Example sentences of "it is impossible [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible to be indifferent towards her , and she prefers it that way in her criticism , as she preferred it in life . |
| 2 | However , in the absence of detailed comparative work on the Continent it is impossible to be certain , but such textiles are viewed as a Continental fashion entering southern England through Kent . |
| 3 | Although it is impossible to be certain , this assumption is supported by the overall length of service of the majority , their attachment to the particular employer , as well as their answers to specific questions about redundancy and early retirement . |
| 4 | It is impossible to be certain , however , whether it is always technology that has caused change or whether technical innovation has been spurred by changes elsewhere . |
| 5 | It is impossible to be certain that the child is making explicit his indecision about which square is being targeted ( though the eye movement record suggested that this was the case ) . |
| 6 | If this is correct , and it is impossible to be certain how far the places for which adequate data survive are typical , it may indicate that rural areas saw an earlier recovery of population than the towns and certainly suggests that there were marked variations between different regions of the country . |
| 7 | In the absence of an obvious bleeding point , it is impossible to be certain that bleeding originates from the angiodysplasia until the rest of the gastrointestinal tract has been examined . |
| 8 | Variable proportions of patients with anaemia are found to have dual pathology and it is impossible to be certain which lesion is the major contributor to blood loss until the lesions have been treated . |
| 9 | It may be said that this is just one of the cases where it is impossible to be neutral . |
| 10 | Although it is impossible to be sure what happened , this latest incident follows a developing pattern of violence in the camps . |
| 11 | That is , the common ancestor of these phyla was much simpler in its anatomy than any of them , and the anatomical complexities ( e.g. segmented body plan , skeletal structures , image-forming eyes ) evolved independently in the different phyla , although it is impossible to be sure of this in the absence of an adequate fossil record before about 600 million years ago . |
| 12 | The end result is a novel in which it is impossible to be sure of anything . |
| 13 | Of the speeches he made on these occasions we have such various descriptions it is impossible to be sure what he actually said . |
| 14 | Obviously it is impossible to be sure who he meant by it , and Freeman , who noticed this long ago , suggested that he was indicating troops levied mainly within the western shires . |
| 15 | In the absence of any research findings , it is impossible to be sure about this , let alone quantify it . |
| 16 | When one is with her it is impossible to be bored . |
| 17 | YOU : It is impossible to be precise under the conditions that we encountered . |
| 18 | It is impossible to be precise over how much influence Parliament exercises over government policy . |
| 19 | But it is impossible to be competitive in world cup without taking risks , and that tricky gate eluded at least ten other racers . |