Example sentences of "it is [adj] to have [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These effects are apparent in a temperate country like Britain : in arid and semiarid areas where groundwater is a major or only source of water , such as the Sahel , it is essential to have adequate estimates of recharge . |
| 2 | C. For a country such as Britain , which has most of its people living in towns and working in industry and trade , it is necessary to have good communications ( roads , railways , air transport , ports , post and telephones ) . |
| 3 | If the ‘ list-system ’ is to produce a proportionate result , it is necessary to have multi-member constituencies . |
| 4 | The conventional form is generally convenient ; it is useful to have equal eigenvalues in groups and to the use superdiagonal ; but in particular cases it may be well to use a nonzero quantity other than a unit in the superdiagonal . |
| 5 | Just as it is possible to have perfect manners and yet not be a true ‘ gentleman ’ , so it is possible to be connoisseur of fine art and yet be a vandal . |
| 6 | Probably these two phenomena are not qualitatively different , but flooding is much more drastic than spreading and it is convenient to have separate terms . |
| 7 | It is important to have good relationships within the business . ’ |
| 8 | Although I accept that people can be both highly qualified and evil , does my right hon. Friend agree that it is important to have adequate numbers of properly trained staff in such homes ? |
| 9 | It is desirable to have conventional procedures like legislation and precedent so that people may rely on whatever decisions are actually reached through these procedures . |
| 10 | Always check whether there are any payments in addition to the hammer price before the auction begins ; it is customary to have local taxes and a buyer 's premium added on to the final bid , although these are sometimes included in the hammer price . |