Example sentences of "[verb] how [adj] it is for " in BNC.

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1 Most of your colleagues will be parents or will know young people ; they will recognise how vital it is for these young people to leave school with relevant knowledge and appropriate skills and attitudes .
2 I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … "
3 You should know how lonely it is for us . ’
4 Reading or hearing of other pilots ' experiences emphasises how easy it is for even seasoned pilots to make mistakes .
5 A comparison of such different ballets as Enigma Variations , Fancy Free and The Rake 's Progress emphasises how important it is for young choreographers to remember that ballet is an art of the general as well as of the particular .
6 These results show how common it is for small mammals to become trapped in pitfalls , and although there is some selection in species trapped , depending on local circumstances , the degree of bias is less than might be expected .
7 ‘ The figures are a movable feast , but they show how important it is for anonymised prevalence testing to get under way so we can get a true picture of infection in the population . ’
8 We have seen how important it is for the retailer to choose the right place and the right product .
9 But this shows how necessary it is for proud , independent , self-reliant people to be broken , re-educated , and redirected to walk in the ways of the Lord .
10 The conversion also shows how important it is for the planning authority to be flexible about change of use so the right scheme does not get blocked prematurely .
11 Look how difficult it is for women to get on in the medical or legal profession !
12 For men under 20 , the job offer arrival rates are at least nine times higher than for men aged 55 and over ( at the mean wage ) , emphasising how difficult it is for older unemployed men to obtain a job .
13 She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . "
14 We all know how difficult it is for scientists to obtain their due recognition .
15 You know how difficult it is for two women to live together , especially if they 're mother and daughter .
16 We all know how difficult it is for members of the security forces and their families , and we should now be aware that they are at risk all the time .
17 Unfortunately many employees also know how difficult it is for us to stop them simply imposing changes without agreement from the people that are affected .
18 I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’
19 We all know how vital it is for good health .
20 These trends indicate how difficult it is for the market to translate what it has been told about the purchasing power of this group into reality .
21 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 .
22 and they 're not appreciating how difficult it is for some of them families to send them there .
23 ‘ I should have thought anyone with a grain of sensitivity would realise how painful it is for all of us to have this all raked up again .
24 A recent report published by the EOC revealed how difficult it is for girls in YTP .
25 At the end , Slim is the only one who understands how difficult it is for George to take the action that he did , and also why he did it .
26 I can not over-emphasise how important it is for cyclists , that any barrier should allow enough room to pass through without dismounting .
27 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 . ’
28 I wonder how important it is for those players because the the competition over here has its detractors , what about over there , I ca n't imagine the Italians being that bothered about doing well in this competition , certainly the gates over there do n't suggest that it 's that important ?
29 You know as well as I do how dangerous it is for a woman alone on the roads — any pervert could pick you up ! ’
30 This is another case which proves how vital it is for Attorney General Sir Nicholas Lyell to correct inconsistencies in sentencing .
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