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

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1 The probability is low for it to move a long distance at more than the speed of light , but it can go faster than light for just far enough to get out of the black hole , and then go slower than light .
2 Then we need to see that as Jesus prayed for it , it is possible for it to occur !
3 The instructions about practising will have been given while he was under hypnosis ( although he will , of course , have heard and understood every word ) and so , because he is willing for it to happen , they will be firmly planted in his subconscious mind .
4 The debate about the blocking of acute beds by elderly people is interesting for it calls into question how the health care needs of older people are evaluated .
5 This latter point is all-important for it means that political considerations are not relevant to the decision which is , of course , primarily concerned with air safety .
6 That the fox was exhausted is questionable for it did gain the cover of the woods and in all probability survived .
7 However , as a major reason for the merger must be to improve the C&G 's capital position , it is curious for it to give away quite so much money .
8 A good goalkeeper is essential for it to work . ’
9 It is difficult for it to distinguish between one sort of pain and another , when trying to work out what is going wrong .
10 Consequently ( Demski , 1976 and other authors ) it is inefficient for it to force on to the manager any general risk if this can be avoided , though the manager should still have some reward/penalty dependent upon his or her actions .
11 As a result , an alumina implant can shield the surrounding bone from the stresses generated by normal activity , and the bone loses the stimulation which is necessary for it to remain healthy .
12 But she added that training is necessary for it to work , backed up by personal supervision for the workers once the training is complete .
13 But that is misleading for it implies a real object now dismembered .
14 How such a venture was ever worthwhile is debatable for it had the disadvantage of the steep climb from the pavement .
15 Historians agree that the size of this group was certainly much reduced in number by the middle of the eighteenth century , but the chronology of this decline is debatable for it varied from region to region .
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