Example sentences of "say [pron] [is] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some say it is good for the Prime Minister to mix with the crowd and others that for a Prime Minister it is less than dignified . |
| 2 | Senior sources say it is appropriate for Whitbread to move away from being a family-dominated group , saddled with an arcane share structure , in 1992 , its 250th anniversary . |
| 3 | They say it is unjust for the publicans and bad for the pubs . |
| 4 | Professor Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson , of Manchester University , say it is vital for Britain 's economic future that more young people are persuaded to stay at school after 16 . |
| 5 | They say it 's good for children to grow up with pets around them . |
| 6 | But the Mohammedians say it 's impossible for Jesus to be the son of God because did n't have a wife , and it 's as simple That 's ex that 's exactly how the Islamics view it . |
| 7 | An inquest has been told how an elderley man died from the treatment he was taking for his athletes foot.John Ellis took a revolutionary new drug for his condition , after years of suffering.But within a couple of months , he died from liver failure.But the makers of the drug say it 's safe for most people , and it wo n't be withdrawn.Chris Moore reports . |
| 8 | She says she 's good for another 10 years , even though she 's 39 . |
| 9 | He says he 's sorry for the families . |
| 10 | A north Oxfordshire G P , who was on Edward 's Heath recent mercy mission to Iraq , says he 's concerned for the health of hostages still held in the Gulf as the tension in the region begins to mount . |
| 11 | Now the Professor , who 's originally from Austria says he 's worried for his safety . |
| 12 | But he says he is unavailable for New Zealand , at least until the World Cup . |
| 13 | He says it 's great for the village . |
| 14 | The hospital says it 's sorry for the delays which health watchdogs say are appalling . |
| 15 | Harriet says it 's unusual for chess to make the front pages of the papers , in spite of the fact that she 's been on the front page of The Times . |
| 16 | Even though it says it 's free for you to do it , they 'll still ring up another number |
| 17 | The council initiating the scheme says it 's important for residents to have someone who is n't official to talk to . |
| 18 | And he says you can because he says it 's important for it to be a living thing that 's got to change with the time . |
| 19 | When addressing the problem of Germany 's pre-eminent economic power , he either just says it is good for Europe or he says , ‘ I think our neighbours should overcome the tendency to think in terms of nation-states ’ , while the same thought is expressed by one academic : ‘ in many ways , it no longer makes sense to talk about Germany as a distinct national unit ’ . |
| 20 | The council , backing the " polluter must pay " argument , says it is unfair for householders to bear the brunt of the cost ; a tax should be levied on pesticide manufacturers , it argues , and motorists should pay for road drainage through the car licence duty . |
| 21 | To say this would be to deny the universality of what Professor A. J. Ayer says it is natural for us to assume , namely that we use the same word in different situations because we have noticed a distinctive common feature . |
| 22 | He says it is natural for an artist to be concerned with the environment , as he 's exposed to it so often when working outside . |
| 23 | Because of this , it is very important not to talk to other people about anyone you know who has HIV or AIDS — unless that person has said it is alright for other people to know . |
| 24 | Or even if you have to clarify the title by saying who is responsible for making sure that materials that you use arrive at the place that they 're supposed to arrive at the time . |
| 25 | You 're always saying it 's antisocial for people to have second homes or leave property empty . |
| 26 | The reason I went into physics and what I try to inculcate is that the ideas themselves are interesting and that seems to me to be the main justification for it , so that when people try and justify scientific research by saying it 's good for the economy , the country and so on , or who knows what applications are going to come of it , I 'm inclined to sit rather quietly when that 's said because I 'm not convinced that some of the research that is done nowadays can have any practical application at all in that direct sense . |
| 27 | Are you saying it is impossible for Richmondshire to find an additional ten hectares ? |
| 28 | Users of mail order were much more likely than non-users to say it is convenient for people who are not well off , easy to understand and use , and makes shopping simple . |
| 29 | In my defence , I have to say it is instinctive for any defender to try to prevent a goal . |
| 30 | They said it 's illegal for anyone to go onto a British Rail line without permission . |