Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] for [pron] understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible for us to understand the conclusion , then , without realizing that it is false . |
| 2 | Of course the distinction drawn above only remains if we assume that it is possible for us to understand a proposition which we would or could never be justified in believing or could never come to know to be true . |
| 3 | It is important for you to understand what the physiotherapist does , so that you can follow any instructions the physiotherapist gives you for remedial work at home , and can appreciate the patient 's progress . |
| 4 | It is important for us to understand , therefore , that what was going on in schools in the 1920s , '30s , '40s and '50s paled into insignificance by the side of community drama . |
| 5 | It is difficult for them to understand the fear that is being expressed unless they share it themselves , when there will be a mutual clinging . |
| 6 | It is hard for us to understand how these same principles could have been part of the radical political programme of writers as diverse as Cobbett and Gramsci . ’ |
| 7 | We think that physics is complicated because it is hard for us to understand , and because physics books are full of difficult mathematics . |