumption that changes are small is more likely to be valid in large-scale problems ( where one coefficient , for example , is less important in relation to the rest of the data ) than in the simple examples used for illustration , but the underlying principles are independent of such considerations . |
28 | It seems that it is impossible to free these people without untying the ropes . |
29 | It is impossible to imagine such an accident ever happening to the meticulous and super-observant John Gould , but Darwin was no ornithologist , and , as a naturalist , he had had little training in the disciplines of collecting or identification . |
30 | With many tax options available for local authorities , it is impossible to consider all possibilities thoroughly within this chapter . |