Sentences with phrase «almost inconceivable»

With such dismal numbers, it seems almost inconceivable that Valve would bank on the OS for its Steam OS venture.

«It seems almost inconceivable now that Emoji were a country - specific feature, as they're such a big part of modern communication, and become headline marketing features for new iOS releases,» he said.

AIDWYC argues that the requirement that the applicant demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Minster that there «may be a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred» puts the applicant in a catch 22 situation, in that «it is almost inconceivable that an unrepresented applicant, from his prison cell, could meet any such standard prior to some form of investigation (however modest) being conducted.»

So, it is almost inconceivable that such a study would take place in the US & UK where science is still (wrongly) put on some pedestal and even this kind of questioning research would be condemned — let alone daring to come to a conclusion that actually criticising academics (wrongly termed «scientists»).

«Geological knowledge has improved enormously in the past 30 years and it is almost inconceivable now that major fields remain to be found.»

It's almost inconceivable that there would be a plan afoot to change this part of the world to a coal export facility.

It is almost inconceivable that Heartland would have mailed to key board members and staff a document so egregiously inconsistent with the Institute's 2012 Fund Raising Plan.

Delaying the peak year even further to 2020 could necessitate global emissions reduction rates of up to 9 % per year — i.e. reductions on an almost inconceivable scale, entailing technological feats and social sacrifices on a scale comparable to those of the Allied mobilization during the Second World War.26

I find it almost inconceivable that «business as usual» climate change will not result in a rise in sea level measured in metres within a century.

This is accompanied by his statement that he finds it «almost inconceivable that BAU climate change would not yield a sea level change of the order of meters on the century timescale.»

The nearest thing I can find is Jim Hansen who states that «it [is] almost inconceivable that BAU climate change would not yield a sea level change of the order of meters on the century timescale».

It seems almost inconceivable that the last major retrospective of Willem de Kooning was in 1983.

Nowadays, it is almost inconceivable that anything can happen without a website.

As Hearts and Minds director Peter Davis writes, «Pouncey has wrought an almost inconceivable amount of beauty from pain, loss, and war, and I think he has been able to do this because every page is imbued with the love story at the heart of his astonishing novel.»

An immensely brilliant operator, exhibiting marvelous dexterity, proceeding with almost inconceivable speed, his boorish arrogance became as famous as his accomplishments in the surgical room.

It would be almost inconceivable to imagine that you and I would have ever met.

That seems almost inconceivable.

It's almost inconceivable that an American debut this defiantly odd — one clearly conceived as a challenge to notions of «good taste» — could be produced at this budget - level, with this cast, in 2016.

With an almost inconceivable level of access to his subjects, embedded filmmaker Matthew Heineman captures the on - the - ground activities of two vigilante groups that rose up to combat the Knights Templar, a drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacán and notorious for acts of medieval atrocity and terror.

In all seriousness, it's almost inconceivable that such a boring movie could be made from a story that starts with a mutant rat terrorizing a space station, ends with a 60 - foot crocodile devastating Chicago, and peaks with a scene where a silverback gorilla flips off the star of HBO's «Ballers.»

Their guy - centric sparring is so effortless, a direct product of their characters and the relationship between them, it seems almost inconceivable that it originated in a script.

It would seem almost INCONCEIVABLE that there would exist a system which would be COMPLETELY swept clean of all possible debris of all types, as well as volatiles.

-- If however, the (almost inconceivable) abrupt global total cessation of (fossil) C emissions were to occur, then we could expect warming to stop without further need for mitigation.

«Life on Earth has radiated into every conceivable — and in some cases almost inconceivable — ecological niche,» says Chris Impey of the University of Arizona in Tucson, US.

Even with abundant carbon and nitrogen to consume, the size of the plant and its limited access to fresh water make it almost inconceivable that it could even survive in the Arctic, let alone muster up enough power and mass to change the Earth's entire climate, saving our planet, perhaps, from a Venus - like, overheated oblivion.

