What has been presented as a solemn accumulation of my listening habits over the past 12 months has left the machine as proof of the long periods of time when engaging with music seemed impossible. A great ambition depends fundamentally on the indelible impossibility of its fulfillment. Here is something that has been strictly condemned in older thought as an economic impossibility. In fact, he had put himself in such an unsatisfactory position that, in addition to an impossibility, he could do nothing but bad news. The impossibility of staying connected in Portugal had become clearer every day. To consider impossibility, we must understand that the mere assertion that a thing exists does not make it so. Stranding the boat, disembarking the horses and bringing the young women ashore to safety had become an absolute impossibility. An impossibility is something that can never happen. Eating ice cream without having abdominal pain afterwards is an impossibility for people who are lactose intolerant. Note: Legal impossibility is based on the principle that an act is not a criminal offence unless prohibited by law. Immigration reform is an absolute political necessity for the post-Romney GOP, but it could very well be a primary impossibility.
His mind cannot understand the impossibility of suicide until I explain to people the motive and purpose of my act. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Its validity depended on the impossibility of keeping an eye on trillions and trillions of molecules, something that no real demon or man could handle. Bills are never paid, and even getting becomes both a psychological and mathematical impossibility. Others stay with him because they can`t survive. In short, quantum tunneling seemed to allow faster travel than light, a supposed physical impossibility. The smartest book ever written about the impossibility of direct communication. Note: Factual impossibility is not a complete defense and allows prosecution for attempted crime or otherwise. If, for example, the accused built a bomb that did not explode, the de facto impossibility would be a defense against the murder charges, but not against the attempted murder. 2.
Impracticability; the condition or quality of the fact that it is not feasible or possible. It is impossible for a man to lift a ship of the line on his own, because the means to achieve an end are insufficient. See Impossible. In other words, if „only” 70 senators support the bill – a total impossibility – the House of Representatives could simply cancel it. 1. What cannot be; the state of not being able to exist. That something is at the same time and not at the same time is an impossibility. There are two types of impossibilities; physically and morally. It is a physical impossibility that contradicts the law of nature.
It is said that something is morally impossible if it is possible in itself, but faces difficulties or circumstances that make it impossible. See possible, practicable and impractical. You might start to suspect the impossibility of finding an affordable apartment in New York as soon as you start looking for one, or fear that you will one day pass your French lessons if you have trouble conjugating verbs. If something is impossible, it cannot happen or exist, and an impossibility is impossible. Both words come from the Latin impossibilis, „not possible”, from the roots im-, „not” and possibilis, „which can be done”. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Heb.11. 1.
That`s not possible. It is impossible for two and two to make five, or for a circle and a square to make five, or that a circle and a square should be the same, or that one thing should be and not be at the same time. IMPOSSIBLE, a. L. impossibilis; in and possibly, Opossum to be able. Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to English language problems. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! In men, this is impossible; but with God everything is possible. Matthew 19:2. Impracticable; impracticable; That will not be enough.