Example sentences of "impossible for any [noun] " 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 It thus became impossible for any king in future to prolong indefinitely the life of a complaisant House of Commons , as Charles II had done with the ‘ Cavalier Parliament ’ of 1661–79 .
3 It was impossible for any society to absorb without hardship a shock like that of the massive loss of trade to Gdynia .
4 For a welfare-maximizing equilibrium , the Tiebout mechanism must create a situation whereby it is impossible for any individual to increase utility as a result of changing communities .
5 In particular it widened the gap between Labour and National Labour , and made it quite impossible for any reunion to take place .
6 Without claws it is impossible for any cat to scratch itself efficiently and the whole grooming pattern suffers as a result .
7 It is not difficult but plain impossible for any poll to anticipate swings of opinion , such as certainly took place last week .
8 No mourners followed but an unmarked car appeared in the road and made it impossible for any vehicle to tail the hearse .
9 Asserting , what was palpably untrue , that ‘ There are probably few people in India who do not sincerely regret that you should have made it impossible for any government to leave you at liberty ’ , he handed down a sentence of six years ' simple imprisonment , pointing out — the crowning touch-that the sentence was the same as that given to the nationalist hero Bal Gangadhar Tilak , twelve years before .
10 Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer .
11 The provision of such a variety of telecommunication and travel facilities makes it impossible for any community however large or small to develop in isolation .
12 ‘ That 's friendly ! ’ he shouted over the engine noise , and he pointed through the windscreen at the concrete airstrip which not only had the yellow cross painted huge at its western end , but also had two trucks parked in its centre line , thus making it impossible for any plane to land .
13 But when the horses are called Bosnia , Maastricht and the British Economy , it becomes almost impossible for any rider to sit pretty .
14 Immediately behind him sat Howard and Shirley Brown , silent and sombre , each thinking thoughts that were quite impossible for any observer to ascertain — even for the two of them themselves fully to comprehend .
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