Example sentences of "[noun sg] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn . |
| 2 | ‘ … a more meaningful and relevant physical geography may emerge as the product of a new generation of physical geographers who are willing and able to face up to the contemporary needs of the whole subject , and who are prepared to concentrate on the areas of physical reality which are especially relevant to the man-oriented geography It is in the extinction of the traditional division between physical and human geography that new types of collaborative synthesis can arise . ’ |
| 3 | WHAT a tragedy it is for tennis that Dan Maskell ( right ) has gone . |
| 4 | I mean there are some Conservatives who do actually believe in the social welfare of the but there are also , I 'm I 'm sure there are large numbers who actually know what vicious streak there is behind a lot of the other measures of social control that have gone on in this country since consensus was in nineteen seventy nine er you actually realise what what a tragedy it is in this area . |
| 5 | With this in mind it is for consideration whether such forms should not be redesigned to separate the disclaimer of liability on the part of the hospital from what really matters , namely the declaration by the patient of his decision with a full appreciation of the possible consequences , the latter being expressed in the simplest possible terms and emphasised by a different and larger type face , by underlining , the employment of coloured print or otherwise . |
| 6 | This then inevitably means that by the early spring it is worth working the same ground a second time . |
| 7 | If you are recalled for a second interview it is worth changing to a different outfit altogether if you can afford it or have something else suitable . |
| 8 | Lord Keith at p 640 said , as a general rule it is in the public interest that confidences should be respected , and the encouragement of such respect may in itself constitute a sufficient ground for recognising and enforcing the obligation of confidence even where the confider can point to no specific detriment to himself . |
| 9 | Indeed , if he has a fault as a critic it is in his boyishly enthusiastic generosity towards authors — Thomas Usk , Lydgate — who are not really as interesting as he makes them sound . |
| 10 | Opponents of membership , such as the Prime Minister , argue that whatever the right level of entry it is at least necessary to reduce inflation to the European average of roughly 3-4 per cent . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't know what a pleasure it is to me , Pip , ’ he said once , ‘ to be with my dear boy , in the open air . ’ |
| 12 | If the premium is paid 100% by the employee it is in order for benefit to be paid direct to the employee without deduction of Income Tax . |
| 13 | For Locke , then , personal identity consists in an identity of consciousness , and not in the identity of some substance whose essence it is to be conscious . |
| 14 | It is difficult to form any clear conception of what these activities would be like if undertaken in isolation but so far as one can form such a conception it is of something essentially futile . |
| 15 | Against this liberal orthodoxy it is worth making two points . |
| 16 | Moreover , if there was maladministration it is of little consequence now in that the new regime established by the Financial Services Act of 1986 has rendered the DTI 's role in this matter redundant . |
| 17 | Can a manager feel happy making strategic decisions simply on the basis of what his lieutenants tell him , without satisfying himself that they are not simply spouting the IBM conventional wisdom that has got the company into the mess it is in today ? |
| 18 | In this connexion it is worth remembering that it takes a little longer to change where cymbals are concerned ( owing to the way in which they are held ) but from bass drum to side-drum , triangle , or tambourine , or from any of these to any other , is a matter of seconds . |
| 19 | Straps should be checked for cuts and tears , especially round the rivets , and with any crampon type it is worth carrying a long strap so that emergency repairs can be made in the event of breakage . |
| 20 | As a medium it is supreme among the arts in its ability to portray the real world , hut it is in itself quite artificial , and it speaks to us by way of a pictorial language which first took shape during the early days of the silent cinema . |
| 21 | In both cases the idea of purpose is only a metaphor , but we have already seen what a fruitful metaphor it is in the case of genes . |
| 22 | We ca n't really see , for instance , what help it is to the driver to know how much time he spent with wheelslip above the preset 18% limit . |
| 23 | I would like to emphasise how valuable an exercise it is for students and teachers to attempt to analyse some recorded speech for themselves . |
| 24 | According to the handwritten inscription over the cutting it is from The Times , page three , on June 25th . |
| 25 | If there is any possibility of a period of supervised practice before returning to work it is worth taking , in addition to any period of standard reorientation . |
| 26 | If you are in this position and you want to return to work it is worth making enquiries of your health visitor or the local authority under-fives adviser . |
| 27 | You do n't know Stella , what er a delight it is for us to have you . |
| 28 | In the long run it is by making efficient investment decisions that capacity is adjusted to ensure that this price also reflects long-run marginal cost . |
| 29 | Those who have not tried to sell — and particularly sell in a highly competitive market where there are very large contracts , the possession or loss of which can have a fatal effect on one 's whole business — do not know how testing it is of courage and nerve . |
| 30 | If this is relativity it is like Einstein 's , by which it is not that you can make any measurement come out as you please , but that from any spatio-temporal viewpoint you can estimate what will be the right measurement from any other . |