Example sentences of "it be little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe one of the reasons Microsoft Corp 's NT is n't pegged to go on Sparc is because it 's little endian and Sparc is big endian : we 've heard that it would mean a major rewrite , something Bill Gates had n't figured on . |
| 2 | It is little compensation to know that no fewer than six earned themselves the VC ; myth has it that they were all won before breakfast . |
| 3 | It is little wonder , therefore , that during those parts of the year which were spent at Saint Cloud , Compiègne or Fontainebleau the emphasis should have been placed on greater informality . |
| 4 | It is little wonder , therefore , that Carmarthen retains so much of its countryside influences . |
| 5 | It is little wonder , then , that they preferred to look elsewhere for employment . |
| 6 | It is little wonder , then , that ostracism and gossip were such powerful ways of enforcing the values and standards of village life , nor that the criteria of status and prestige in the community also tended to be derived from the world of work . |
| 7 | It is little wonder , then , that until quite recently the Ministry of Agriculture , mindful of its responsibility to increase the production of as much cheap food as possible , gave grants to farmers for hedgerow removal . |
| 8 | It is little surprise that they are saying that for the time being they will give Mrs Cresson the ‘ benefit of the doubt ’ . |
| 9 | It is little surprise to read that : — |
| 10 | While this may be acquired partly through acquiring delegated tasks it is little use choosing someone who feels totally inadequate when faced with new responsibilities . |
| 11 | It is little use allowing conditions to deteriorate for three months and then to conduct a total clean-out of the filter and a 100% water change . |
| 12 | At this point a word of warning should be included : it is little use spending days/weeks describing and analysing one thin section if you are not sure whether this section is representative of the sedimentary sequence you are evaluating . |
| 13 | She struggled furiously , but it was little use , and at the top of the steps he set her on her feet . |