Example sentences of "it [be] impossible for " in BNC.

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1 Would not it be impossible for Ministers to be in charge of Government Departments administering those matters for England and Wales ?
2 Medically , it 's impossible for someone who has lost their sight due to glaucoma to get it back . ’
3 However , it 's impossible for anyone who lived through those times to settle down to cosy domesticity , the world without adventure that Marius Goring offers Shearer .
4 ‘ We do n't say it 's impossible for anybody to add new motivated abilities in later life , ’ he says , ‘ but in all our research we 've never yet seen a completely new direction emerge . ’
5 It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’
6 He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’
7 Standing astride the Cat 's Back ridge in the Black Mountains with valleys on three sides it 's impossible for your spirits not to soar with the buzzards flying high overhead .
8 ‘ I 'm afraid that 's the kind of detail it 's impossible for me to remember .
9 And while it 's impossible for an everyday motor cyclist to imagine what 's involved in taming a 500 , the New Age stars talk of their craft so matter-of-factly .
10 It 's impossible for Czechoslovakia , Poland or Hungary to join Nato .
11 But the Mohammedians say it 's impossible for Jesus to be the son of God because did n't have a wife , and it 's as simple That 's ex that 's exactly how the Islamics view it .
12 Yes we were told they 're going to be trees like that because they 've had a lot of trouble with pigeons roosting in the erm the mature trees and it 's impossible for people to sit on the benches underneath cos of er pigeon mess .
13 After a while we realized you know that 's not on , it 's impossible for us to sort this out you know we need help .
14 ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’
15 It 's impossible for there to be a lower point , simply because of this result and the fact that I am the manager in charge of a team representing the country . ’
16 It 's impossible for you to catch up on my record .
17 It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job .
18 It is impossible for any glider pilot to make a high cloud climb and to be sure of his position .
19 But was she trying to confuse the plot by saying : ‘ I know that it is impossible for me to win four Grand Slam tournaments this year . ’
20 Whatever the ideological preoccupations of the Prime Minister , it is impossible for the Government to take no view and to play no role when the future of an infrastructural project with the potential impact of the Channel tunnel is in question .
21 Without proof of an undisclosed agreement , it is impossible for anyone to bring a successful prosecution .
22 Senior party figures argue that it is impossible for the rules to be changed to restore the nomination to the sitting MP .
23 So , since they claim to know the complete and final story about the nature of mental substance , it is incumbent on them to show that it is impossible for the same consciousness to be transferred from one substance to another .
24 It is impossible for the outsider to appreciate what this meant to a man as proud as Richards , but it was noticeable that in the Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand which followed his form was very ordinary .
25 It is impossible for Jarrow to raise the 80 per cent or the amount needed for new schools ; so the children will continue to suffer … .
26 One arises from the different ways hoards were put together ( i.e. ‘ savings ’ or ‘ currency ’ ) ; if the particular circumstances of a hoard 's history affect the composition of two hoards with the same deposition dates , it is impossible for the composition of both to reflect mint output .
27 She wrote to him quite sharply , not caring who read her letter , that : — it is impossible for me to post a gun as you ought to know you foolish man for what would the post office officials think were I to turn up with a gun to send ?
28 I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing .
29 Even more sharply , it is impossible for the majority of people to be other than black in South Africa as it became impossible to be other than Jewish for Jews in Nazi Germany .
30 But , if they ca n't break the star system , if it is impossible for a band of this stature to remain an ‘ ordinary existence ’ ( although it must be stated that New Order deliberately unglamourise their existence , wisely slowing down their schedules and viciously guarding their faceless media presence .
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