Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] fair [that] " in BNC.
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1 | He has no complaint : ‘ I 've been five years and I think it 's only fair that someone else should have a chance . ’ |
2 | Being over-logical e.g. it 's only fair that you go on holiday without me , as you work and I do n't worry anyway ! |
3 | It 's only fair that you should know that the sow very often has to be slaughtered . " |
4 | ‘ Well , as you had a hand in it it 's only fair that you should enjoy it . ’ |
5 | It is probably fair that venture capitalists have more say over a company 's affairs than a conventional bank lender with the comfort of a secured arrangement . |
6 | Therefore rather than using ‘ he or she ’ , it is only fair that ‘ she ’ should be used . |
7 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
8 | It is only fair that tourism should not , like ivy , choke the Alps , since if the ‘ product ’ is not looked after it may slip well past its ‘ sell-by date ’ . |
9 | ‘ It is only fair that I take the criticism . |