Example sentences of "it is usual for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual for a class to consist of between 12 and 16 students divided approximately equally between male and female , and this size of class is likely to be maintained throughout the training course until the finals period in the last two terms . |
| 2 | It is usual for all salami to be sliced very finely . |
| 3 | It is usual for a crust to form on the surface of the storage tank , the sludge settling to the bottom with the liquid in the middle . |
| 4 | After a few months of therapy it is usual for even the most intense form of cat phobia to disappear . |
| 5 | It is usual for an interviewer to show the candidate to the door with a few final words . |
| 6 | When the more straightforward side of the questioning has been dealt with it is usual for the interviewer to move on to more difficult areas of assessment — motivation , enthusiasm , ability to fit in with existing staff , flexibility , readiness to travel if necessary , stability of home background , etc . |
| 7 | It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule . |
| 8 | It is usual for trustees to seek counter indemnities from other shareholders , or the beneficiaries , or to limit the liability of the trust to the trust assets , in these circumstances . |
| 9 | In either event it is usual for the seller to carefully review and identify the company 's liabilities and ensure that the purchaser 's assumption of those liabilities is included in the contract . |
| 10 | It is usual for the placenta ( the afterbirth ) and the cord to be burnt , and in many countries there are purifying ceremonies surrounding birth , signifying the cleansing and separating of one body from another . |
| 11 | If an employee has not found a permanent home in the new location at the time of the transfer , it is usual for the employer to pay the costs of a hotel stay and travel expenses home at week-ends . |
| 12 | It is usual for companies to reimburse travel costs incurred by the employee and immediate family during the move . |
| 13 | It is usual for relocation policies to pay a grant towards the costs associated with the education of employees ' children . |
| 14 | Although it is usual for expatriates to rent housing abroad , some company compensation packages allow for property to be purchased . |
| 15 | Briefing on this topic should cover the incidence of crime , whether it is usual for expatriates to employ security staff and , if so , when such staff should be on duty , and procedures for dealing with the police . |
| 16 | Feeding stimulates the intestinal tract , and it is usual for a puppy to want to defecate soon after a meal . |
| 17 | It is usual for young puppies to whine to attract their mother 's attention . |
| 18 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 19 | These Goblin are known as Doom Divers , although it is usual for other ( saner ) Goblins to call them bat-winged loonies . |
| 20 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 21 | In practice it is usual for the new Emperor to be the son and heir of the old Emperor , as the Imperial family will use all its power and influence to prepare the way for its own candidate . |
| 22 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 23 | It is usual for frustrated youth to protest that ‘ it 's not fair ’ and to look around for bogymen to blame . |
| 24 | It is usual for the hotel to have a cancellation deadline usually four weeks before the expected arrival date . |
| 25 | It is usual for a group account to be opened and a separate account for the individual guest also to be opened . |
| 26 | Given the difficulty of identifying the different types of dementia it is usual for epidemiological studies of this disease to concentrate upon organic brain failure as a single condition . |
| 27 | It is usual for a company to have a policy on its corporate image and to carry this image through to all its publicly available printed materials such as price lists , brochures and leaflets , visiting cards , compliments slips , envelopes and display boards and signs . |
| 28 | It is usual for the extra length in the long format to be used to extend the precision of the fraction , while the range of exponents is the same in all formats . |
| 29 | In order to determine the cause of the patient 's problem it is usual for the doctor to send the laboratory pre and post-operatively for the measurement of electrolyte concentrations . |
| 30 | Although it is usual for children to be asked to write out errors a number of times , this does n't often improve their spelling , because repetitive copying does not involve the use of visual memory . |