Example sentences of "is [adj] for [pron] to have " in BNC.

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1 At this time of year , mid-Autumn , the snow has usually not arrived in Tromsø and it is possible for you to have the hills to yourself in Tromsdalen or , better , in Lyngen , but this year there was already a metre of the stuff down at sea level .
2 Precisely for this reason it is impossible for us to have an ideal plan .
3 Today children are meeting and playing with children of other faiths so it is important for them to have some understanding and knowledge of each other 's traditions .
4 It is important for you to have these natural fears recognised and legitimised .
5 I can not at present be more specific about when I shall be able to deliver the items to you , but if it is important for you to have a specific time , could I ask you , please , to get in touch in a day or so .
6 ‘ It is important for us to have the six players who were involved in the Test series against Australia four years ago , plus Peter Winterbottom , who actually played all four Tests here in 1983 .
7 At many clubs it is compulsory for everyone to have at least one dual flight at the beginning of the season before flying solo again .
8 ‘ It is vital for us to have a good Christmas , ’ said 25-year-old Dozzell .
9 It is difficult for them to have a high profile throughout the whole of the night and into the morning . ’
10 Equally ( as I have suggested ) it is difficult for her to have a God who is something other than a force ( perhaps a human idea ) present within history .
11 We are saying to those councillors , ’ Wo n't pay , ca n't say ’ ; in other words , ’ If you are not prepared to obey the law and pay your rightful contribution to the cost of the local services which , as locally elected representatives , you have a say in providing , it is unjustifiable for you to have any influence , through your votes , on the amount of local tax that is levied in your area . ’
12 But even where a man threatens to use no more force than is necessary for him to have sexual intercourse with a woman and the force needed , bearing in mind their relative sizes and strengths , would be minimal , it seems to be accepted that this would be rape .
13 Quite apart from Rosa , it is necessary for me to have somewhere to go and think without interruption .
14 As Jung pointed out , it is necessary for us to have a Shadow , since we can not be everything that it would be possible for us to be .
15 As for the nuclear test ban treaty , for as long as it is necessary for us to have nuclear weapons , we require the ability to test and we propose to keep the ability to test .
16 But it 's now , in order to comply with the building regulations nineteen ninety two , it is mandatory for you to have an electrically operated smoke detection system in your home .
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