Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] it [is] for " in BNC.

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1 This is more of an illusion than it is for Britain because there is even less semblance in the US of centralised , national government .
2 It may be hard to accept , but the argument goes that it is easier for a creative and original performer to learn how to play his instrument than it is for a consummate player to learn creativity .
3 I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit .
4 Nor can potential school achievement or social competence be directly linked to levels of sight : pupils with little or no sight have shown that they can achieve well in school , be independent and happy , since the interaction of the child and the learning environment is as significant for them in helping to achieve these goals as it is for any pupil in school .
5 Well what 's that staying as it is for ?
6 It is neither more nor less important that a mentally handicapped adolescent finds a place of work than it is for any other adolescent .
7 Altering the diet is also far more risky for a child than it is for an adult , so there are more difficult decisions to be made before embarking on an elimination diet .
8 But why not kill a child if it is for the child 's good ?
9 We thus tend to think of ourselves as machines , and when things go wrong treatment is organized along similar lines as it is for our machines — servicing , repairing and patching as dictated by the appearance of aches , pains and loss of function .
10 It 's as difficult for the stewards as it is for us , ’ he said .
11 As we have seen , there are distinct limitations on what can be achieved by way of conditions on a planning permission ; this can often be as awkward for the developer as it is for the planning authority .
12 Now it 's another operation — they 've got to chop the straw up in many cases , they 've got to plough it in , remove it from the field if it 's for livestock bedding — so it 's a new operation altogether .
13 It makes no difference whether it is for manumission or its content is pecuniary .
14 If it is any consolation , the whole question of arrangement seems just as much a problem for people with enviably rare and valuable collections as it is for those with hardly enough to call a collection of anything .
15 In their original context both stories had a different significance , but it was as impossible for fourteenth century Christians to experience the Christian revelation in the same way as the first Christians as it is for us today .
16 Each one should be cleaned , inside and out — it is just as effective for those hard-to-reach molars as it is for front teeth .
17 Waiting lists are known to be an inaccurate indicator of need , as many doctors do not refer patients if they know the wait will be long ( this is as true for instance for hearing aids as it is for hip replacements ) .
18 9 ) " Planning ahead is as much a waste of time for my business as it is for me .
19 My body as it is for me does not appear to me in the midst of the world . ’
20 My body as it is for me does not appear at all .
21 One way of expressing this point would be to say that my body as it is for me is sensitive , whereas my body in the midst of the world is sensible ( meaning , to be sensed or perceived ) .
22 Unfortunately , video imaging systems are not very tolerant of contrast , and the range of brightness between the lightest and darkest areas of a picture which can be reproduced is very much less for video than it is for ordinary colour photography .
23 It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you .
24 Freedom of choice is no longer on the agenda , especially now that American Jews have discovered that it is easier to raise money for absorbing Soviet Jews in Israel than it is for resettling them in the US .
25 on providing youth facilities in Netherhall than it is for five hundred thousand pounds
26 Horses learn new things easily when they are young ; it is actually easier for them to learn new things than it is for older horses .
27 , I mean it 's a lot easier to think of these things than it is for the other one , er , you would say , that was actually lazy bastard , but we did n't want to offend anybody , er , useless git ,
28 Kenco ground coffee is the perfect choice at any time during the day whether it 's for a special occasion or not .
29 It will be impractical to fix a levy that is as fair for the three million owners of normal-speed machines as it is for future owners of half-speed machines .
30 And we just went through them , the same procedure as it is for all our policies , which is eight point two , five , growth percent .
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