Example sentences of "and it is [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few visitors are welcome in Indian prisons , and it is particularly difficult for foreigners to achieve access . |
| 2 | If Distributed Relational Database Architecture lacks technical finesse , it has fulfilled IBM 's own development goals , and it is already available for third parties to implement . |
| 3 | William Macdonald in " Sketches of Islay " says Sanaig cave is worthy of notice , it is difficult to enter , its numerous far winding passages form a " perfect subterranean labyrinth , " and it is most remarkable for its reverberation . |
| 4 | Knoydart is a closed book for motorists and for all except walkers equipped with map and compass — and it is even difficult for strong walkers . |
| 5 | And it is increasingly common for us to need to bank in a third currency . ’ |
| 6 | Without doubt , content is the main consideration in most kinds of library , and it is probably rare for physical characteristics to play a decisive role in the selection decision . |
| 7 | She uses her car for company business ( about 2,000 miles a year ) and it is also available for her private use . |
| 8 | It is the Department of Water and Drainage that co-ordinates the response to oil pollution events that might occur in the coastline and it is also responsible for the sewage disposal installations which are based on the coast . |
| 9 | Losing weight is more difficult as we get older , and it is infuriatingly easy for the weight to shoot back up again if dieting is relaxed . |
| 10 | ( ii ) The ‘ 10 minute ’ rule This is a development of the method of introducing a Bill by motion now rarely used in the case of Government Bills and it is extremely rare for legislation to result from its use for Private Members ' Bill purposes . |
| 11 | Thus entries for , say , the year 1680 will not end at 31 December but continue through January , February and most of March 1681 ; sometimes they will be written as 1680/1 for the period between 1 January and 25 March , and it is as well for the local and family historian to adopt that convention or else he will get in a hopeless muddle . |
| 12 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 13 | Promotion in this department is by ability and it is quite possible for a slot cashier to eventually reach the level of casino manager . |
| 14 | Know-how is all important — and it is quite typical for a deputy head following an advanced part-time degree in education management to sigh with relief at the start of a module about , for instance , the management of assessment and to say that this was precisely what his head — with an eye mainly on the short term — hoped he would get out of the course . |
| 15 | We men like to win , and it is quite improper for the servant to be so impudent to the Master as not to allow him to win . ’ |
| 16 | Rusty wire and broken bottles are obvious dangers , but snake bites are also a threat , and it is quite common for puppies to be stung by bees and wasps . |
| 17 | There is nothing alarming or unusual about methodological problems ; all sciences have them and it is quite common for the questions that people ask to run ahead of the techniques available for answering them . |
| 18 | Barber argues that the knowledge and skills of professionals provide them with considerable power and it is therefore essential for the well-being of society that this power be used for the benefit of all . |
| 19 | Special classes usually have the advantage of lower teacher-pupil ratios and it is therefore easier for teachers to organise activities in which the child 's level of participation in social and communicative activities can be carefully monitored and adapted to suit existing abilities . |
| 20 | Most decisions made by individuals , organisations and administrators involve some degree of risk or uncertainty about the outcome , and it is therefore important for social scientists to be able to understand , explain and predict behaviour when risk and uncertainty is involved . |
| 21 | But it is not as bad as it seems , and it is fairly typical for any dozen books selected at random . |
| 22 | For example , the SSD does n't fund any voluntary groups for the African community and it is less accessible for us ’ . |
| 23 | This reassures me that the band are clear about what they are trying to do , and it is far easier for me to get excited by someone coming in with a plan and an idea . |
| 24 | That is a trap which people get into with acts and it is very dangerous for both sides . |
| 25 | It is expensive to buy food that children do not eat and it is very easy for the mother to fall into the trap of offering the child only what she thinks the child still likes . |
| 26 | Living with uncertainty is distressing and it is very easy for people to feel : |
| 27 | The approach in this case has been continued by the courts and it is very rare for a volenti plea to succeed in an employee — employer case . |
| 28 | And it is very stupid for anyone in any position of power to think that what goes around does not come around . ’ |
| 29 | The balance between the two varied according to economic circumstances , and it is very difficult for us to reconstruct the nature of these services in detail over a wide area before the thirteenth century . |
| 30 | Knives are now a standard part of the criminal 's equipment and it is very difficult for us to defend ourselves without going beyond the law , but there are ways — as you will see later . |