Example sentences of "[adv] it is [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps it is fortunate for my own sake that I have no further letter now . ’
2 Thus it is important for them that commitments to work , once they are given , are honoured .
3 The importance of this part of the debate is that it illuminates one crucially important difference between , on this occasion , Devlin and Hart : that is , the disagreement over whether or not it is possible for there to be areas of behaviour which , whilst they might be considered to be ‘ immoral ’ , could also be considered to be ‘ private ’ .
4 Because they are experts and you are not it is easy for them to take the initiative .
5 Now it is important for me to tell the story correctly .
6 Not surprisingly it is difficult for us to decide both how good and how genuinely popular all live variety was , let alone its precise relationship to the new entertainment of the movies .
7 Maybe it is feasible for you to find someone who knows you well enough to comment ( friend , family or colleague ) and to give you some personal insights .
8 If they grow , then it is good for everyone .
9 Consequently it is necessary for him to provide her with feedback so that she is aware that her opinion is duly considered .
10 Indeed it is impossible for us to imagine a social system operated by human beings which was not ordered by language ; human culture , as we know it , could not have been invented by a society of deaf mutes .
11 Firstly it is good for our health since it strengthens the heart , secondly it burns up extra calories and helps to increase our metabolic rate , and thirdly it improves the contours of our body .
12 Yet it is rare for them to be made to take the responsibility for it .
13 For people with anxiety problems however it is common for their confidence to become slowly eroded .
14 There are times when it is convenient for us to go to sleep ( the shops are not open , etc. ) and when it is expected that we will not be noisy .
15 But it does not follow that there may not be a difference in the procedures which are appropriate on the one hand in requiring the driver to provide a specimen of blood or urine under section 7(4) where it is obligatory for him to do so because one of the circumstances specified in section 7(3) has arisen , and on the other hand in informing the driver of his right under section 8(2) to claim that the specimen of breath which he has given containing the lower proportion of alcohol should be replaced by a specimen of blood or urine under section 7(4) .
16 We shall therefore use ascription for the case where the adjective conveys a property which is valid for the entity instantiated by the noun , and association for the case where it is valid for something else .
17 As a result , King Herla rides the countryside with his ghostly retinue still , hoping the dog will indicate where it is safe for him to stop .
18 Again it is unnecessary for him to explain his reluctance to respond in the circumstances to the hope of this reviewer that he would again delight us with an introduction of the wide sweep of brilliance with which he embellished Volume II .
19 Moreover , his review took account of factors which were very different from those relevant to ‘ streamlining the planning machine ’ : the increasing pressure for public consultation and participation in the planning process , and the ‘ dissatisfaction on the part of applicants because they often do not understand why particular decisions have been made , or why it is necessary for what may seem small matters to be the concern of the planning machinery at all ’ .
20 But , you know , there may be many other reasons why it is important for him to get to the top so quickly .
21 You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with .
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