Example sentences of "[adv] it is [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore it is possible for a high degree polynomial to be only slightly better than a low degree one ( even a straight line fit ) , whereas the higher degree fit will certainly require much more effort .
2 May it sometimes be better , from a utilitarian point of view , that people should not think as utilitarians ? perhaps it is best for the general happiness that people should believe that a certain obligation to keep promises holds independently of its effects on happiness ?
3 Perhaps it is fortunate for my own sake that I have no further letter now . ’
4 Alice said generously , ‘ Perhaps it is worse for you and Oliver , really .
5 Obviously it is right for the West to be supporting any movement towards democracy in Eastern Europe , and obviously the EC should play its part .
6 Obviously it is impracticable for the average hobbyist , however enthusiastic , to rear several thousand fry , and in any case this would be undesirable from the quality point of view .
7 In theory , the Cabinet is still collectively responsible to the Commons , and so it is possible for a government to be defeated on a motion of no confidence in the Commons so that it would be forced resign , call for another general election , and face judgement at the polls .
8 And so it is possible for people to come and live here ,
9 And so it is important for feminists to address the concepts of gender which inform it .
10 The stiff rein indicates that the horse is not carrying or pushing as much with that inside hind leg and so it is easier for him to shy ( and so stop going forward ) , if he is not working as well in the first instance .
11 He submitted that whilst it is relevant that the overall purpose and philosophy of the Convention should be borne in mind , nevertheless it is appropriate for the court to consider matters relating to the interests of the children .
12 The assumption itself may patently be wrong , but nevertheless it is difficult for people in superior positions to realize that they are just as fallible as those below .
13 Thus it is possible for one of these three Conventions to apply in relation to a purely internal supply-contract in which goods move from one place in a State to another place in the same State pursuant to a contract concluded by acts of offer and acceptance entirely within that State .
14 Thus it is possible for a particle to travel faster than light .
15 Thus it is possible for the system to run out of resources before finding the highest overall spanning hypothesis .
16 Thus it is necessary for every headteacher to consider very carefully just how governors are to be treated in the 1990s .
17 Thus it is common for policies to be announced but not implemented fully or consistently .
18 Thus it is important for the computer experts to adapt if they are to maintain some grasp , albeit a tenuous one , on the computers in their organisations .
19 Thus it is important for them that commitments to work , once they are given , are honoured .
20 The results show that , generally it is easier for most pupils to draw a named shape than provide a name for a shape .
21 The importance of this part of the debate is that it illuminates one crucially important difference between , on this occasion , Devlin and Hart : that is , the disagreement over whether or not it is possible for there to be areas of behaviour which , whilst they might be considered to be ‘ immoral ’ , could also be considered to be ‘ private ’ .
22 Because they are experts and you are not it is easy for them to take the initiative .
23 In public debate marriage can take on a political significance as its supporters and opponents do battle over whether or not it is good for men , good for women and good for society .
24 However , if a church member asks whether or not it is right for a Christian to be hypnotised , I have to give a negative answer .
25 At the other end of the scale , although in many cases it is open to private individuals to prosecute for breach of the criminal law , it is generally thought , for various reasons , that usually it is best for public prosecutors to take such action .
26 Also it is good for such as be melancholike and pensive … " .
27 Hence it is important for the legislation to spell out the situations and conduct that will be presumed to be anticompetitive , and to provide for the competition policy institution to publish guidelines as to how it proposes to apply the legislation .
28 Clearly it is easier for a minister to accept this sort of legislation than to develop a policy that effectively changes the direction of a great deal of work going on within the department .
29 Other examples in economics are the promise of an investment subsidy at some future date to encourage firms to invest : when the future date occurs and the investments has been carried out it is tempting for the government to renege on its promise .
30 Now it is rare for a centre-forward to skipper a side ( and I do n't think that has happened on more than one occasion at the Palace since ) so that only an exceptional player would do so .
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