Example sentences of "it is impossible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible for any glider pilot to make a high cloud climb and to be sure of his position . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Without proof of an undisclosed agreement , it is impossible for anyone to bring a successful prosecution . |
| 5 | Senior party figures argue that it is impossible for the rules to be changed to restore the nomination to the sitting MP . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 … . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | His basic proposition was ‘ That which is is , and it is impossible for it not to be . ’ |
| 15 | It is impossible for families living on such plots to make a living . |
| 16 | ‘ It is impossible for every child to lead the life that this boy has led and to develop the knowledge which this boy 's way of life has given him . |
| 17 | In any living venture , it is impossible for any of the partners to be detached from the natural dynamics of working together in the project and there may have to be a realignment of membership during the course of the enterprise . |
| 18 | Precisely for this reason it is impossible for us to have an ideal plan . |
| 19 | If it is impossible for you to release them there make sure they are given their freedom in an area with abundant supplies of nectar . |
| 20 | Without claws it is impossible for any cat to scratch itself efficiently and the whole grooming pattern suffers as a result . |
| 21 | As its name implies , demand-deficient ( DD ) unemployment occurs when there is a general deficiency of the demand for labour in the economy such that it is impossible for all those who are seeking work to be employed . |
| 22 | If for some reason it is impossible for you to give them the help in the house they need , a Home Help can be provided by the local authority social services department . |
| 23 | He accepts that it is impossible for mortal man to lay claim to attain , or to possess , perfect Truth . |
| 24 | Since no man is an island it is impossible for him not to ‘ participate in the Hi sā that the very existence of society involves . ’ |
| 25 | It is impossible for any of us to monitor carefully every single thing we say — how boring and stilted our speech would be if we did — but it is as well to remember that young children take the spoken word very literally , and a great deal of harm can be caused by the use of thoughtless and insensitive phrases . |
| 26 | Compton Mackenzie truly said that while it is easy for a woman to behave like a man , it is impossible for her to behave like a gentleman . |
| 27 | If there were no need for sheltered workshops because disabled people were fully integrated into ‘ normal ’ society , then it would be a gain ; but if , as I suspect , in these hard times it is impossible for many severely disabled people to get a job of any sort , surely the lack of opportunity to go to work is a loss — even if the kind of work they do is far from ideal . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , it is impossible for a patient with mild or acute symptoms at this stage to know if he has benign or malignant prostate disease . |
| 29 | But it is impossible for anyone to feel depressed for long at Liphook . |
| 30 | ‘ It is impossible for someone to marry into the Royal Family and have separate but equal status . |