Sentences with phrase «virtually impossible»

Numerous scientists I interviewed — from entomologist John Tooker at Penn State University, to Galen Dively and prominent entomologist Dennis vanEngelsdorp at the University of Maryland, to Pettis and others — said the number of chemicals in our environment is so vast that assessing all of their possible interactions is virtually impossible.

Some refused to acknowledge its existence, whereas others believed the phenomenon's individual, subjective nature made it virtually impossible to study.

It comes with so many accessories that it is virtually impossible not to be able to hook it, latch it, clip it, or attach it somewhere.

BATTERY PARK CITY — Fannie Mae's decision to stop backing mortgages for would - be homebuyers in Battery Park City due to complicated negotiations over the land the buildings sit on has made it virtually impossible to sell property in the neighborhood, Crain's reported Friday.

That would make new school financing virtually impossible in many of the poorest communities.

Factor in that Brown repeatedly used an accusation of 10 per cent Tory cuts to back up his claims, and his comments seem virtually impossible to defend.

Due to the risks involved in agriculture, it is virtually impossible for farmers to secure funding from banks.

It would also be politically savvy, causing chaos for the Tories by making it virtually impossible for the Coalition to get its legislation through, given the level of dissent on the government benches.

I think you pursue it aggressively, you pass laws and you design a system that makes it virtually impossible.»

«In fact, any attempt to broadly displace the... [personal income tax] with a payroll tax would be fraught with mind - bending complications and virtually impossible to implement.»

Over 30 current and former chairs of Conservative associations have written to Cameron telling him to drop the gay marriage proposals, saying it was making it virtually impossible to win the election by alienating traditional Tory voters.

It is virtually impossible to imagine hundreds of Labour MPs falling into line behind a victorious Jeremy Corbyn, or thousands of enthused Corbyn supporters suddenly switching their allegiance to Owen Smith.

Albany County Legislator Chris Higgins says in today's economy, taking unpaid time off is a luxury, virtually impossible, regardless of the situation.

That has made independent verification of official statements about victories virtually impossible.

By the way, a Use Variance in New York State is virtually impossible to obtain as every single permitted use must be considered when protesting a lack of return on a property.

The absence of records made it virtually impossible to find fake bills or bill - padding, said Stringer spokesman Devon Puglia.

The governor wants to limit legislators» outside income to about $ 12,000 a year — a clear reaction to former assemblyman Sheldon Silver, whose lawyer argued during his corruption trial, «It's virtually impossible for someone to serve in this citizen - legislator model and not have some form of conflict.

Not knowing where their next day's work is coming from, making it virtually impossible to plan finances and family life.

It's virtually impossible to win on just a third party line,» he said.

In fact, the Legislature is in session, so it would be virtually impossible to attend... Our goal has always been to bring the issues to the people, to develop the public support, and then have it communicated to the elected representatives.»

The Times Union reported last year that Abelove, who personally presented the case to the grand jury that cleared French, did not require the officer to sign an immunity - from - prosecution waiver when the officer testified before the grand jury that cleared him — a highly unusual move that makes it virtually impossible for any prosecutor to pursue potential future charges against French for conduct surrounding Thevenin's death.

Keith Pickavance CIOB Senior Vice President commented, «In the last ten years we have seen massive developments in hardware, software and communications that have made it virtually impossible to efficiently conduct any business without the use of computers and electronic services.

Both the protesters and their solicitor wish to appeal the ruling but without legal aid it will be virtually impossible.

Under the new legislation, the details of which are being revealed today, it will be virtually impossible for workers in the public sector to ever again organise industrial action to defend their pay and conditions.

Clinton now has 2,141 delegates (with pledged and superdelegates combined), which means she is 90 percent of the way to the 2,383 delegates she needs to clinch the Democratic nomination, and it's virtually impossible for Sanders to surpass her.

The final budget is virtually impossible for the general public to navigate, a labyrinthine book of numbers that gives little insight into the negotiations that led to it.

Our outdated planning system means that it's virtually impossible to get the high quality housing we need, especially in the places where people actually want to live — in the suburbs of our towns and cities where there are more jobs and higher wages.

The minister stressed that it was virtually impossible for Nigeria to face famine or starvation because the country remained a major source of food for other African countries such as Algeria and Libya.

Their short - term nature makes it virtually impossible for school districts to plan effectively, which can drive up property taxes.

«It's virtually impossible for someone to serve in this citizen - legislator model and not have some form of conflict.»

The results of the by - elections that have just taken place in Clacton and Heywood and Middleton are virtually impossible to spin for either the Conservatives or Labour.

«Don't forget, it is virtually impossible to regulate the activities of these business centres as their mode of operations did not provide necessary details about them.

That's wonderful in principle — I'd support it through thick and thin — but it's virtually impossible to find other representative faith leaders.

The decision, which overturned the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, has led to speculation in New York that convicting anyone on public corruption charges would become virtually impossible in all but the most explicit cases of favor - trading.

«It's not that he can't win in 2014 because he's got so many, so many, people that he feeds ice cream to and he's built up such a Democratic majority in this state it's virtually impossible to take him down.

We have a full - proof electoral system, which is virtually impossible to rig.

He says, unless outside income is banned, «in the 21st Century, it's virtually impossible to ensure that there's no taint of any kind».

«The exceptions that they've created and the requirements that they've put on it had made it it virtually impossible for prosecutors to bring a charge and we're not going to stand for it,» Singas said.

It is now clear to me — as it was not even a few years ago — that it is entirely possible to find proponents for almost any constitutional position but virtually impossible to locate any argument that has thus far succeeded in triggering principled reform.

Labour might also prefer a pact to a coalition, fearing that having to square Clegg, Cable and Huhne (and perhaps others) to get their acquiescence in every Cabinet decision, as well as having to give them major departments of state, might make firm and decisive government, in the middle of a major economic and fiscal crisis, virtually impossible.

In a letter to staff leaked to local media, Oakbay head Nazeem Howa reportedly said: «The closure of our bank accounts has made it virtually impossible to continue to do business in South Africa.

«A final deal which merely attempts to mitigate these costly proposals by the Governor will be virtually impossible to justify to small business as this year moves forward.

When there is a crowd of players on the line, or when a shot is taken from distance - such as the goal that Tottenham scored, or didn't score, at Old Trafford a few years ago - it is virtually impossible for assistant referees or referees to have a proper view of an absolutely crucial incident.

This is virtually impossible in a public vote (but it might work in a parliament with good factional discipline).

The new rules would make it virtually impossible for public sector workers to effectively organise industrial action.

Homeowners, meanwhile, maintain it's virtually impossible to sell their homes until the clean - up is 100 percent complete.

The sous vide technique makes it virtually impossible to overcook anything (plus you just stick whatever you're cooking into the water... read more

The Swedish «T - standard» was so tough it was virtually impossible for a forward facing car seat to pass.

We want to shed the baby weight but suddenly hitting the gym five times per week (post-work, pre-cocktails) is virtually impossible.

But it's not just adjustable, it can be placed in 9 different positions, so it's virtually impossible not to find a comfortable height.