Example sentences of "and it is [adj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Competence becomes manifest at that age ; and it is essential to search for its precursors to test whether current techniques are too blunt to detect ‘ latent competence ’ , current models too imprecise to point research optimally in that direction , and current theory too stark in the distinctions it draws to serve the interests of process models . |
| 2 | Most sandwich bars will use low-fat spreads if you request it — and it is possible to ask for fillings in which little , if any , spread is needed at all . |
| 3 | At Westward Ho ! you 're virtually at the waters edge , and it is possible to change for swimming in your own bungalow . |
| 4 | In one sense these findings may be seen as an argument for mainstreaming and it is appropriate to pause for a moment to consider this view . |
| 5 | The equation represents the limiting case at infinite dilution and it is necessary to extrapolate for a series of solutions to c = 0 in order to calculate M n . |
| 6 | Whatever we may think of Oliphant 's views , we have to assume there would be little point in attacks on [ h ] -dropping by the educated elite unless it was highly salient and widespread , and it is reasonable to assume for these reasons that it probably has quite a long history in the language . |
| 7 | No details were given of the glycaemic control or other metabolic parameters of the two groups of diabetics studied ( Davis et al , 1982 ) , and it is difficult to account for these findings . |
| 8 | This was immediately prior to the Nicholson ‘ star ’ era ; the wave of which he rode the crest was beginning to build and it is interesting to chronicle for a moment some of the events leading up to his ‘ discovery ’ as a major Hollywood personality — a hero of the age and one who , as we have seen , was much influenced by the existentialist prophecies of Kerouac , which were now , finally , coming home to roost in middle-class America and elsewhere . |