But New York's laws would probably make such a system unworkable, if not, under many circumstances, unwise.

Helmut Schmidt sounded the alarm in Germany with a great speech which warned against the dangers of Germany imposing an unworkable system on the rest of Europe.

Confusing labels, like an inaccurate telephone book, lead to an unworkable system, so one must be careful in putting names or labels on things.

The CIA was concerned that early drafts included common equipment that exists in school labs, which would make the system both ridiculous and unworkable.

Child rearing today, she writes, is an unsatisfying, unworkable system and serves the needs of no one.

It's not important now-tuning up an unworkable system is a mental exercise, not a business one.

The plan also proposes four deputies with defined administrative realms, ending an unworkable system in which as many as 40 senior officials report directly to the Secretary General.

His spokesman, Alan Ray, wrote in an e-mail message that exempting these students from state history and science tests would create "an unworkable system and would lower educational standards."

This had favourable comment from the panel, but Laming ignored this option and proposed the essentially unworkable system we have now.

The result, the insurers add, was an unworkable system that encouraged big claims and many suits.