Example sentences of "it is [prep] trying [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth trying to retain , in the ways McHale suggests , limits to the meaning of the term postmodernism . |
| 2 | Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak . |
| 3 | These results may be due to chance , but the figures suggest that it is worth trying to do semi-automatic correction . |
| 4 | It is worth trying to get a distribution company to take your record on . |
| 5 | If the water is very low when you are constructing your map it is worth trying to imagine what the water will be like during a winter flood . |
| 6 | If you are being selected for redundancy in preference to one or more of your colleagues , it is worth trying to find out why . |
| 7 | Obviously it is worth trying to pin-point the cause of failure but that is quite independent of the amount of investment that has been made . |
| 8 | This situation is very difficult to handle and it is worth trying to avoid early escalation of treatment with sulphonylureas and then progressing to insulin . |
| 9 | It is about trying to outfox your opponent . |
| 10 | It is like trying to ladle out the sea with a sieve . ) |
| 11 | It is like trying to predict the outcome of a game of chess before anyone has made a move . |
| 12 | For thirty minutes it is like trying to push a marshmallow into a coinbox . |
| 13 | It is like trying to push on a piece of string : it can not be done . |
| 14 | It is like trying to get a firm grip on a plateful of pudding . |
| 15 | Again , the control layout would bother me because the volume pot for the bridge pickup is the middle of the three , but I think I could get used to it — although at present it is like trying to get used to driving a new car where they 've put the gearstick in the middle of the passenger seat . |