Example sentences of "[to-vb] it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the electronics industry that Wild and Hill studied particularly , female turnover rates showed a high relationship with job satisfaction/dissatisfaction : many women , like many men , express a need for personally satisfying work and the failure to find it is often a reason for changing one 's job . |
| 2 | I was bored with it long ago , and so relieved to know it is really done at last . ’ ) |
| 3 | Because the source is less easy to trace it is more difficult to judge the legitimacy of the rumour . |
| 4 | Well if the definition of salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a particular volume of water , perhaps the logical way to do it is simply to take a volume of water and evaporate it and weigh the amount of salt that 's left so that might be the simplest approach . |
| 5 | For my tastes , watching the boats go by is one of life 's happiest pleasures , and the best place in the world to do it is undoubtedly Venice , the supreme and eternal sea-city . |
| 6 | Martin Glen , at Lehman Brothers , disagrees : ‘ In terms of realising value , it would have been nice to pick the top of the market , but in terms of business necessity , the best time to do it is as soon as possible , ’ he says . |
| 7 | WELL , IF you want to go on strike , the place to do it is obviously the London borough of Barnet . |
| 8 | To deny it is therefore impossible . |
| 9 | Despite being fun to read it is sometimes short on accurate analysis and often spoiled by its own spitefulness . |
| 10 | We have a lot of estate across the city and have to ensure it is well used . ’ |
| 11 | Having measured the blood pressure it is essential to record it prominently and if hypertension is diagnosed to ensure it is adequately treated . |
| 12 | The acquirer needs to ensure it is adequately protected . |
| 13 | This time we have given the Almanac a few ‘ tweaks ’ to ensure it is even more effective . |
| 14 | The fire officer inspected the set at about 6 o'clock on the evening of the performance , as fire officers normally do , to put a flame to the scenery to ensure it is properly fire-proofed . |
| 15 | ‘ If the answer is yes , then you will shortly be having your workstation assessed to ensure it is properly set up to allow you to work comfortably . |
| 16 | Top metalsmith has skilfully created the replica , with NMS archaeologists providing academic support to ensure it is as accurate as possible . |
| 17 | Therefore , and as the court ruled on similar grounds in relation to the words , ‘ the operation of a branch , agency or other establishment ’ referred in article 5(5) of the Convention ( judgment of 22 November 1978 in Somafer v. Saar-Ferngas A.G. ( Case 33/78 ) [ 1978 ] E.C.R. 2183 ) , the concept of matters relating to a contract should be regarded as an independent concept which , for the purpose of the application of the Convention , must be interpreted by reference chiefly to the system and objectives of the Convention , in order to ensure it is fully effective . |
| 18 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 19 | The old-fashioned concept of the sedimentation causing the subsidence to accommodate it is just not tenable . |
| 20 | ‘ If Neil decides to go it is very important that the Labour Party shows that it can arrive in agreement on a new leader quickly so that he has a summer in which to establish his authority . ’ |
| 21 | Although we shall be looking at ‘ spiritual direction ’ in its narrower Christian connotation , we need to see it is also relevant to the wider contemporary scene where people are seeking both spirituality and direction . |
| 22 | She said : ‘ Everyone appears to agree it is more sensible to keep this traffic on rail but it has taken the efforts of hundreds of people to get a six-month reprieve . |
| 23 | This argument has a psychological ( and ideological ! ) appeal although the empirical evidence to support it is rather thin . |
| 24 | The failure to rebuild it is somehow indicative of what is wrong with our country . |
| 25 | Of course , you could n't , but poor little severely malnourished children are often given a , a kind of gruel which might be healthy , but to get them to eat it is very difficult , so kids , lots of things happen and . |
| 26 | Judge McDonnel presiding dismissed the attack as ‘ an arrogant and cowardly assault ’ and scolded Nicholas by saying , ‘ I am old fashioned enough to think it is particularly nasty for a man to strike a woman , especially an athletic man . ’ |
| 27 | As full analysis may take several days to complete it is very important that it be carried out in a thermally regulated laboratory . |
| 28 | He added that the government was also helping local businesses to expand and invest by cutting down on red tape : ‘ If people in business try to expand it is very , very bureaucratic and government approval is needed for most projects . ’ |
| 29 | To try to ignore it is about as much use as trying to ignore an aching tooth ; and it will have equal effect in preventing concentration on the work in hand . |
| 30 | In fact , Julian has just started his own phone-in , Intimate Contact With Julian Clary ( R1 ) , and I have to say it is simply riveting . |