In fact, as they talked with the Carabinieri, they were convinced that every conceivable measure had been taken to protect the summit members.

Not that it take every conceivable measure, but what is reasonable under the circumstances.

"Of all of the conceivable short-term measures, I'm not sure how much impact they can have."

His consistent wish until very very late in his course was that all conceivable medical measures be carried out.

Ten years after victory in the cold war, the United States is still No. 1 by any conceivable measure.

"By every conceivable measure, we are a magnificent, irresistible tide sweeping across the universe!"

It marked down bank stocks against every conceivable measure - earnings, book value, whatever.

His wife adopts every conceivable measure to wean him from this harmless, even praiseworthy indulgence.

By every conceivable measure - Federal spending, budget deficits, economic assumptions - he has presided over fiscal calamity.

"But these pay packages are, by any conceivable measure, enormous, and are prompting many people to take a hard, second look at stock options."