Example sentences of "it is [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US still wants its verbal support because it is cover for American policy in the Middle East , but that 's all it is . |
| 2 | Presidential support scores are so inadequate and so subject to misinterpretation by students and others ( including presidents ! ) that it is time for Congressional Quarterly to consider abandoning them . |
| 3 | Meanwhile the cancer grows and it is time for serious surgery . |
| 4 | It is time for certain philosophers to come and take a hard look at the data which we have collected before they dismiss our models and our philosophical assumptions so glibly . |
| 5 | It is time for direct action , test and observation and I will give two examples which promise a rational future . |
| 6 | This is no time for delicacy and posing , it is time for strong-arm stuff which would bring looks of admiration from a shark angler and cause a tiddler snatcher to cringe in fear . |
| 7 | The Prime Minister has said it is time for profound look at the future of Europe following the narrow , ’ Yes ’ vote in the French referendum on the Maastricht Treaty and the current sterling crisis . |
| 8 | FOLLOWING the massive increase in the popularity of rugby union as a result of the World Cup , and the demands that our top players now endure , surely it is time for British rugby union to go professional . |