Example sentences of "is [not/n't] [adv] [adj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your timing is right , Positive ideas of this kind may well give her hope and encouragement , but they should not be introduced too early in the grieving process , or she may regard them almost as an insult to the depth of her sorrow at a time when she is not yet ready to look to the future . |
| 2 | There are enormous pressures on the time of the Administration and Commons and it is not always possible to give to Bills the leisured consideration desirable for good drafting and effective debate . |
| 3 | It is not always possible to keep to that principle , or to the above one about using words of the same classes . |
| 4 | The sterling bond market is not only small compared to those denominated in dollars and in yen , it is also much smaller than those denominated in marks , lira and French francs . |
| 5 | While the courts are chary of ‘ trespassing upon the province of Parliament ’ , because of the doctrine of the supremacy of Parliament , it appears that Parliament is not so willing to accord to the courts a rightful province upon which Parliament should not trespass . |