And the Pope himself has made it clear that retirement is out of the question - this despite that fact that Roman Catholic cardinals are now forced to retire and relinquish their voting rights in papal elections when they reach the age of 80.
Raising equity at that valuation is out of the question, and with conventional bank loans in China having a maximum term of one year, Tri-Tech turned to the bond market, a new source of capital in China, to obtain longer term financing.
That is not to imply that a severe global slowdown is out of the question.
But it appears that a catastrophic scenario is not out of the question and that is bankruptcy that could lead to a Cypriot exit from the euro zone.
What I find so interesting about this situation, besides the fact that this man is putting himself out of a job, is the fact that people constantly question if there is a bubble or not.
But is defending globalisation boldly on its merits as a truly moral cause against a mere rabble of exuberant irrationalists on the streets, and in the face of a mild public scepticism that is open to persuasion entirely out of the question?
The first step towards realising this hope, of course, is to work out the nature of the molecules in question and that is the purpose of a paper published this week in Nature by the members of the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium.
That is not a surprise, although it is not out of the question that inbreeding might make an animal more accident-prone.
Genetically engineering people in the way that Dr Baker engineered his mice is obviously out of the question for the foreseeable future.
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But, on the other hand, with peace in abeyance, the diplomatic and economic salvation that a treaty with Israel would have brought is out of the question as well.
We will have to pay close attention to the exact wording, since it is not out of the question that the overturn may affect registered domestic partnerships and civil unions.
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Last month, David Cameron said "it is not out of the question" that the UK could veto the renewal of the arms embargo when it is next due for extension at the end of May.
Anyone who knows how heavy industry used to work in Scotland - shipbuilding is the example I know best - knows that for generations promotion was out of the question if you went to a school called St Anything's.
It is out of the question that the Indian government would ever have attempted such a stunt let alone pulled it off without instigating a major national revolt, especially by Indian women whose sense of femininity is inseparable from this six yards of rectangular cloth.
It is not out of the question that the FARC could seek to capture other high-profile hostages.
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And with subarctic temperatures that often drop below zero, staying active outdoors is out of the question.
How all of this plays out and what it means for the future of the Balkans is a question that may be clearer in a hundred years' time than it is this week.
First, concerning the "German Question, " it is becoming increasingly clear that the decision concerning reunification is already out of the hands of Western and Eastern governments.
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As a result, it is not out of the question to hypothesize that Wall Street's views control U.S. business and economic policy.
If, in the weeks to come, a solution can be found that keeps all parties happy, a new, similar arrangement is not out of the question.
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Leading politicians are determined to avert their gaze, or worse, to insist that military action against Iran to prevent an Iranian-launched Armageddon is out of the question.
There is no question that the free flow of capital into and out of the United States is a crucial pillar of this nation's global competitiveness and leadership.
And the question is, can we break out of that pattern?
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And the question is does that 10 percent take a bigger bite out of the cashier at the supermarket than it does out of Warren Buffett?
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There is no question that the costs of developing new medicines has spiraled out of control, with companies reporting late-stage studies for some medicines costing billions of dollars.
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We used to cover a science song - in fact, we still do - called "Why Does The Sun Shine, " which is from a bunch of science - the question of science songs that came out when we were kids with Tom Glazer - and I don't know if you're familiar with this record.
The question is how to change that perception for us to get out of this mess.
The answer to the second question is that they have an economic strategy for getting out of this - but it's not one that any of the key players in the eurozone have a great deal of confidence in (with the possible exception of Chancellor Merkel).
Running alone is out of the question because he's easily disoriented, a vulnerability that makes it difficult to lead the pack.
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