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Sir Hargrave, the whole time of dinner, received advantage from the supercilious looks and behaviour of Mr. Walden; who seemed, on every-thing the baronet said (and he was seldom silent) half to despise him; for he made at times so many different mouths of contempt, that I thought it was impossi-ble for the same features to express them.
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In other words it will be almost impossi ble to say that a specific policy will have a predictable or measurable impact on climate.
Whitfield SubCommittee: Edward Wegman Testimony « Climate Audit 2006
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I intended not, answered the doctor, that you should Are I was concerned: but I think it impossi-ble, that a father can love a daughter better than I love Miss Byron.
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It was impossi-bly strong and utterly implacable; the moment that she tired, it flung her over its shoulder.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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But in their eyes, he was clearly impossi-bly backward, out-of-step, and provincial.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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And finding that pass did not seem like such an impossi - bility, now that they had gone even farther west, to a point, Tetrafel believed, where crossing the mountains would put them in western To-gai.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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And finding that pass did not seem like such an impossi - bility, now that they had gone even farther west, to a point, Tetrafel believed, where crossing the mountains would put them in western To-gai.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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He had lost all inter-est in making love, but they had reached the point where it was impossi-ble to stop, even under threat of death or dismemberment.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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It was impossi-ble to know when Rhea had last fed and watered them, but Reynolds guessed at least a week, from the smell.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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Jake supposed from the faded blue outfit it was wearing that it had been a boy, but it was impossi-ble to tell for sure.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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