Example sentences of "is [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is normal for me to report to the Council 's Planning Committee the end of year disease statistics and any recommendations which might be necessary in line with the management strategy . |
| 2 | If the official receiver has a number of general proxies given to him , it is usual for him to vote with these proxies in accordance with the wishes of the majority as expressed at the meeting itself or by virtue of special proxies lodged . |
| 3 | It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule . |
| 4 | Once a scientist has universal laws and theories at his disposal , it is possible for him to derive from them various consequences that serve as explanations and predictions . |
| 5 | Once man has habituated himself to the world of emotions which is a form of the transcendent , it is possible for him to cross into it at will . |
| 6 | Members of congress , by contrast , enjoy great power without responsibility ; it is possible for them to wallow in carping criticism and to engage in other negative tactics free from the anxiety of ever having to shoulder the responsibility for government — a burden that the president can not escape . |
| 7 | It is possible for you to insure against loss of income through disablement or illness , but not against redundancy . |
| 8 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 9 | ‘ Having seen him about six times , and having spoken to most of their leaders , I believe that the time is right for us to talk to them now , to end this whole conflict once and for all . |
| 10 | Ah computational modelling is easier for me to present to you but then the role of context might become more important so you can appreciate it , in which case I shall give you that first . |
| 11 | Obviously , it is easier for them to develop in the Second Division rather than the First Division . ’ |
| 12 | Therefore either the customers must continually be changing identity ( so it is sensible for them to engage in some search ) and some expectation must have been built up about potential high benefits to search , or else search costs must be truly trivial , in order for the potential incumbent to stand a chance of usurping the established firm . |
| 13 | ‘ And we have to decide if it is sensible for you to go to Baskerville Hall . |
| 14 | mainly in those areas which concern women ; it is impossible for them to disappear from one day to the next . |
| 15 | Compton Mackenzie truly said that while it is easy for a woman to behave like a man , it is impossible for her to behave like a gentleman . |
| 16 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 17 | ‘ It is impossible for someone to marry into the Royal Family and have separate but equal status . |
| 18 | Applying scientific methods to art conservation is easy for them to cope with . |
| 19 | Young people with no job lose confidence and it is easy for them to slide into living in reversal of night and day . |
| 20 | They argue that it is easy for someone to appear to be above the age of 17 and say laws should be introduced that place less onus on the newsagent , who may be an innocent victim . |
| 21 | It is easy for us to slip into the assumption that the institutional , professional and curricular structures with which we are familiar are somehow natural or inevitable . |
| 22 | That being so , it is appropriate for us to act in a similar way . |
| 23 | It is unusual for me to start with a reissue , but I do think this is a clever bit of publishing . |
| 24 | In many households it is conventional for everyone to retire at the same time , and to re-emerge simultaneously in the morning , with scant toleration being shown to individuals who do not conform . |
| 25 | They know that their children are stronger than them in many ways and it is hard for them to come to terms with that and still keep their dignity and self-respect . |
| 26 | Clearly , it is cheaper for them to operate like this because they do not have regular wage bills to pay . |
| 27 | ‘ Nothing in the provisions of this Article shall be taken to require a person to repeat any testing , examination or research which has been carried out otherwise than by him or at his instance , in so far as it is reasonable for him to rely on the results thereof for the purposes of those provisions . ’ |
| 28 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
| 29 | ‘ It is despicable for someone to play on the fears of ordinary people in this way . |
| 30 | ‘ It is despicable for someone to play on the fears of ordinary people in this way . ’ |