Example sentences of "[noun] it [be] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basis for all these conclusions seems to be that because there are bad comprehensive schools the system must be abandoned ( and if this is not the intention it is likely to be the secondary education for all , which led to the establishment of comprehensive schools in the first place , has , it seems , to be given up in favour of ‘ good ’ education for some and ‘ bad ’ for others , the ‘ good ’ now being variously identified with the rigorous , the vocational , and the wealth-producing . |
| 2 | The political education of the African , qua African , was his first concern , and in his hands Indirect Rule became more genuinely the instrument of regeneration it was supposed to be . |
| 3 | However , in the absence of detailed comparative work on the Continent it is impossible to be certain , but such textiles are viewed as a Continental fashion entering southern England through Kent . |
| 4 | And if you do buy a couple of tiny sprigs for £1 it 's likely to be French mistletoe . |
| 5 | While I certainly do n't mind playing those roles it 's fabulous to be offered something meaty . ’ |
| 6 | John Gillam was one of the first to appreciate that in the military areas it was possible to be far more precise since many forts and frontier works were dated not only by historical sources , but by inscriptions , and he exploited this rich vein of information in his ‘ Types ’ ( 1957 ) , a major contribution to our studies . |
| 7 | Even in Europe , Saturn is not the only planet under whose influence it is possible to be born . |
| 8 | Thus although it may be quite safe to sow grasses and clovers on dry soils in the regions of low rainfall in the South and East of England in August , and in exceptional years even later , in regions of high rainfall such as prevail in Wales and most of the North and West of England it is likely to be somewhat risky to defer sowing later than about the middle of June . |
| 9 | On balance the Tory ideas on the National Health Service and on the state system of education seem preferable to those of Labour , but without being an expert it is difficult to be sure . |
| 10 | Of the speeches he made on these occasions we have such various descriptions it is impossible to be sure what he actually said . |
| 11 | Indeed , there is a case for supposing that in complicated matters it is likely to be the worst one . |
| 12 | In order to pass by without getting something sticky on your feet it is wise to be aware of the nature of these definitions , misinformations , appropriations and assumptions . |
| 13 | As every parent knows , children 's eating habits can be unpredictable and when your child is away from home it is difficult to be sure what they are eating . |
| 14 | At that moment it was easier to be persuaded of his innocence , his scathing rejection of violence . |
| 15 | If such machinations are seldom heard of in this period it is unlikely to be because they were rare . |
| 16 | In these violent thermals it is possible to be flying with a good margin of speed at one moment and to be falling with virtually no speed the next . |
| 17 | In a post-Stalinist epoch it is easy to be dismissive of the moral imperative of Marxism as embodied in the Soviet experiment and the French communist party . |
| 18 | For a quick screening process of a multitude of alternatives we need rigid priorities but when we can make a more careful examination it is possible to be more flexible . |
| 19 | Kylie has managed to maintain her sense of humour because she more than anyone understands that in her business it is better to be written about than to be ignored . |
| 20 | To understand all the variety of glass chemistry it is important to be able to picture the arrangement of atoms . |
| 21 | At the end of the day it is good to be able to think that as you step back to look at the work — especially if you remember to get down from the ladder first . |
| 22 | And as the antidote to such things it is devoutly to be wished . |
| 23 | History was sex , French was sex , art was sex , the Bible , poetry , penfriends , games , music , everything was sex except biology which was obviously sex but obviously not really sex , not the one which was secret and ecstatic and wicked and a sacrament and all the things it was supposed to be at one and the same time — I got that in the boiler room and it turned out to be biology after all . |
| 24 | Natural Gas Vehicles were also covered in some detail but as our public relations efforts seem to be hampered by these vehicles ' technical problems it 's difficult to be more positive than we have been . |
| 25 | When launching a kick it is essential to be at the correct distance from an opponent . |
| 26 | Despite an improvement in overseas business activity in the financial services sector in the UK it is likely to be flat over the next quarter , according to the latest CBI/Coopers Deloitte quarterly survey of financial services . |
| 27 | Hang on a minute it 's supposed to be pussy cat , pussy cat who did there |
| 28 | In current conditions it is likely to be displaced by the search for arrangements to resolve the immediate destabilising conflict around Kampuchea . |
| 29 | In the absence of a greater range of evidence it is difficult to be certain about how representative the Sutton Hoo mound 1 boat is of the range of ship types . |
| 30 | All have certain basic characters and in order to understand their role in development it is helpful to be aware of four cell activities , three cell structures , and two main kinds of molecule . |