Any local band can apply to play a set on stage, but organisers are warning acts that obscene lyrics and lewd behaviour are out of the question. |
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Everything has to be absolutely above-board, so emulators and even abandonware are out of the question, alas. |
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The closest railhead was hundreds of miles away and, in those early days of aviation, an air drop was out of the question. |
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The idea that we somehow want to limit our trade with Mexico is out of the question. |
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During his illness Colm was never able to leave the house and going to school was out of the question for him. |
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Keeping the child was out of the question, and not just because it was an era when unwanted pregnancies were scandals. |
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The songwriters all seem so elated with the arrangement that a studio album may not be out of the question. |
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Marriage to such a man with so little regard for the subtleties of English, she intimated, was out of the question. |
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Imagine if that irritating receptionist didn't bother to smile as she told you everything you want is absolutely out of the question. |
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When the roads were snowed over and street hockey was out of the question we played this from dawn to dusk in massive round-robin tournaments. |
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The sea is churning and the sky is louring, so buckets and spades are out of the question. |
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He realized early on that the idea of achieving a modus vivendi with the National Socialist dictatorship was out of the question. |
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Community service was firmly out of the question, and he was sent to the slammer for 10 years, eventually being transferred to Alcatraz. |
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With the lack of light, the archers are going to be out of the question until those braziers get lit. |
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Hearing was out of the question, due to the shrieks of the band's bobbysoxer brigade. |
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Oh, by the way, we concluded that a change of address is out of the question. |
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As I gave myself five minutes for the job, reading the book was out of the question. |
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There's never been a better time for an unheralded side to enjoy a long run, even if lifting the trophy is sadly out of the question these days. |
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To us, the present generation, a repetition of these events is out of the question. |
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Any painkillers containing opiates, such as laudanum, were out of the question until the concussion went away. |
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While it is not out of the question to golf year round in Vancouver, it is a laughable notion in Saskatchewan. |
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Sleeping on the floor was out of the question and I couldn't go upstairs leaving Doug to the mercy of my parents. |
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Buying a house is out of the question for many of us who struggle as it is to just rent somewhere. |
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While climbing Mount Everest might be out of the question, this camp will give aspiring mountaineers a taste of the climbing experience. |
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If generous severance pay is out of the question, negotiate for other departure perks. |
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Also I'd just had a large helping of pudding at lunch and my stomach was bloated and distended, making seatbelt use out of the question. |
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Spending extra on a bottle and nipples in order to get the correct mouthfeel and traces of rubber would be out of the question. |
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Nowadays the car has cleverly mutated into a hatchback but even so, a bag of golfclubs is out of the question. |
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Sleeveless tank tops and any neckline that dares dip below your collarbone are out of the question. |
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With virtually no spare money, exciting holidays had been out of the question. |
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What will they do with their children all week long when swimming is out of the question until dad is off at the weekend. |
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A host of sparrows create such a rioting as renders sleep or repose perfectly out of the question. |
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For example, if a coach has slow players, the fast break is out of the question. |
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The film is so airless, so groundlessly sure of itself, that having a good time is out of the question. |
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Comparing them and their comrades to booted divertissement dancers in nineteenth-century ballet is out of the question. |
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Exerting pressure on third countries over their way of conceiving of and regulating their services is out of the question. |
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And a year's salary as severance is not out of the question. |
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We decided that daycare would be out of the question, even though we could afford it. |
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Marriage is also definitely out of the question for the present. |
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But that's out of the question, since I run the chance of being late for my next meeting. |
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The grass was too long and ground striking was almost out of the question. |
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Games that involved any running were completely out of the question. |
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It's not the greatest doc of all time, though I would say that a cinematography nomination at next year's Oscars should not be out of the question. |
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Wearing them in public was completely out of the question, of course. |
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The only problem was that people carriers were out of the question. |
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Realizing that the total expropriation of the landowners was out of the question, he pleaded for providing the freedmen with sufficient allotments. |
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A casino is out of the question, as are any other new forms of gambling. |
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If fermented fruit on the ground is out of the question, so too is the notion that the fruit could ferment in the stomach of elephants, the study authors say. |
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A lift might be out of the question, but we might install a dumb waiter. |
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It's out of the question for this child to come back home or even to go to a children's home. |
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Taking it easy is out of the question, our specialists are always ready to advice and assist you. |
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A fight of some sort is not out of the question. If Mr Greenberg had quit at, say, 65 or 70, his legacy would be unmatchable. |
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Since the Principality does not maintain a standing army, voluntary recruitment into the armed forces is ipso facto out of the question. |
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If I strap my 10-pound mechanic's bag to the top of the rear rack, then the shimmy is so bad that hands free riding at any speed is out of the question. |
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However, the idea of public authorities renouncing their political responsibility is out of the question. |
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Executives at BofA and Citi on Friday put out word that they had so much capital that nationalization was out of the question. |
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It was out of the question and I had to fight hard to establish myself in this line of work. |
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They try to convince us that it is immutable and that if it is not provided for it is out of the question. |
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Their parents fished along the Luapula river and cultivated seasonal crops on subsistence smallholdings, so purchasing expensive textbooks was out of the question. |
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I can sit, gazing into space and think about all the things I need to do, act them out in my head, but actually buckling down to do something is out of the question. |
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Meanwhile, Barak told The Daily Beast that a U.S. strike against Iran was not out of the question. |
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After each pit-stop we had to start off with our starter, and on the track all pirouettes were out of the question, as we would not be in a position to restart the car. |
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When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question. |
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Middle English steke might derive from Old Norse steik, but Scandinavian wines are out of the question. |
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Control of the skies was still lacking, and coordination among three branches of the armed forces was out of the question. |
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I haven't been eating dairy or grains for a few weeks now so parsley sauce is out of the question, but I do love an omelette aux fines herbes. |
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I wished I could chuck a sickie, but it was only my second day at Forest Glen, so that was out of the question. |
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Owing to the impending contraction of the Army after the war, a regular commission in the Grenadiers was out of the question. |
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In our eyes, allowing this strong common policy to disintegrate solely to promote competition with countries that, in practice, apply their own rules, is out of the question. |
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I am sorry, but having discussed these reports in detail in the committee and voted on them as a package, it is simply out of the question to untie that package by making changes at this stage. |
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Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. |
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A second special was out of the question, as the ordinary local service was already somewhat deranged by the first. |
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Since the bar code first appeared on the scene, most designers have viewed it as an eyesore-and, as a graphic element, quite out of the question. |
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Permanent residential care was out of the question. |
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I mentioned the HRDC boondoggle and we are waiting with trepidation for the final cost to taxpayers of the GST fraud, but a billion dollars is not out of the question. |
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A major backwoods romp is out of the question, but when safety requires it or the trail deteriorates, the Kia's drive system steps up to the plate. |
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Any other option is out of the question, like imagining his silhouette dressed in something else than his indefectible tool, the colour black of course. |
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For stateless persons, the reference to the rules relating to a specific country is out of the question, as statelessness obviously implies that there is no connecting factor to a particular country. |
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So here is a modest proposal: if witty repartee is out of the question, why not take a leaf out of the Ukrainian or Italian parliament's book and go straight to the fisticuffs? |
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The making of a railway across Shap Fell is out of the question. |
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As I grew up I longed for a record player of my own but knew it was out of the question though I did have a transistor radio bought me on my thirteenth birthday. |
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These, unfortunately are not out of the question to those who remember the disastrous results of the forced collectivisation of Soviet farming between the world wars. |
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