Example sentences of "[adj] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's astonishing how easy it is for us grown-ups to lose touch with the ability to shake off our responsibilities and inhibitions . |
| 32 | Now you can see how easy it is with the numbers to make mistakes especially if you 're multiplying by tens or hundreds or thousands or looking at , trying to just look at a bit of it , oh that 's just , oh hang on is that seven or is that seventeen ? |
| 33 | Although these assumptions may seem too numerous and overly restrictive it is worth restating that this is essentially a deductive economic model which abstracts from reality . |
| 34 | Kenneth Clarke appears above us , saying how sad it is about Chris Patten . |
| 35 | Having read it , I am convinced it is by far the most important study of both the man and the scientist . |
| 36 | I am glad it is behind me . ’ |
| 37 | The measures which we can use include indications that the animal is failing to cope with its environment ( with the difficulties which it encounters ) and measures of how hard it is for that individual to cope with the difficulties . |
| 38 | Teaming up with the Unanimous Decision Crew he talks us through a languid groove based story of how ‘ hard it is for a black man to get a job ’ , ‘ If you 're black , what 's your destination ? ’ he enquires . |
| 39 | ‘ Oh ! if those who rule the destinies of nations would but remember … how hard it is for the very poor to have engendered in their hearts that love of home from which all domestic virtues spring , when they live in dense and squalid masses where social decency is lost , or rather never found , ’ Dickens exclaims in The Old Curiosity Shop . |
| 40 | And Dr Neil and Matey — Miss Mates — taught me so much about … life … so much that is useful … and I learned how hard it is for most people to live even halfway decent lives … and now I am home again . ’ |
| 41 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 42 | And the fire actually started beyond the North Wall , just by the North Gate , but the wind was blowing from the North , and it blew it down , and although it did n't burn the rather better stone houses , facing onto St Aldate 's , erm behind I think a lot of the poorer houses did suffer , and St Ebbe 's parish , next door , suffered a great deal , and because it was war , I think they just , the city council , city records lament that there how hard it is for people , and there 's no money to help them . |
| 43 | speedy it is to . |
| 44 | Right , have you starting to talk early and with a wide coverage unusual it is for their age example , classical music for a three year old , reading by the age of three , early ability and enjoyment of |
| 45 | The longer it stays in the air , the more likely it is to be oxidised acid , the process speeded up by pollutants such as ozone and hydrogen peroxide . |
| 46 | Nothing is impossible and the more unlikely the allegation the more likely it is to be true . |
| 47 | It is also probably true that the more specialized the catalogue the more likely it is to be used for selection — for instance , the catalogues of local publishers , those of specialized formats ( e. g. microforms , large print books ) , or those in subject fields which are dominated by the work of one or two publishers . |
| 48 | The more we do to our hair — whether it is blow-drying , heat-styling , perming or colouring — the more likely it is to be porous , dry and dull . |
| 49 | The deeper down a tunnel goes the more dangerous it is and the more likely it is to be inhabited by some terrible monster . |
| 50 | This example illustrates a general point , namely that the more heavily regulated by statute a government activity is , the more likely it is to be amenable to judicial review . |
| 51 | The more organized the body of knowledge appears to be , the more distinct its academic identity , and the more likely it is to be called a ‘ discipline ’ . |
| 52 | Confirming instances are such if they give inductive support to a theory , and the greater the number of confirming instances established , the greater the support for the theory and the more likely it is to be true . |
| 53 | The more severe PMS , the more likely it is to be noticed — over 20% had their behaviour commented on by colleagues . |
| 54 | Where the breach is caused by inadvertent default the more serious the type of breach covered by the clause , the less likely it is to be reasonable . |
| 55 | The more complicated and far-reaching that the clause is , the more likely it is to be ineffective . |
| 56 | The further away from the making of the contract it was made the more likely it is to be considered as a misrepresentation . |
| 57 | The wider the purported exclusion , the more likely it is to be held unreasonable . |
| 58 | No clear principles determine the allocation of disputes to these bodies although the greater the element of discretion and the more important the policy considerations , the less likely it is for the courts to take on the new area of responsibility . |
| 59 | By patiently watching and recording hits we can build up a probability profile which will indicate how likely it is for a bullet to hit any particular point on the detector . |
| 60 | Newcomers to night fishing are always surprised to find how cold it is at night , especially those few hours before and after dawn . |