Example sentences of "it is generally [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually when assessing damages in respect of non-pecuniary loss a court will award one lump sum in respect of " pain and suffering and loss of amenities " and in such cases it is generally impossible to say how much relates to " pain and suffering " and how much to " loss of amenities " . |
| 2 | It is generally better to provide services on a small rather than a large scale . |
| 3 | But it is generally easy to recognize a peak due to ionization from an essentially non-bonding level . |
| 4 | It is generally best to leave valve servicing and replacement to a professional plumber . |
| 5 | It is generally best to leave maintenance and repairs of central heating boilers to an expert service engineer , and to have your system serviced at least annually to keep it in good condition . |
| 6 | When the loads are comparatively small in relation to the size it is generally best to concentrate the compression loads into a few compact , rod-like members and to diffuse the tensions into fabric and cords . |
| 7 | it is generally best to quote the nearest authority first and to allot it the most space , the other cases can be brought more casually into the discussion , as you have time . |
| 8 | Evidence suggests it is generally best to tell early ( even while the adoptee is still a baby ) so the child grows up with the knowledge ; it also removes the risk of someone else telling the child . |
| 9 | With care it is generally possible to express most ideas clearly and accurately ; however , on occasions it may be necessary to adopt particular language or legal formulae in order to express an idea accurately . |
| 10 | First of all , it is generally possible to specify a selector and a selectee in a construction in which co-occurrence restrictions are operating . |
| 11 | The list itself contains a description , and it is generally possible to tell from that which features are protected . |
| 12 | This may be too strong ; it is possible to state " general rules " for the interpretation of some common provisions , but those rules are only rebuttable presumptions and it is generally possible to find authorities to support a different interpretation . |
| 13 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 14 | And , just as an effective fishing lure may be fabricated from cheap , shiny metal , it is generally possible to summarise a commercial movie 's hook in one sentence . |
| 15 | It is generally possible to isolate at least one compelling selling feature even if it is only that your client 's product is the cheapest . |
| 16 | The breadth of such bands means that those of different species often overlap , but it is generally possible to select a wavelength at which one compound may be monitored during the course of a reaction , for instance . |
| 17 | Depending on the country and the fish concerned it is generally legal to bring fish into the U.K. providing you obtain an import licence first . |
| 18 | There is no simple answer but it is generally advisable to describe the disappointments in broad terms as they affect the whole school ( ‘ the LEA has been unable to grant our request for extra welfare assistance ’ ) and present the successes individually but anonymously ( ‘ through the efforts of the governors a reading aid has been provided for a partially sighted pupil ’ ) . |
| 19 | It is generally advisable to find out something about a fish before purchasing it . |
| 20 | Although phenol-formaldehyde glues resulted in good waterproof plywood , they left the problem of the gluing of joints in the assembly of aircraft and boats unsolved , since it is generally impracticable to heat the joints of large structures in a controlled manner . |
| 21 | Overall what stands out from intercity comparisons such as these is that firstly , London 's difficulties are echoed elsewhere , which is comforting since it is generally easier to put up with a problem if you know that others share it . |
| 22 | It is generally easier to alter margins before you have typed in a document , especially if you will be setting tabs . |
| 23 | Then in order to convert physical laws valid in SR ( free fall ) directly into forms that are valid in accelerating frames as well , it is generally sufficient to replace all space time derivatives by their covariant equivalents . |
| 24 | It is generally difficult to find recurrent contrasts of form in which they participate , let alone recurrent semantic contrasts — and they do not respond to any of the rescue strategies . |
| 25 | It is generally sensible to limit the additional capabilities that the new desktop publishing product will give you to the bare minimum . |
| 26 | ( 2 ) It is generally acceptable to state that an offer will not be made for a particular period of time . |
| 27 | In acute diseases it is generally adequate to look only at the symptoms of the acute disease itself . |
| 28 | Although some remarkably conservation-conscious agents exist , it is generally true to say that land-agents have played , and continue to play , a significant role in hastening the destruction of the English landscape by intensive agriculture . |
| 29 | Despite these particular difficulties with older urban areas , it is generally true to say that in less than a decade the Dutch created and adopted a revolutionary residential environment which , even in car-dominated cities , displayed many of the benefits of the street in the pre-motorised era . |
| 30 | Fourthly it is generally true to say that fewer people are required to operate such systems and those employed are normally kept outside the main storage area . |