Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] is easy to forget " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are so used to hearing talk about the nervous system ‘ encoding ’ the outside world that it is easy to forget that this is a metaphor and it is one that has no place in serious philosophical discussion of the mind-body problem or the philosophy of perception . |
| 2 | Particularly in their polemical passages they have a freshness and directness , such assurance that the world is now their oyster , that it is easy to forget that they did not go uncriticized . |
| 3 | We all have so many responsibilities in life that it is easy to forget how to have fun . |
| 4 | Power is so seductively close that it is easy to forget that in British politics the winner takes all , or to believe that this time it all will come right and they can themselves grasp power without conceding any . |
| 5 | Radio has made such rapid progress and become so fundamental a part of daily life throughout much of Africa that it is easy to forget just how recently it arrived and how fast it has grown . |
| 6 | We wade around in so many glossy pointless circulars , so many yards of dubious newsprint , that it is easy to forget this primary fact : it is words , and our ability to speak and write , which make us human . |
| 7 | The foreground of Burton 's life is so vivid that it is easy to forget the dramatic and hugely influential background against which it is being played out . |
| 8 | There are such obvious advantages in having access through video to examples of teaching that it is easy to forget that there can also be problems . |
| 9 | Neither group had the bilingual competence which could form a sound basis for interpreter training but it is easy to forget what a considerable achievement the language skills they did possess demonstrated . |
| 10 | It is invaluable to make notes on your inner journeys , since it is easy to forget insights and action plans unless you write them down . |