However, the very nature of this area precludes my sharing it with anyone.

Probably not," he concluded, adding that "human nature precluded their understanding it.

Wholesalers will offer limited ranges later in the year but the special nature of the product can preclude choice.

The basic nature precludes a claim that another product is identical.

Others, however, believed that the divine nature of Judaism precluded changing any fundamental beliefs.

The geological nature of the land precluded access from any other part of his property.

Dia wanted to support projects "whose nature or scale would preclude other funding sources."

I am sorry, Captain, but the very nature of the knowledge precludes my telling you that, at the present time.

When the nature of the being precludes a standard uniform, an equivalent arrangement is expected as a substitute.

Few agents can be quite sure whom they work for, because the nature of the work precludes their being able to check back.