Example sentences of "it [is] unrealistic [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unrealistic to expect one side or other to put forward a constructive proposal that is immediately acceptable to the other side . |
| 2 | Because of the scale of the need , the limitations of staff and resources and the pressure of other work it is unrealistic to expect that local authorities could provide a comprehensive training programme immediately . |
| 3 | This was clearly identified in the consensus statement from the King 's Fund : ‘ Until teaching is recognised to be an important professional activity ( comparable in status to clinical service , research and management ) it is unrealistic to expect those involved to devote the necessary time and effort to planning and implementing any new curriculum . ’ |
| 4 | It is unrealistic to expect those with incomes just above the level of income support to pay contributions . |
| 5 | It is unrealistic to expect social workers to empathise with the child , the mother and the abuser , ’ says Bernadette Manning , head of child protection . |
| 6 | Given the resources available to men ( 99 percent of the world 's resources ) and the few available to women , and given the institution of male power in every dimension of the education system — grounded deep in the structures , the language and the social context of every exchange — it is unrealistic to imagine that individual women , men of good will , or students , however energetic , resourceful and determined , can change things single handed . |