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Definition of Impossibilities
1. impossibility [n] - See also: impossibility
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impossibilities
Literary usage of Impossibilities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Commentary on the Interpretation of Statutes by Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Gustav Adolf Endlich (1888)
"Impossibilities in the Nature of Tilings. § 442. Impossibilities arising from
Acts of Parties. § 443. Impossibilities upon which Jurisdiction is Conditioned ..."
2. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"... That this story belongs less to the region of history impossibilities of the
possibilities it contains. The distance between Rome and the hill ..."
3. The Elements of Specification Writing: A Text-book for Students in Civil by Richard Shelton Kirby (1921)
".Impossibilities. — Do not attempt the requiring of impossibilities. It is
essential that the Engineer appreciate the limitations of the material he expects ..."
4. The Elements of Specification Writing: A Text-book for Students in Civil by Richard Shelton Kirby (1921)
"... may be able to furnish a better article. Word the specifications so as not to
deprive the Contractor of some option in the matter. 65. Impossibilities. ..."
5. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"A SONG OF Impossibilities LADY, I loved you all last year, How honestly and well—
Alas! would weary you to hear, And torture me to tell; I raved beneath the ..."
6. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... to censure government for not performing impossibilities—Popular notions of
martial law—Like master like man— Anarchy and despotism—Liberty and slavery. ..."
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