Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] [adv] impossible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rectifying the problems mentioned is not too difficult , although it is virtually impossible to totally eliminate all symptoms , especially when huge amounts of overdrive and distortion are used . |
| 2 | The civil disorders and dynastic feuds between Lancaster and York presumably led to some destruction of wealth , although it is virtually impossible to judge how much . |
| 3 | Although it 's usually impossible to prove the connection beyond a shadow of doubt , the finger of suspicion has pointed directly at sweet , sugary drinks . |
| 4 | At the beginning of this talk we found Marcel asking the question , ‘ Who am I ? ’ , and personality , whether it be the self or other selves , is seen by Proust as something so changeable and mysterious , that it 's virtuously impossible to pin it down . |
| 5 | That means that it 's practically impossible for a landowner to enforce restrictions unless you 're setting fire to his house or driving a JCB over his grouse moor . |
| 6 | Filmmaking is such an enormously complex process that it 's almost impossible for the outsider to apportion blame for the success or failure of a particular project . |
| 7 | I soon discovered that it 's almost impossible for anyone like myself , with normal sight and hearing , to imagine life without either sense — or to accept that , in many ways , 28-year-old Julia enjoys a nearly normal life . |
| 8 | That it 's almost impossible for the human brain to concentrate for more than ten minutes of time on any |
| 9 | Investigations by S. E. Winbolt showed that the first two had small rectangular enclosures of about three acres and these are so like the burgi on Watling Street that it is not impossible that they represent part of the fortified system established by Constantius Chlorus , although the dating evidence indicates an earlier origin . |
| 10 | The fact that this lead time can be substantially reduced under special circumstances means that it is not impossible to produce books much more quickly . |
| 11 | The existence of a ban on the legality of the Movement makes the position even more difficult in that it is practically impossible to even get a hall in some areas in which to hold a meeting . |
| 12 | I mentioned earlier that it is nearly impossible not to shed surplus weight on a total calorie intake of 1,000 a day when you are following the F-Plan method . |
| 13 | Art specialists all agree that it is effectively impossible to put an idea like this into practice . |
| 14 | When using this definition the results of conventional designs seem so good that it is effectively impossible to show that a new design is significantly better than conventional ones . |
| 15 | Casework usually involves added complexity and the opinion is gaining credence in some circles that it is almost impossible to gain sufficient experience to become proficient unless one spends two whole days a week in a bureau . |
| 16 | When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them . |
| 17 | I am beginning to believe that it is almost impossible to be both teacher and ‘ a proper person ’ . |
| 18 | Most significantly , it states that one reason not to have a comprehensive nuclear-test ban is that it is almost impossible to distinguish small underground tests from earthquakes and conventional explosions . |
| 19 | During the use of some programs , eg , PIRATES ( see reference 1 ) , if the pace of the lesson is not controlled , so much information is contained in pupil responses and computer responses that it is almost impossible for the teacher to process it as efficiently as he would like . |
| 20 | The death-adder in the Australian desert is so accurately matched to the colours and shapes of the gravel that it is almost impossible to detect , unless a movement draws your eye to it . |
| 21 | Since it is made from local material , it exactly matches its surroundings and it fits so neatly with a bevelled edge that it is almost impossible to detect it . |
| 22 | The production of hymn books , supplements and small collections is so prolific that it is almost impossible to keep abreast of all that is in circulation , whether in traditional or in more popular vein . |
| 23 | The uses for speech synthesis are so varied that it is almost impossible to list them . |
| 24 | As it appears from the information published to date by the Minister that it is almost impossible to determine the exact source of the dioxin that is causing the problem , what comfort does that provide to farmers ? |
| 25 | I know that the right hon. Gentleman gets around the country , but does he realise that it is almost impossible to maintain services in many of our local authorities ? |
| 26 | It is recognised that it is almost impossible to correctly identify the characteristics of fast growers at a start-up stage but once a track record of two or three years data exists selection may be possible . |
| 27 | But this suggests that it is actually impossible for Hegel to realise what appears to be an ideal notion of the relationship between lovers . |
| 28 | It would be foolish to suggest that a river should never be tapped for energy or for agriculture , but the world 's politicians have not yet chosen to realize what enormous consequences such action has , or how long those consequences take to unfold , or — an essential consideration — that it is literally impossible to predict all that will ensue when a river is tapped . |
| 29 | ‘ For love is something so positive , so strong , so real , ’ he wrote exultantly to Theo , ‘ that it is as impossible for one who loves to take back that feeling as it is to take his own life . ’ |
| 30 | One radical MP , William Cobbett , elected in 1833 , wondered : ‘ Why are we squeezed into so small a space that it is absolutely impossible that there should be calm and regular discussion … |