Example sentences of "[adj] it is often " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |
| 2 | Because of this it is often assumed that cleaning staff are familiar with the basics especially when women are employed . |
| 3 | Even with a classification as complex as this it is often difficult to place a coast , because the division between A and B is not easy and is very subjective . |
| 4 | With these it is often initiated by acute tail-biting which gets out of hand ‘ and then the attacking pig or pigs continue to eat further into the back . |
| 5 | Firstly there are what are usually termed onomatopoeic phonetic sequences : with these it is often difficult to define their exact limits . |
| 6 | In rural Third World communities the average transit time is one and a half days ; in Western countries it is about three days in young healthy adults ; among the elderly it is often over two weeks . |
| 7 | Because the knot lies flat it is often used in bandaging . |
| 8 | Although theft is illegal it is often regarded as normal and acceptable practice when an individual ‘ borrows ’ materials from his or her place of work for personal use — such as stationery , or makes 'phone calls on an office telephone . |
| 9 | If no faster device is available it is often beneficial to use a separate device of the same sort . |
| 10 | It is also confusing to the inhabitants in that it is often difficult to ascertain which council has responsibility for the particular matter which concerns them . |