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• s  impossible to achieve
  an unattainable goal

• Only two days earlier, an even more "unattainable" record was set: the four-minute mile, long dreamed of by runners, was finally achieved by a shy, gangling British medical student .
• The ship, said he, "opens up new horizons of performance probably unattainable by nations banking solely on the single engine arrangement.
• Despite the risks, joining a militant network provides social mobility that is virtually unattainable in Pakistani society, giving the groups' members a sense of purpose and pride .

• unachievable
• undoable
• unrealizable

News & Articles

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• Get Cameron Diaz's Guns at Home, What Could Be Causing Your Bad Hair Days, and More
  Cameron Diaz (Bauer Griffin) Does anyone in Hollywood have more enviable arms than Cameron Diaz ? Or legs and abs for that matter? The buff beauty's trainer, Teddy Bass, doesn't want you to think this Hollywood bod is unattainable. Here are his six stay-at-home moves to get CD results . [FitSugar] But if you prefer a video for workout motivation, I love Shape's Bikini Belly Bootcamp for summer ...
  June 19, 2013 - StyleBistro
• Why Gareth Bale Is The Player To Break Ronaldo's £80Million Transfer Record
  In this era of player power and super clubs, backed by seemingly endless financial power, there comes a point in the career of certain footballers—those at the very, very highest echelons of the game, the genuinely world-class performers—where they become simply unattainable for the vast and ever-increasing majority. With transfer fees and players earning potential continuing to rise, fewer and ...
  June 15, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Debenhams’ Moral Obligation To Ban Airbrushing
  Debenhams, a high-street department store in the UK, claims that they have a moral obligation to ban the use of airbrushing techniques on all lingerie model shots. The department store says that they “want to help customers feel confident about their figures without bombarding them with unattainable body images,” says Daily Mail. The use of [...] Debenhams’ Moral Obligation To Ban Airbrushing is ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Inquisitr

Quotes

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• Henry Waxman in Houston Chronicle
  Hydraulic fracturing could help us unlock vast domestic natural gas reserves once thought unattainable, strengthening America's energy independence and reducing carbon emissions,said Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif. "As we use...
• Jo Swinson in Times Online
  Ms Swinson told The Times: "Today's unrealistic idea of what is beautiful means that young girls are under more pressure now than they were even five years ago. Airbrushing means that adverts contain completely unattainable images that no one can...
• Oscar Pistorius in CNN International
  I'm disappointed with my time,Pistorius said. "I've only had a month and a half to train, but I didn't expect it to be this bad. I let myself down. I've got to be realistic. I'm chasing something that may be unattainable. It's starting to...