Example sentences of "it is [adj] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is good to be a dog , ’ Sergeant thought happily . |
| 2 | Mussolini harangued his people long and often , peppering his speeches with slogans like ‘ it is better to be a lion for a year than a sheep for a hundred years ’ . |
| 3 | " It is better to be a child in a green pasture , " |
| 4 | There are times when it is better to be a listener , and a very attentive one , at that . |
| 5 | To gain the title of Nordic Champion , it is necessary to be a champion in the country of origin and also to achieve at least one certificate in each of the other countries . |
| 6 | He had preached a sermon in which he had said these words : ‘ It is dangerous to be a Christian in our nation . |
| 7 | Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship . |
| 8 | Whether the Ephesian disciples were Christians or not before Paul 's arrival — and the development of the story suggests that he finds they were not — Paul 's initial question still assumes that it is possible to be a believer in Jesus without receiving fully the Holy Spirit . |
| 9 | " Alarmist and badly educated people " , he wrote , " do not understand that it is possible to be an outright enemy of the entire contemporary order without being a liberal " . |
| 10 | This at least can not be true , that it is proper to be the cause of avoidable ill … this at least is dogma . |
| 11 | Now more than ever it is important to be a force for change . |
| 12 | Yet , if it is difficult to be a vocal composer , it is even more difficult to say what should be done . |
| 13 | A characteristic feature of the placebo effect is that it does not last all that long : it is usually only a matter of weeks , and two to six months is about the most that can be expected : If a patient responds to a new treatment and is still well after a year , it is unlikely to be a placebo effect . |
| 14 | Only join clubs , societies , or associations if the work or activity that they pursue is really of interest to you , though , or it is unlikely to be a success . |
| 15 | Answer guide : In the case of the TV licence it is unlikely to be a business expense . |
| 16 | If the long-term use of information resources by individuals beyond the corporation is included as a benefit at all , it is unlikely to be a major priority for funding and may even be viewed with caution . |
| 17 | But it is unlikely to be an accurate assessment , because shot and mortally wounded whales , unlike harpooned ones , can escape and die without being retrieved and , of course , are not counted against the quota — in fact as many as 1000 narwhals may die each year at the hands of Canadian hunters . |
| 18 | Fortunately , this corresponds to 110mph in top gear so it is unlikely to be an irritation on a British motorway . |
| 19 | Accepting the authority or leadership of a person or an institution is , for example , a way of defining one 's own identity as a member of a nation or some other group , though needless to say it is unlikely to be the only way any person will express his identification with such a group . |
| 20 | Suffice it to say that such is the complexity of this area of the law that one case on the subject , discussed in Chapter 13 , has already reached the House of Lords ; it is unlikely to be the last . |
| 21 | This has yet to be approved but , even so , it is unlikely to be the end of the argument . |
| 22 | It is unlikely to be the transfer of a business as a going concern if the purchaser merely completes work for the vendor after completion under a specific contract with the vendor ( Melon v Hector Powe Ltd [ 1981 ] 1 All ER 313 ) . |
| 23 | The loss of a significant relationship through death is , however , likely to be one that we have not been able to prepare for much in advance , and it is likely to be a loss that we do regret . |
| 24 | With its strong commitment to economic and social development , combined with bilingual education and the promotion of Gaelic culture , it is likely to be a major force in the future . |
| 25 | It is not easy for them to get a meal , but if they do it is likely to be a big one . |
| 26 | If the image shows perspective and not parallel projection of lines , it is likely to be a solid model . |
| 27 | It is likely to be a depressing experience if one is already tired after a day 's work and possibly even more frustrating with background noise and dim lights . |
| 28 | For many thousands of children experiencing actual separation and the consequences of divorce of their parents , it is likely to be a continuous process of change and adjustment and of considerable anxiety as their parents try to resolve the different stages identified above . |
| 29 | But look which cultural projects have been funded by the EC almost incidentally over the last few years , and you see that in practise it is likely to be a thoroughly benign Leviathan . |
| 30 | It is likely to be a very expensive policy , for it implies the improvement of housing , schools , social amenities , etc . |