Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And he takes this to show that it is impossible for good empiricists to avoid going along with him . |
| 32 | However , it is impossible for small builders to take on trainees . |
| 33 | The International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences was last published in 1968 so , while it is useful for general articles , its facts are now very out of date indeed . |
| 34 | It is useful for determining changes in internal energy , changes in enthalpy and heat capacities , for example . |
| 35 | As this reaction is not shared by alkanes it is useful for separating mixtures of alkanes and alkenes . |
| 36 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place . |
| 37 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to examine his ballets and discover that he mostly set them in countries possessing easily recognised characteristics . |
| 38 | The justification is that it is undesirable for domestic firms to compete against each other in overseas markets : national welfare is enhanced if they maximize their joint rents . |
| 39 | To pursue the point , although it is normal for regulated companies and publicly owned companies to face little competition , if they were replaced by some other structure it is not clear that competition would develop . |
| 40 | At the other end of the scale , although in many cases it is open to private individuals to prosecute for breach of the criminal law , it is generally thought , for various reasons , that usually it is best for public prosecutors to take such action . |
| 41 | It is easy for adopted parents to feel hurt or rejected and it is only rarely that they and the child make the search together . |
| 42 | Another big plus is that its two separate states are very different — it is easy for other devices to detect which ‘ state ’ a quiteron switch is in . |
| 43 | Britain fares particularly badly out of this , because of her unusually open economy , since it is possible for continental rivals to make bids in Britain . |
| 44 | I am here partly because I was fortunate enough to have the happiest and healthiest of childhoods and I see it as a very happy obligation to try to do my best to ensure that all over the world it is possible for other children to enjoy something of what I had . |
| 45 | Normally , however , one would expect the transport police to be responsible , but it is possible for other police officers to conduct tests . |
| 46 | It is possible for outstanding physiologists to describe properties of the brain without reference to psychological theories , of course , but it is surprising how far the acceptance of physiological results depends on the availability of a psychological context in which to place them . |
| 47 | In many jobs , condition ( 4 ) can be fulfilled as it is possible for similar types of work to be tackled throughout the 24 hours . |
| 48 | As described in Section 3.3 , if it is possible for real particles to pass through them , then it will be possible for those particles to subsequently look back and observe the naked singularity in region IV . |
| 49 | It is possible for certain forms of mental handicap to be detected in the womb of the pregnant mother by various types of medical tests . |
| 50 | While users have automatic access to modules managed by the hierarchy of users on their branch of the family tree , it is possible for certain users outwith this structure to have access to another user 's modules , if so required . |
| 51 | However , it is possible for large companies to arrange to recycle coolants . |
| 52 | So they are , in a sense ( to be disputed on other grounds in a later chapter ) , but they are also molecules , and it is possible for human chemists to purify them , bottle them and store them on a shelf . |
| 53 | It is possible for local authorities to organise their elderly people 's accommodation provision in such a way as to gain the concessionary licence . |
| 54 | Erm but erm I I merely pose it as as an indication that erm it is possible for local authorities to erm not open the door to development , speculative development , er if they do not wish to do so erm because it does not ride override existing structure plan policies . |
| 55 | It is possible for governing bodies to build in an external element in the appeal procedure : this is something they might wish to consider . |
| 56 | It is possible for sixth-form students in British secondary schools to take the Advanced- ( ‘ A ’ — ) level examination for school-leavers in such subjects as philosophy or economics or sociology , but it is not at all common , and incoming university students of these subjects usually begin at the beginning , with open minds but with the necessary commitment to learning . |
| 57 | It is possible for indirect taxes to be levied at an even rate across all goods and services ; a sales tax with a single rate of , say , 5 per cent , or value added tax , are examples . |
| 58 | It is wise for inexperienced pilots to carry additional ballast to bring the c.g. well forward , making the glider more stable and increasing the stick forces . |
| 59 | In these circumstances , it is convenient for corporate officials to pull the cloak of honest ignorance over their heads and proceed under its darkness to stumble blindly and unwittingly over the thin line between what is condoned and what is condemned . |
| 60 | Prostitution is widespread , an integral part of a highly poverty-ridden and machista society , where it is common for adolescent boys to be taken by relatives to a brothel for their sexual initiation . |