Example sentences of "it is often [adj -er] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often better to leave such exploration until the patient 's difficulties are beginning to resolve because by then the patient may be more willing to consider , for example , that his act was based on hostile and manipulation motives . |
| 2 | Soil pipes from downstairs WCs may be connected to the main soil stack of a single-stack system , but it is often better to connect them directly to the underground drains . |
| 3 | Accurate scaling is difficult for bitmapped graphics , especially scaling up , so it is often better to use a object-based drawing program like MacDraw or MacDraft . |
| 4 | However , from a legal point of view , it is often better to pay the old debt and create a new one ( see below ) . |
| 5 | It is often better to bite your lip and let pupils charge off in the ‘ wrong ’ direction , because the more of this kind of work you do the less you will be able to define ‘ wrong ’ . |
| 6 | For a single guard it is often wiser to use your knife as any noise can alert many more enemies including guard dogs . |
| 7 | Although often a marginal need in food environments , where hygiene regulations require the use of head gear , it is often cheaper to use safety helmets which can be wiped clean rather than incur laundry costs from the use of linen caps . |
| 8 | It stresses that " it is often cheaper to invest in energy conservation than in additional energy supply " . |
| 9 | In this situation , it is often cheaper to hire labour on the open market when needed than to maintain workers and their families permanently on the estate . |
| 10 | Instead , it is often simpler to make use of open-ended or indefinite contracts , the same contracts as are applied to other , " permanent " members of staff . |
| 11 | It is often easier to assess a continuous probability distribution than a set of specific values . |
| 12 | It is often easier to assess a continuous probability distribution than a set of specific values . |
| 13 | Getting the solder of a new fitting to flow can be difficult if there is some water left in the pipe , and it is often easier to replace a leaking capillary fitting with a compression fitting . |
| 14 | They have since run into some problems and it is often easier to invent a new theory than to repair yesterday 's novelties . |
| 15 | On a system like the ZX Spectrum where it is often easier to draw in black and white before adding the colours this in an essential facility . |
| 16 | The difficulty of expressing what we think adequately in matters concerned with assumptions and beliefs means that it is often easier to say what we do not agree with than what we do . |
| 17 | It is often easier to chart the high points of labour disputes than the realities of everyday life . |
| 18 | Acquiring this kind of expertise brings its own rewards and it is gratifying to discover that it is often easier to explain a subject to others when you have had some difficulty mastering it yourself . |
| 19 | It is often easier to view the structure of ionic crystals as two parts — one for the anions and one for the cations . |
| 20 | Where a nailed board refuses to move , it is often easier to punch the mails down into the joist rather than trying to prise them up . |
| 21 | It is often easier to locate the leak with the water in , or by marking the water level at which to search for the leak , unless of course the fault is in the bottom of the pool . |
| 22 | It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets . |
| 23 | Designs are quite difficult to convert and it is often easier to start with designs for this type of knitting . |