Example sentences of "it is for [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to have some independent arguments about how easy or difficult it is for life to originate on a planet , before we can even begin to answer the question of how many other planets in the universe have life . |
| 2 | It is just as much an abuse of the process of the House for opposition to seek to talk out or filibuster , as it is for government to stifle opposition . |
| 3 | It is for government to say it will not fund us adequately , not for us to go round saying it rather like a lot of sheep . |
| 4 | ‘ It is for government to regulate on behalf of the community , to set the standards and the environmental goals , ’ said Mr Patten emphatically . |
| 5 | Lord Strathclyde , the minister responsible , said : ‘ It is for parliament to decide the powers , functions and responsibilities of local government . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ In the last analysis , therefore , it is for Parliament to decide the extent to which legal services are to be provided at public expense to meet the needs of the majority of the population . |
| 7 | It is for Parliament to warrant the expenditure estimated to be needed , i.e. to grant supply . |
| 8 | That 's without mentioning how important it is for Suede to hurtle into people 's lives … |
| 9 | And those beetles of yours — the ones that could n't get home because the sheet was moving almost as fast as they could walk — that must be how it is for light moving through our space . |
| 10 | It is for Vendor to take the risk of ‘ intervening events ’ — unless the Vendor is prepared to allow the Purchaser to assume control of the Business at exchange . |