Example sentences of "is [adv] fair [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore rather than using ‘ he or she ’ , it is only fair that ‘ she ’ should be used . |
| 2 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
| 3 | It is only fair that tourism should not , like ivy , choke the Alps , since if the ‘ product ’ is not looked after it may slip well past its ‘ sell-by date ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ It is only fair that I take the criticism . |
| 5 | And here now are Erato putting out a set whose timings are stingy , whose recording quality is only fair and whose performances are again variable . |
| 6 | Kirwan and Timu look good on the wings , while Tuigamala is only fair for he is very large and by no means consistent . |
| 7 | If he is n't prepared to do that then he must accept the workings of a system which is much fairer than the system which was previously enforced . |
| 8 | Home Office Minister , John Patten who 's also MP for Oxford west and Abingdon , says the scheme is much fairer than at present . |
| 9 | For the elderly , and especially for students , it is a better deal than was offered by any previous alternative system of local government finance , and it is much fairer and is a better deal than what would be imposed by the Labour party . |
| 10 | ‘ Dying on your partner ’ , he said ‘ is much fairer and more financially beneficial to them than divorcing them . ’ |
| 11 | It is probably fair that venture capitalists have more say over a company 's affairs than a conventional bank lender with the comfort of a secured arrangement . |
| 12 | The industrial injuries scheme is reasonably fair and sensible . |
| 13 | The format has to be reviewed in order to restore the balance between the desire to give the playing countries enough games in the early stage to sharpen them up for the knock-out competition , and the need for a structure that is both fair and seen to be fair . |
| 14 | It may be almost impossible to allocate the costs of cleaning up old sites in a way that is both fair and efficient . |
| 15 | For many it may be thought that what the market gives you is both fair and rightly yours . |
| 16 | Their PR is as fair as it comes . |
| 17 | It will provide massive rebates for those who are worse off ; and it will be welcomed by the majority of the public , who will realise that it is far fairer than the community charge , that it is progressive and that it will work . |
| 18 | Hair is either fair or yellow . |