Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] to tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , it is rather difficult to tell at the moment because it 's nearly dark , is n't it ? |
| 2 | The list itself contains a description , and it is generally possible to tell from that which features are protected . |
| 3 | It is always important to tell children the truth , in a way and at a level that they can accept . |
| 4 | In looking into the future it is always difficult to tell which changes are going to happen within the system as we know it ( democracy , capitalism , banks ) and which changes are going to alter the system — itself . |
| 5 | In these circumstances it is more ethical to tell the participants about the screen . |
| 6 | It is more difficult to tell with Gough 's groin problem . |
| 7 | If one eye is shut , the brain only gets one picture and it is more difficult to tell exactly how far away the pencil is . |
| 8 | The idea is highly successful and the company flourishes , but Rachel begins to wonder if it is really possible to tell the future . |
| 9 | Because of the ontological indeterminacy inherent in the narrative , it is often impossible to tell who an interlocutor is , or whether a scene is being remembered or merely imagined by one of the characters involved . |
| 10 | Thirdly , it is often impossible to tell from the inventory whether a person was poor or whether he was living in comfortable retirement , having already passed on most of his estate to his children ; a yeoman with very few possessions is likely to have been in the latter category . |
| 11 | It is often possible to tell which part of the world people come from just by listening to them talk , whether it is from Poland , Jamaica , Pakistan or Hong Kong . |
| 12 | Since he has a very fluent running style , with little lateral arm movement and a very low leg lift , it is often hard to tell when Zarei is weary , but at the 6-Day race on the Gateshead Stadium track last October , it was clear he ran to his absolute limit . |
| 13 | As people can not buy what is n't on sale it is often important to tell " the trade " , like retailers , first about a new product or an impending advertising campaign . |
| 14 | Other places were also hit savagely from time to time , but it is often difficult to tell from the registers which particular disease was responsible for an unusually high number of deaths . |
| 15 | Pelvic infection It is particularly important to tell your doctor about any pelvic infections , ‘ salpingitis ’ or sexually transmitted disease you have had in the past , as this may affect the choice of contraceptive method for you . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , nickel cadmium batteries run down from full power very quickly , and it is almost impossible to tell when a charge may be required . |
| 17 | The packaging on these perfume bottles is almost impossible to tell apart . |
| 18 | The author writes chattily from her own experience and is quite happy to tell of her own mistakes and why she now recommends what she does . |
| 19 | It may seem appropriate that since VR marks the first true merging of technology and imagination , it is sometimes hard to tell where current technology ends and its imagined future begins . |
| 20 | In the case of lunar stones it is relatively easy to tell whether or not this has happened : there are the expensive Apollo samples to compare them with ( most lunar rocks are chemically similar ) . |
| 21 | It is relatively easy to tell with clothing or fishing reels , even shotgun cartridges have different loadings , but surely an artist 's paintbrush is an artist 's paintbrush ? |
| 22 | " It does not make environmental or economic sense " , he argued , " although it is politically easy to tell people they should recycle . |
| 23 | Mr Dole hopes this year to slip a repeal measure through the Senate attached to another bill , but it is too early to tell whether he has enough support . |
| 24 | It is too early to tell how the bright idea may work in practice . |
| 25 | The E-culture has only been raving since 1986 , so perhaps it is too early to tell if it can cause long term mental changes . |
| 26 | A belated but growing recognition of both of these problems has seen the development of some special initiatives designed to relieve them ; it is too early to tell whether sentencing trends can be reversed but there are early indicators with the under-21s , who are being especially targeted by the probation service in offering courts non-custodial options , that are encouraging . |
| 27 | Have your detective say it is very important to tell whether something is or is not done in a certain way ; then show that thing being done in either of the ways mentioned ; but immediately before that happens put in , quite boldly , what it is you want to slip past your reader . |
| 28 | What is not acknowledged is the fact that it is very difficult to tell someone their blood is no good or they can not do the job . |
| 29 | But if no Will has been made , it is very difficult to tell relatives they may not remove valuables . |
| 30 | It is also worth noting that , due to the fact that people have fewer sense receptors in the neck , it is very difficult to tell when you are tensing your neck muscles and when you are not . |