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Example sentences of "it [adj] [prep] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390-9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five-year product life .
2	English pragmatism had made it possible for many educational administrators to use an intelligence test in addition to examinations of attainment , as a refinement of their selection process .
3	On the other hand , without the gay community there would not have been the collective response of support which has made it possible for many gay men to live with AIDS or the fear of AIDS .
4	It has already been noted that interactions between infant and adult lead to the development of pre-verbal communicative exchanges in which adult and child are able to refer to objects and events ; successful joint reference makes it possible for these external objects and events to become ‘ topics ’ for further exchanges .
5	But is n't it due for some extensive reform ?
6	bring into active play all the possible forces , schools and clubs , etc. , to neutralise and overcome the pernicious influences of ‘ blind alley ’ employment , to insure that , however uneducative and useless a juvenile 's job may be from the point of view of the future , he shall not on that account emerge from it unfitted for any other kind of labour .
7	AIDS , entering the body by the same route , further attacks body immunity and leaves it prone to any passing infection .
8	I shall make it clear to those moronic malcontents on the terraces that I have no intention of quitting .
9	HCIMA welcomes such initiative and is pleased that the modular structure of the course makes it appropriate to these various study routes .
10	Jan and Tony keep it simple with some refreshing results
11	It 's the easiest look to create and wear — high glamour , long-lasting and no fuss — which makes it perfect for those special occasions .
12	In fact , the erratic supplies of kerosene and LPG make it impossible for many middle-class families to rely on one source of energy .
13	In areas where the inflation of housing prices has made it impossible for many local people to obtain their own homes , the sight of outsiders purchasing houses when they already have one elsewhere can be an affront to local dignity .
14	I hope that Mr Cunningham will go to his Senior Common Room to borrow a copy of the Mail on Sunday , where he is , in effect , told off by Maeve Binchy : ‘ It 's a story where almost all sex is joyful , a lot of it carefree , most of it responsible in that puppy-like Lysander [ the main character ] usually remembers his condom .
15	Her mother was so worried she wrote to The Times asking , ‘ Is it fair for any human being , regardless of circumstances , to be treated in this way ? ’
16	But tonight , although she had left it open on many other nights , it happened to be locked .
17	This is true , but of no great significance since it is easy to modify the model developed above and make it immune from this particular criticism , while ensuring that all its important features are retained .
18	The European Commission has recommended that taxes on biodiesel be limited to 10 per cent of the level on fossil fuels , making it competitive in some European countries .