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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Feasible

-Something feasible is something that is possible and likely to be achieved.
-Proven recoverable reserve is the amount of oil that is technically and economically feasible to remove under current conditions.

On analogy of 'This job is impossible to do', can I say the above two? Are they right?

Thank you.
  

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OttoJ On analogy of 'This job is impossible to do' I don't completely understand the analogy you are trying to draw, especially in your first example. Something feasible is something that is possible | and (is something that is) likely to be achieved. The constituent "possible to be achieved" is not really present here, if that's what you were thinking.

— CalifJim

  • OttoJ On analogy of 'This job is impossible to do' I don't completely understand the analogy you are trying to draw, especially in your first example.
  • Something feasible is something that is possible | and (is something that is) likely to be achieved.
  • The constituent "possible to be achieved" is not really present here, if that's what you were thinking.
  • "possible to achieve" would be the idiomatic way of using "possible" with an infinitive complement.
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OttoJOn analogy of 'This job is impossible to do'
I don't completely understand the analogy you are trying to draw, especially in your first example.

Something feasible is something that is possible | and (is something that is) likely to be achieved.

The constituent "possible to be achieved" is not really present here, if that's what y
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CalifJim "possible to achieve" would be the idiomatic way of using "possible" with an infinitive complement.
Thank you.

Do you mean we can say

-Peace/success/progress etc is possible to achieve.
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OttoJ-Peace/success/progress etc is possible to achieve.
Yes. It is a bit formal, though.

Usually we use the dummy (expletive) "it"

It is possible to achieve peace.
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