Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be important [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is particularly relevant in attitude surveys , where it is important not to assume that people 's expressed attitudes , on , say , race relations , are consistent with their actual behaviour . |
| 2 | I think that it is important not to lose sight of the fact that the judgment relates specifically to Claus Ramrath 's circumstances and , in particular , the fact that Mr Ramrath had already obtained authorisation locally as a reviseur d'entreprises . |
| 3 | A review of recent research led Coleman ( 1986 ) to conclude that reminiscence therapy could not be said to stand on a very solid base , and that it is important not to make generalizations about the value of reminiscence to any particular individual . |
| 4 | The men who inserted these phrases knew what they were doing , and they knew also that it was important not to overdo the subject of the primacy . |
| 5 | FIGURE 2 In scumbling , the aim is to create a light and airy surface so it is important not to overload the brush or stay too long in one area . |
| 6 | Both parasites and predators are affected by insecticides , however , so it is important not to combine biological control with chemical sprays . |
| 7 | Remember you can only use a Dispel Scroll once , so it 's important not to waste any . |
| 8 | Mr Murray said it cost about £100,000 a year for each intensive care bed so it was important not to over-budget for beds which would not be fully used . |
| 9 | Like , it would be nonsensical to get Paul Weller to go play live on a kids ’ Saturday TV show , and it 's the same for all our artists : there 's a right environment for them and a wrong one , and it 's important not to force them . |
| 10 | However , the practice of conveyancing is a professional practice and it is important not to lose sight of good professional standards in one 's conduct . |
| 11 | Most children do grow out of their sensitivities gradually , and it is important not to keep them on a restricted diet any longer than necessary . |
| 12 | It was important to believe , and it was important not to give up . |
| 13 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
| 14 | When using French technique the axe is held normally in the uphill hand for support and extra security , but it is important not to lean on it and into the hill ; your weight must be kept over the crampons . |
| 15 | You do not have to give formal written notice that you are leaving , but it is important not to say or do anything which is inconsistent with pursuing a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 16 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 17 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 18 | But it is important not to become so mesmerized by them as to lose sight of the underlying social processes . |
| 19 | But it is important not to assume this connection a priori . |
| 20 | It is a commonplace to see culture as man 's building , climbing and reaching — indeed , one whole school of anthropology sees it as his tool-making — but it is important not to forget that in man , as in the other primates , intelligent , adaptive behaviour — behaviour , in other words , mediated by the ego — is motivated by his instinctual drives . |
| 21 | Advances were made in education , and the number of literates grew in the period 1910 to 1945 , but it is important not to overestimate this growth . |
| 22 | But it is important not to rush into too neat or speedy a conclusion about another person 's main and natural form of mental functioning . |
| 23 | But it 's important not to sweat if the clothes get wet it could cause problems . ’ |
| 24 | But it 's important not to say they 've only got two minutes for something , and then let them go on for ten . |
| 25 | But it was important not to think about things like shadows and creeping , unseen things . |
| 26 | While it is important not to fixate on animosity it is wise to take it into account . |
| 27 | Low achievement and social disadvantage are clearly associated , though it is important not to assume that there is a simple relation between them . |