Example sentences of "[modal v] be impossible " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be impossible to write a boring book about Goldwyn , but Berg comes close . |
| 2 | But given the necessary criteria , that the puzzle should be impossible but after all possible , it is hard to see how anything better could be contrived . |
| 3 | Butler herself presented a memorial to the Foreign Secretary , signed by a thousand women and calling for changes in the law , so that ‘ it should be impossible for any young girl to be deprived of her liberty by fraud or force ’ . |
| 4 | It seems that it is impossible — or should be impossible — to discuss any aspect of teachers ' pay , however technical , without relating it to the quality of teachers ' performance and teaching methods . |
| 5 | This contains an invisible watermark … detectable only to electronic tills and cash dispensers.The company says it should be impossible to copy . |
| 6 | It must be impossible to stand up against it , he wrote , impossible to draw breath before it . |
| 7 | Such a situation is logically impossible , and therefore static equilibrium inside the horizon must be impossible . |
| 8 | It gives a more realistic view and even though you want Pip to finally get Estella as you feel that he deserves that after all his hardship you know that it must be impossible because of Estella 's character . |
| 9 | If he , and the authority he carries , were not there , an accord might be impossible . |
| 10 | There was even mention that recovery might be impossible . |
| 11 | Without the crosspiece the considerable force of a horse charge would mean that the weapon might be impossible to reclaim or be pulled from the rider 's control after striking . |
| 12 | It might be impossible to draw everyone together for a single meeting but all need to be kept in touch with what 's going on and their opinions sought . |
| 13 | Finally , it might be impossible to decide whether Joanna should play in a particular position on the football field without knowing where other players are going to be : the permutations are numerous and interdependent . |
| 14 | It might be impossible to keep all of the boys happy all of the time , but the majority of them should be " cheerful and quick to smile " , as well as alert . |
| 15 | But what might be impossible for individuals was possible within the larger body of society . |
| 16 | However , where the job was a very difficult one involving areas where it might be impossible to gain access even with scaffolding , and the reservation had been specifically drawn to the consumer 's attention , then it would seem reasonable to rely on the clause . |
| 17 | ‘ That it 'll be impossible , because your time will be taken up . |
| 18 | The travellers say that they ARE cleaning up — but admit that it 'll be impossible to remove all the waste . |
| 19 | I know that could be impossible for you . |
| 20 | Because the logistics 'd be impossible . |
| 21 | It 'd be impossible . |
| 22 | The underlying question for a reader of criticism is what influences are exerted on the critic ; but as in this instance , for long it may be impossible to know the truth . |
| 23 | The problem for the authorities is that it may be impossible to confirm or disprove the existence of ‘ Inner Circle ’ . |
| 24 | The problem for the authorities is that it may be impossible to confirm or disprove the existence of ‘ Inner Circle ’ . |
| 25 | It may be impossible to stop the trade in ivory , so a compromise must be found , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
| 27 | For a country which has been disabled by a generation of violence , forgetting may be impossible . |
| 28 | They occur because of the presence of harmful genes , which may be impossible to detect , but are again rarely inherited . |
| 29 | Neutrality is possible in some cases , but it may be impossible in others . |
| 30 | It may be impossible to catch up with history , but no-one could accuse the entertainment mongers of not trying . |