Sentence examples for was cannot from inspiring English sources

But the world as it was cannot return.

Without it, the wreck of the world that was, cannot be cleared away and the new world shaped".

So even if we grant that what Socrates meant by invisible was "cannot be observed," we still have to say, with Simmias, "You know, four is just not true.

Under the circumstances, to advertise this as a puzzle contest instead of what it actually was cannot be attributed to a mere difference in 'nomenclature'; such conduct falls far short of that fair dealing of which fraud is the antithesis.

Those who have questioned whether Mr. Velella's release could be rescinded have focused on a section of the state law that says that inmates whose initial applications are denied, as Mr. Velella's was, cannot reapply for two months.

That they manifest closely related efforts is certain; what the exact relationship among these efforts was, and what their relationship with the North Semitic alphabet was, cannot be said with certainty.

What will not be, cannot be.

"The problem is, that cannot be sustained.

BEGGARS, it is said, cannot be choosers.

Until it is, it cannot be implemented.

The answer is you cannot.