Duncan Hames, director of policy at Transparency International UK said: «It is almost inconceivable that campaigners would donate to each other hundreds of thousands of pounds without some assurance or agreement as to what the money would be spent on.

It is almost inconceivable that de Blasio would miss Monday's wake for martyred NYPD officer Miosotis Familia: That is, inconceivable because the mayor's perpetually troubled relationship with his police force couldn't survive such an insult — but almost, because let's face it: The Kaiser is capable of anything.

It is almost inconceivable that a political party in Britain should use this type of language, which does nothing less than paint a picture of class war.

It seems almost inconceivable that Burnley score more than once in a game so I really like the home win here.

It's rare to see an underdog receiving the majority of public bets, but this level of public betting on an underdog is almost inconceivable.

Arsenal v West Brom «It seems almost inconceivable that Arsenal would go three home games without finding the back of the opposition net, but they looked jaded and out of sorts against the Black Cats midweek and will be hoping for a confidence booster before Wembley next weekend.»

All in all, it would have been almost inconceivable that the Islanders wouldn't win the Stanley Cup.

Hence, it is almost inconceivable to them that Solzhenitsyn could hold traditional beliefs about God, Orthodox Christianity, the mystical basis of the Russian nation, and the soul's eternal destiny while also being a spokesman for responsible political freedom (meaning constitutional limits on power, moderate nationalism, private property, and local self «government).

The minuteness of uniformity maintained in certain sectarian communities, whether monastic or not, is something almost inconceivable to a man of the world.

Any other kind of resurrection would indeed have been almost inconceivable for the Jew.

These include adequate uranium supply (probably necessitating immense uranium strip mines in Tennessee), almost inconceivable reactor and waste - transport accidents, low - level radiation effects from normal plant operations, and the burden of guarding both radioactive waste and outdated but radioactive nuclear plants for thousands of years.

In short, we must get as close as we can to that almost inconceivable state in which our consciousness, divorced from all human association, stands naked in face of the Universe.

They are so widely cited» not only in the gospels but also in the earliest epistles» that it is almost inconceivable that they do not go back to the historical figure of Jesus himself.

If you're not remarketing to people who came close to crossing the line, you're effectively restricting yourself to just one shot at getting visitors to convert in a single session — an almost inconceivable feat in today's multi-device online environment.

What we're aiming for here is a raging fire that shines so brightly through your passion that it's almost inconceivable for it to be true.

During a televised debate, or a press conference at the Oval Office, or on a trip to visit a fast food restaurant during a campaign, it would be almost inconceivable for a single person to have enough access or clout to be able to make a comment about a public figure — say, calling him a moron — in a way that could be viewed and archived forever.

Not exact matches

«By almost all the world's standards, the United States is an inconceivable success.

It almost seems inconceivable that a team good enough to ground out a 2 - 1 victory over Arsenal, who at the time were chasing the title dream, can be swept aside just days later by mid-table Fulham.

It seems inconceivable for a country which, not so long ago, possessed the supreme constructive talents of Paul Gascoigne with his magnificent right foot and his ability almost to «photograph the play» before the ball came to him.

The fact that it's even worse than Showgirls, a so bad it's almost enjoyable film, makes it all the more inconceivable.

In many ways, replacing the district system seems inconceivable, almost heretical.

Excellent steering and chassis dampening allowed the ST to tackle England's bumpy, cambered B roads at an almost - inconceivable pace.

(It's inconceivable that anyone could legitimately use almost all the titles in a catalog — many journalists specialize in a certain subject area or a handful of areas and even book editors who cover a wide range of topics know they'll never get to all books on a list.)

Alyssa Noble, the seemingly small cog in what becomes a much larger wheel of inconceivable circumstances, is drawn so effectively in the narrative she seems to almost stand upright on the pages before the reader's very eyes.

What is almost as inconceivable (at least, for some of us) is that Matta's life and career extended beyond the heyday of Abstract Expressionism.