Example sentences of "[subord] it [be] for a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 In fact social life in the evenings will be easier in every way for him to find than it is for a widow , who can not go out alone at night without some feeling of apprehension , and who would generally anyway feel out of place sitting on her own in a saloon bar .
3 ‘ No more unlikely , surely , for a girl from Darlington than it is for a boy from the East End of London ? ’
4 I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people .
5 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 .
6 These days line is , in some cases , less than half the diameter than it was for a given breaking strain .
7 A case can be transferred from the County Court to the High Court or vice versa if it is for a claim between £25 000 and £50 000 at the determination of the court after the court has considered ( a ) the financial substance of the case , ( b ) the importance of the case , ( c ) the complexity of the legal issues , and ( d ) the speed of trial .
8 If it was for a film and it was a good part , then yes I would .
9 You do n't kidnap a whole family unless it 's for a reason .
10 ‘ My advisers have made it clear that there would be no point in getting involved in stocks and shares unless it was for a minimum of five years and better still 10 years . ’
11 And do n't talk stupid because it 's for a it 's for a special project .
12 Could they only stand it because it was for a short unreal interval , whereas for him it was the real bit of his life , this little pocket of otherness , of ‘ unreality ’ , but for him it had been central , the power house , the full granary , the fulcrum .
13 Whether it 's for a formal dinner party or a family celebration , we show you how
14 But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project .
15 Kenco ground coffee is the perfect choice at any time during the day whether it 's for a special occasion or not .
16 Left : Whether it 's for a d-i-y tailor-made conservatory , or an awkward one-off window , Fairmitre 's range of made-to-measure , high-quality windows can be made in any style , in a range of timbers
17 Whether it 's for a relaxing drink or a three course meal , before or after the show , choose from our tempting menu and fine wine list .
18 The idea is to note the activity ( which is planned by the classteacher alongside other teachers ) very briefly , to describe whether it was for a whole class , a group , or perhaps an individual .
19 For him , to discover a new writer of genius is as satisfying an experience , as it is for a lesser man to believe that he has written a great work of genius himself .
20 Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple , refreshing dessert .
21 Thank you very much for the balaclava pattern , unfortunately my machine is a Toyota 858 so this is no use as it is for a Pfaff or Passap Duomatic .
22 Morphological processing is not quite so trivial for a computer as it is for a human .
23 I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit .
24 Yes , yes , it sounds it sounds as it 's for a limited time anyway , so , you know
25 It was as much the way of the world for a Congregationalist keen on disestablishment to be keen on electoral reform , state education and ‘ reform ’ of the House of Lords as it was for an Anglo-Catholic priest who was a member of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament also to belong to the Guild of All Souls .
26 They 're not exactly specialist agencies but they have a great deal of experience and they have a commitment to a certain kind of research , and they have , I mean we 've had our run-ins with them as it were , but they have listened , and they 've supported some of our work as well , and I think that they in time will provide a kind of model as it were for a number of erm perhaps less experienced agencies throughout the world , newly set-up ones , as to how it is possible to do consistently good logical rational work in the face of the chaos that a disaster produces .
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