Example sentences of "[adj] it is [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who considers what has happened with regard to the sugar and milk quotas or to anything else about which we felt that we should have had a different package but could not achieve it will be aware of how dangerous it is to allow the negotiations to proceed quickly when a longer discussion might result in a better solution . |
| 2 | At least one well-documented zodiac has now been claimed by its author to be a conscious fabrication , and the astrologer John Addey has shown how easy it is to ascribe the characteristics of the signs of the zodiac to places chosen at random , in his humorous example of the Cheam Zodiac . |
| 3 | After the passage of nearly half a century , how easy it is to criticise the decision taken by a general in the midst of a most desperate battle . |
| 4 | Do you want to know how easy it is to affect the environment of the world by planting trees or buying eco-friendly products ? |
| 5 | Consider how easy it is to expand the system both in terms of users and in terms of extra facilities . |
| 6 | There is another way of looking at how stable the structure of diamond is — that is by asking how easy it is to break the bonds that hold it together . |
| 7 | This decision depends on how easy it is to convert the SoftBench environment with Alsys tools to other operating systems , although Walker recognises Alsys will have to provide standard interfaces like Motif and Open Look if it sticks with Ada World . |
| 8 | ‘ Clearly the older the child is , the more likely it is to understand the instructions it is giving and the effect those instructions will have upon their future . |
| 9 | He made no comment on the ‘ workstart pilots ’ scheme under which four schemes in different parts of the country will test how effective it is to encourage the recruitment of long-term unemployed people by paying a temporary subsidy to employees . |
| 10 | How cheering it is to read the assurance of that humane , decent and democratic socialist George Orwell that , when down to his last pennies , he would always spend them on tobacco rather than food . |
| 11 | If you came from Mexico , he said , you would give up this shallow cynicism and understand just how important it is to keep the bookshops open , to keep the galleries open , even to keep the opera houses open . |
| 12 | Knowing ( from expensive experience elsewhere ! ) how important it is to keep the fabric in good order , I propose to get this attended to as soon as possible . |
| 13 | The results underline how essential it is to scrutinize the case for publishing exhibition catalogues ( as opposed to free handouts ) very carefully , and to take into account factors such as the saleability of the catalogue after the exhibition is over , and the importance of carefully directed promotion of publications through mail order . |
| 14 | Dates for this year were already booked but much work is going on in the background to see how possible it is to reduce the number of reunions and thereby enable members to meet more old friends . |
| 15 | But from their suffering , we should all have learned how vital it is to beat the menace of video violence . |
| 16 | On the other hand , we realize how difficult it is to use the law to bring these rogue employees to task . |
| 17 | The longer one is so possessed , the more difficult it is to exorcise the sasoo spirit , since , ‘ like a real spouse ’ , it merges with the very flesh and bone of the victim . |
| 18 | Two independent vets explained how difficult it is to determine the age of a dog after it is a year old . |