Example sentences of "is often [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often useful to make detailed notes after important meetings , interviews and telephone conversations . |
| 2 | Thus an observed value ( Y ) can be modelled ( see Section 4.3 ) as and it is often useful to isolate these components . |
| 3 | Mr Hughes summarily dealt with opposition to such proposals : ‘ It is often necessary to counter negative images with positive images . |
| 4 | With this type of patient it is often necessary to take considered risks rather than treatment being entirely determined by suicide threats . |
| 5 | However , it is often necessary to use several solvents so that regions obscured by bands of one are free of interference in the spectrum of another . |
| 6 | It is often possible to judge pornographic books by their covers and a bookseller would probably fail if he admitted to catching sight of a provocative cover-picture or suggestive title . |
| 7 | It may be possible to grow the causative organism in the laboratory and , failing that , it is often possible to demonstrate measurable increases in specific antibodies in the blood . |
| 8 | It is often possible to fill these notches with hardwood wedges . |
| 9 | Even if the new style forms of contract can not be used , it is often possible to write specific requirements into existing standard forms to promote co-operation . |
| 10 | Although at a regional level it is often possible to check secondary sources against the original data , this is impossible globally . |
| 11 | Where the problems of older people relate to their family , it is often crucial to involve key members or even the entire family group in the counselling process . |
| 12 | She is often able to trace such complaints as severe , almost suicidal , depression , headaches and defective , blurred vision , to misalignment of the upper cervical vertebrae , which in turn places constant pressure on major nerve centres . |
| 13 | In practice it is often difficult to define bibliographical types in a way that gives a reliable guide to content , and the selector is best advised to look at each bibliography individually . |
| 14 | Since it is often difficult to translate mathematical concepts into words ( see London Regional Transport v Wimpey Group Construction [ 1986 ] 2 EGLR 41 for judicial commendation of algebra ) , the formula must be checked mathematically either with a calculator or a computer . |
| 15 | In matters relating to the social sciences , the number of variables is large and hence it is often difficult to establish valid theories of cause and effect . |