Example sentences of "[vb past] that it was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We found that it was cheaper for the four Europeans to travel to America than for the two Americans to come to London or Berlin . |
| 2 | This was followed in the case of Ellen Street Estates Ltd. v. The Minister of Health ( C.A. , 1934 ) where the court found that it was impossible for Parliament to enact that , in a subsequent statute dealing with the same subject-matter , there should be no implied repeal . |
| 3 | He himself had received letters from all over England , seeking his advice on questions of conscience , and found that it was unsatisfactory for Anglicans to have to rely on Roman Catholic literature for guidance in such matters . |
| 4 | Ramsey realized that it was possible for a mind to inhabit a partly unreal world . |
| 5 | He realised that it was improper for Policemen to accept gifts . |
| 6 | In 1670 , Richard Baxter 's book , ‘ The Cure of Church Divisions ’ was published in which he argued that it was good for Christians to continue to worship in parish churches despite the bitter hostility against Nonconformists . |
| 7 | Unwilling to follow Merleau-Ponty by dropping the second in favour of the first , Sartre argued that it was possible for man to be both at once through the movement of praxis , that is intentional actions which produce material effects . |
| 8 | Only a few exceptional women were likely to take advantage of equal education opportunities , though on grounds of utility alone , Mill argued that it was important for this small pool of female talent to be permitted free choice of occupation so that it might contribute to human development . |
| 9 | The former Dean of the Institute , Dr Marten Shipman , believed that it was essential for schools and teacher training institutions to play a shared role in the development of students . |
| 10 | Fred Jowett , who nevertheless remained with the ILP , " believed that it was fundamental for the ILP to continue to keep in the main stream of working class life through its mass organisation in the Labour Party and the Trade Union Movement " .37 After the " clean break " of 1932 the ILP could only alleviate its isolation by working with the smaller , though more militant , groups on the Left . |
| 11 | Finance Ministers and central bank governors ( i ) commented that the United Kingdom was moving towards economic recovery , that recovery was under way in the United States , that growth was projected to pick up in Italy and France , and that in Japan and Germany growth had slowed from the rapid pace in 1990 to a more sustainable rate ; ( ii ) noted the importance of strengthening global savings ; ( iii ) reaffirmed the need for effective measures to avoid the recurrence of " recent irregularities that were revealed in some financial markets " ( a reference in particular to scandals in Japan — see pp. 38529 — and to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International — see pp. 38396-37 ; 38355 ; 38545 ) ; ( iv ) called on the Paris Club to continue discussions on how best to implement promptly additional debt relief measures , on a case-by-case basis , which went well beyond the relief already granted under the " Toronto terms " [ see pp. 36123-24 ] ; and ( v ) noted that it was essential for developing countries to encourage private capital flows . |
| 12 | One young woman stated that it was impossible for her to come off and stay off while her partner was still using : |
| 13 | He reckoned that it was better for the new Iranian prime minister , Shapour Bakhtiar , that the Shah stayed in Muslim country and he thought that Hasans influence would help " keep Khomeini under control " |
| 14 | I indicated a chair and she nodded that it was OK for me to sit down . |
| 15 | Although a date for the elections was not set , the government indicated that it was anxious for voting to take place before the end of the year . |
| 16 | ‘ The cases in which the principle has been applied are cases in which the nature , scope and purpose of the function vested in the repository made it unlikely that Parliament intended that it was to be exercised by the repository personally because administrative necessity indicated that it was impractical for him to act otherwise than through his officers or officers responsible to him . |
| 17 | The Royal Commission on the Police ( 1962 ) indicated that it was responsible for the physical well-being of the force . |
| 18 | Amid mounting political and economic problems Attlee decided that it was impossible for the government to struggle on with its tiny majority . |
| 19 | The answer was that Pomeranian Polish identity was no threat unless the Junkers decided that it was convenient for it to be so ; the identity of the Pomeranian Poles was so peripheral to Polish national identity that politically these people were no threat at all . |
| 20 | A notice at the bottom of the street warned that it was unsuitable for motors . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman then implied that it was difficult for people to obtain certificates because of the cost of obtaining the qualifications . |
| 22 | Crafthole was on one of the main routes into Cornwall and the same writer Carew , recorded that it was customary for those passing through to make fun of the village ladies for their somewhat notorious lack of morals . |
| 23 | But more significantly the development and widespread availability of pre-designed packages , such as OCP ( the Oxford Concordance Package ) for concordance construction , and SPSS ( Statistical Package for Social Sciences ) for statistical analysis , meant that it was possible for the humanist to become more independent of the computing experts , and to operate with at most low-level assistance . |
| 24 | As well as the qualitative benefits brought about by greater accuracy and timeliness of information , the efficiency of the system meant that it was possible for the integration of the personnel records and wages departments to be achieved with a 40 per cent reduction in staff , natural wastage and redeployment within the organisation accounting for some 20 individuals . |
| 25 | The King afterwards explained his sudden decision in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ When I realized how serious the situation both political and financial had become , I felt that it was necessary for me to be in close touch with my Prime Minister and of course he could n't come here . ’ |
| 26 | He stressed that it was essential for Balbinder to start at Cedars as soon as possible , if he was going to catch up . |
| 27 | Conservatives sometimes asserted that it was good for MPs to continue with other part-time occupations so that they could gain wider experience of society 's problems . |
| 28 | She leaned back in her chair whistling softly under her breath , then remembered that it was vulgar for a woman to whistle . |
| 29 | When the latest decision became known last night , Peter said that it was encouraging for Mansell , the Ferrari lawyer pointing out that this was the first time that the FIA had not confirmed a decision . |
| 30 | He had insisted on living in Auckland Castle though some people said that it was absurd for the Bishop of Durham to be saddled with such a pile . |