Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] it is [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If parents and nurses would only realise how much easier it is for the child to bend to the social and moral laws in later life , when trained from infancy , how much sorrow might be saved . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | owing to the difficulty of forecasting [ … ] the less possible , and indeed , the less desirable it is for the person purchasing to specify what the other contracting party is expected to do [ … |
| 4 | If the meme is a scientific idea , its spread will depend on how acceptable it is to the population of individual scientists ; a rough measure of its survival value could be obtained by counting the number of times it is referred to in successive years in scientific journals . |
| 5 | And it also tells me how high it is in the sky . |
| 6 | The important thing to note about this example is just how favourable it is to the general natural law case which Finnis , I take it , is at pains to defend . |
| 7 | Just how consistent it is with the prevailing relationship of disabled people to our able-bodied society comes clear when you look at some of the many questions which can be raised . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | Control of the rhythm of the lesson will depend partly on the structure of the program and how easy it is for the teacher to use . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | Or we might want to know how cold it is to the nearest °C , in which case we have no choice . |
| 12 | One of the first to bring global warming to international attention , Hansen says the effects of the Philippines eruption underline how sensitive the atmosphere is to small changes in heat balance and how vulnerable it is to the greenhouse effect . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | We have seen how important it is for the retailer to choose the right place and the right product . |
| 15 | Just how important it is for the mountain goat to be footsure is summed up by Doug Chadwick , an American biologist who lived with goats for several years : |
| 16 | For all its graphs , diagrams and photographs and highly technical text , I was glad to see that the practical matters were not neglected and the author was keen to emphasise the personal touch and how important it is for the stockman to treat his cows with confidence , affection and respect . |
| 17 | With Seve you 're sticking your neck out telling him how far it is to the green . |
| 18 | So long as you know how far it is to the line , and so long as someone is calling out the time to the start , you just need to judge your speed correctly . |
| 19 | The bee tells her audience how far it is to the food by another property of the dance , its rate . |
| 20 | ‘ Have you seen how far it is to the bathroom ? ’ |
| 21 | Looking down at the fish we lose sight of its great depth and instead see how thin it is across the back . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | How effective any given synapse is at influencing the postsynaptic neuron in firing depends on a number of factors — how close it is to the cell body , whether it is on the shaft of a dendrite or on one of the many spines , and so forth . |