Example sentences of "important thing [is] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The most important thing is to be very calm — even bored .
2 For the profession at large the most important thing is to be guided by the professional association and to act professionally and challenge attempts at censorship from whatever direction .
3 The important thing is to be open to the place : let it speak to you until you become aware of its spiritual essence .
4 The important thing is to be aware of these weak points yourself so that you can be prepared with the best positive interpretation of them if the interviewer picks them up .
5 The important thing is to be open about yourself — both in terms of where you are oppressed and where you oppress others .
6 The important thing is to be able to let your partner know what sort of sex you want and that you want safer sex .
7 The important thing is to be clear about the distinction between the different types of research work involved .
8 The important thing is to be happy with what you are doing with your life .
9 I all conscious that the most important thing is to be encouraging , to stimulate rather than to regulate .
10 Any of these methods is satisfactory ; the important thing is to be consistent .
11 In retrospect she says the most important thing is for parents to build in some kind of motivation or prospect that means something to their offspring .
12 Dr Cunningham said : ‘ The important thing is for Neil to stay on as leader of the party and build on the gains we have made in this election . ’
13 Do n't feel bad if that happens because the most important thing is for you to BE SAFE .
14 Royal College of Nursing spokesman Jamie Fleming said : ‘ The most important thing is for nurses to have an effective complaints procedure .
15 The important thing is for people to listen to the genuine concerns , sort out the , the real issues from the power politics and then hopefully go forward in , in a , in a manner of conciliation .
16 It is like going into Europe — the important thing is by reiteration to make people think , whether they are for it or against it , that it is inevitable ’ .
17 I think a good example to use with younger people with er pe with pensions as well is that the , the er the cutting down of funding that the government is making and it 's going to be hitting like the younger people and another important thing is like with the , with the Australia issue , I mean in Australia now it 's compulsory for everybody under the age of twenty five to have a personal pension and that r and that age rise is going to , that age limit is going to rise each time because they want to abolish the State pension completely and it was only , what , what about two months ago that there was , that there was er articles in I think it was The Times about them doing a similar operation in this country , you know ?
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