Example sentences of "it is [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 This results primarily from the greater longevity of women compared with men ; life expectancy at birth is 78 years for women and 72 years for men , while at 65 it is 17 years for women and 16 years for men .
2 Firstly , although referral patterns will reflect individual practice , continued use of dilatation and curettage by gynaecologists reinforces the notion for general practitioners and patients that it is appropriate treatment for menstrual irregularity in women under 40 .
3 Does the Prime Minister agree with the proposition that it is entirely sensible for a Government to borrow prudently in order to fund capital investment to build economic recovery but that it is sheer folly for a Government to borrow in order to buy votes for an election ?
4 She feels it is good experience for her children too .
5 I have been preaching a few times and invitations are coming in , so it is good experience for me .
6 While it is not necessary to prove the employer knew of any defect it is good evidence for the prosecution if he admits he did .
7 Fundamentally , the reason why it is good policy for us to try to explain biological phenomena in terms of gene advantage is that genes are replicators .
8 It is good advice for there is no substitute for the sort of general information that can be gathered in this way .
9 It is good news for the club and the fans , ’ Edwards said yesterday .
10 It is good news for his firm , Chemical Discoveries ; ‘ But perhaps more importantly it will enhance our ambitions for innovating large-scale land reclamation projects to benefit underdeveloped countries .
11 But it is good news for the insurance fraternity : the US government , which owns the satellite , did not bother to take out insurance on it .
12 Clearly it is good news for the people of Rugby and especially for patients attending St. Cross hospital .
13 It is good news for jobs and it is good news for the town .
14 It is good news for jobs and it is good news for the town .
15 It is good news for our workforce , clients and sub-contractors . ’
16 It is good practice for a trainee to be given the opportunity to work in more than one department to broaden his experience .
17 It is good practice for the vendor to keep an index and central store of all documents sent in response to the information questionnaire .
18 But it is good practice for the tenant 's adviser to ensure that a right of entry is expressly conditional on the landlord making good any damage caused by his entry .
19 It is essential reading for all researchers interested in apes and in appreciating the mutual benefits of field and laboratory study .
20 It is challenging Lotus for pole position in spreadsheets , and , with its new Access software , hopes to do the same to Borland in the database market .
21 ‘ Try to keep me away , ’ he had whispered , ‘ although it is exquisite torture for me these days , my dear McAllister , to have you so near , and be unable to stroke every bit of your delectable body .
22 It is terrible news for publicists and headline hunters everywhere but the secret has to be revealed .
23 There is increased range flexibility , it is cheaper shot for shot and it leaves a much more saleable end-product .
24 Or let him acknowledge that while it is rational doubt for him as a liberal humanist to criticize the Buddhist , the Marxist or the Christian , it might equally be a rational doubt for the Marxist to criticize him as a humanist .
25 This is because it is second nature for them to pose their questions at the level of the individual organism .
26 Till it is standard weight for roast or bacon
27 It is standard practice for the dog to be trained to walk on the left-hand side of its owner , so start with this in mind .
28 During software development and integration , it is standard practice for software modules to be withdrawn from LIFESPAN and modified/tested in a local environment .
29 Lot number thirty nine thirty nine is the coal holder there it is seventy pounds for this , at seventy , seventy five , eighty pounds at eighty pounds at eighty pounds any more at eighty only , at eighty , eighty five , ninety pounds , ninety five , a hundred pounds , and ten , twenty , one thirty offered I 'm offered one thirty on my left and selling for one hundred and thirty pou one forty standing one fifty one sixty one seventy going on sir ?
30 ‘ However , it does give you a huge personal lift and it is great recognition for the work you do . ’
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