Example sentences of "[be] [Wh adv] it [is] important [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The treatment , in the case of phenylketonuria , is to put the baby on to a phenylalanine-free diet , thus bypassing the metabolic block , and this is why it is important to diagnose the condition as soon after birth as possible .
2 This is why it is important to accustom the child to being rewarded for good behaviour — punishment is knowing what he or she is missing .
3 That is why it is important to clarify the law .
4 This is why it is important to reject tired old debates about nature versus nurture .
5 That is why it is important to work at night , he wrote .
6 That is why it is important to extract the maximum amount of power from steam — the driving force for most of Britain 's power stations .
7 I think it 's more likely to happen on the third or fourth flight , once the bird has caught on to the idea of freedom , which is why it 's important to keep it reasonably hungry .
8 And that 's why it 's important to sit down and qualify it .
9 And I think we must n't forget that — that 's why it 's important to keep them — and enjoy them .
10 That 's why it 's important to have time off every so often so we can get away from each other for a short while . ’
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