Example sentences of "[subord] it is [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where it is necessary for a company , for example , to pass a resolution to promote legislation , it is useful to include an authority for one or two persons to settle drafting points , and this is especially necessary at the committee stage before commissioners , when decisions sometimes have to be made on the spur of the moment . |
| 2 | Where it is necessary for any goods to be sent by post please make allowance for this in your remittance . |
| 3 | A deficiency in calcium would be disastrous in growing horses , where it is essential for bone formation . |
| 4 | They can be formed on land near the sea , in shallow lakes or indeed anywhere where it is possible for a large volume of water to find its way into the volcanic vent . |
| 5 | The treaty will probably include a clause on ‘ subsidiarity ’ , the principle that the Community should act only on issues where it is inappropriate for decisions to be taken by national governments . |
| 6 | Although the great majority of birds are monogamous , there are plenty of species — particularly among the grouse , sandpipers , manakins , birds of paradise and cotingas — where it is common for males to have two or even more mates . |
| 7 | Prostitution is widespread , an integral part of a highly poverty-ridden and machista society , where it is common for adolescent boys to be taken by relatives to a brothel for their sexual initiation . |
| 8 | We need to create an atmosphere in residential work where it is OK for workers , male and female , to feel — to feel fear , anger , love and sexual arousal . |
| 9 | Sometimes it is due to muddy ground where it is difficult for players to get a good grip with their studs , or by a player slipping in the front row . |
| 10 | The problem arises mainly in the South , where it is customary for sellers to appoint several agents . |
| 11 | To pursue the point , although it is normal for regulated companies and publicly owned companies to face little competition , if they were replaced by some other structure it is not clear that competition would develop . |
| 12 | Although it is illegal for native wild birds to be sold in the EC , the United States and Japan ( the primary destinations ) , no action has been taken by the authorities . |
| 13 | It is possible to make a confidential complaint or include confidential annexes in complaints , although it is rare for the Commission to act on a complaint which is not disclosed to the other party . |
| 14 | Although it is rare for medieval finds to be at such a shallow depth in woodland , the ( amongst other finds ) proves that the older objects can be recovered . |
| 15 | Thus , although it is preferable for a definite noun phrase to be assigned a referent , a failure to do so does not justify rejecting the reading altogether ( if that were done , then , for example , the initial sentence ‘ John put a bowl on the floor ’ would be rejected as incoherent ) . |
| 16 | For this reason , although it is possible for an armchair academic like me to imagine a number of very profitable working experiments taking place involving length of schooling , age of entry and patterns of teacher deployment , in fact such controlled experiments are not common . |
| 17 | Our simulations indicate that , although it is possible for such an iron object to reproduce the Tunguska event , an encounter speed in the range 30–40kms -1 is required . |
| 18 | Although it is possible for such a person to claim community charge benefit during that time , thus reducing his or her liability by up to 80 per cent. , we accept that the administrative burden imposed on both the individual and the charging authorities is unnecessarily heavy . |
| 19 | Although it is usual for expatriates to rent housing abroad , some company compensation packages allow for property to be purchased . |
| 20 | These Goblin are known as Doom Divers , although it is usual for other ( saner ) Goblins to call them bat-winged loonies . |
| 21 | Although it is usual for children to be asked to write out errors a number of times , this does n't often improve their spelling , because repetitive copying does not involve the use of visual memory . |
| 22 | Although it is desirable for the clearinghouses to be able to distribute or lend material , it is not essential . |
| 23 | She said : ‘ I am enjoying it although it is difficult for me with the customers as I do n't know the shop . ’ |
| 24 | Macaulay Culkin is a 12-year-old , 4ft 6in licence to print money and Home Alone 2 : Lost In New York is set to pull in more folding bills than it is possible for the human mind to contemplate . |
| 25 | The tablet is orange flavoured , sugar free and chewable so it is suitable for children , although it should not be used for infants under 2 years of age . |
| 26 | As noted earlier , exporting involves considerable risks — default , exchange control , wars — so it is preferable for an exporter to insure against such risks . |
| 27 | From their ranks today will come the senior teachers of AD 2000 , so it is crucial for education , as well as for their own well-being , that this group is preserved from the fates of burn-out and cynicism . |
| 28 | One simple explanation for the absence of a long term reputation building in our model is that the dominant strategy type is of measure zero in the priors , so it is impossible for other types to credibly acquire a reputation . |
| 29 | It may take several releases and many months before the company starts to see a return on its investments , so it is essential for an indie to have a relatively solid financial base to see it through the difficult early stages and to sustain the levels of promotion until an act on the label breaks . |
| 30 | Due to the protection of that ever-watchful subconscious mind , a hypnotic subject will show early signs of approaching stress ; so it is possible for the hypnotherapist to take avoiding action and to put the detachment technique into practice . |