Example sentences of "it [adj] for the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a nationally televised speech , Bush said that developments in the Soviet Union had made it possible for the United States unilaterally to " take steps to make the world a less dangerous place than ever before in the nuclear age " . |
| 2 | As to what the hon. Gentleman said about those who worked for Karl Construction , the building firm that was decimated on Friday , let me pay here , on the Floor of the House , the most profound tribute to those in civilian employment in the Province who go to work to make it possible for the security forces to do their job . |
| 3 | The contracting system to which my hon. Friend referred has made it possible for the health authority to provide extra capacity for the specialty at Exeter hospital which will ensure that the waiting list can be worked off much more quickly than would otherwise be possible . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the fact that the further substantial increase in the NHS 's capital budget in the next financial year has made it possible for the health authority and the Ministry of Defence to come to an agreement on that issue . |
| 5 | The end of active hostilities between Chad and Libya in September 1987 ( see pp. 35876-79 ) , and the formal declaration of Oct. 3 , 1988 , that their war was at an end ( see p. 36256 ) , made it possible for the Habre regime to pursue what it described as a policy of " national reconciliation " with the many groups and factions which had come into being during the country 's protracted civil war . |
| 6 | The same storm which had swept Hawke 's blockading cruisers away from Ushant and enabled Conflans to get out of Brest had made it possible for the privateer captain , François Thurot [ or Thourot ] to take his little five-ship fleet , carrying some 1270 soldiers and 700 seamen , out of Dunkirk . |
| 7 | Is it usual for the cover men to have a revolver and a shot gun ? |
| 8 | Gradual changes of attitude make it easier for the glider pilot to follow in position behind the tow plane . |
| 9 | Macrovision plans to license the technology for use by hardware manufacturers and pay-per-view distributors such as cable , satellite , and telecommunications operators , making it easier for the home entertainment industry to control the home piracy threat against video-on-demand services . |
| 10 | This back scratching may include taking data directly from the banks computer , but more often it provides details of the bank 's systems , which makes it easier for the enquiry agent to embark on the well timed impersonation . |
| 11 | Perhaps it is exemplified by the very fact that there is a Microsoft Upgrade Centre in the UK , whose job it is to make it easier for the end user to upgrade to the latest release of any product . |
| 12 | ‘ In fact , it was only after some debate that the organisers decided to carry on with the event , and some changes had to be made to the canoe course to make it easier for the rescue boats to assist competitors . |
| 13 | In Abbel Mr Justice found it appropriate for the plaintiff quote , to recompense his parents up to the commercial rate for one full time carer , unquote . |
| 14 | To simplify preparation of the accounts the parties may agree it appropriate for the completion date to be at the end of a month . |
| 15 | All those years ago they had thoughtfully placed it unusually low on the wall to make it easy for the child Maggie had then been to reach . |
| 16 | Besides , the ritual of sampling and inspection makes it easy for the field man to portray his activity as a normal part of his job , rather than as a search for evidence of deviance . |
| 17 | If five or six of these states choose to federate within a tight structure governed by a central bank , is it imperative for the United Kingdom to join their Federation ? |
| 18 | But is it lawful for the Home Secretary to have a different tariff from the judges ? |
| 19 | Is it good for the United States ? |
| 20 | Now if that 's good for the local authority goose , why is n't it good for the banking gander when so much more money is involved . |
| 21 | Then American military helicopters drift about the sky : a show of strength which is meant to secure American interests on the island , to make it safe for the bauxite investment . |
| 22 | The continued flood of repossessed properties on to the market is depressing prices , which in turn is making it difficult for the building societies and other lenders to take the normal escape route for those who are unable to keep up their payments — the sale of the house . |
| 23 | Scotland opened promisingly but Benoit Bellot 's downwind , downfield punting made it difficult for the home side to sustain pressure . |
| 24 | However , other mammals are strongly attracted by them which will make it difficult for the perfume manufacturers , who have extracted and patented human copulins , to market them successfully . |
| 25 | Their presence makes it difficult for the roof void to be used in the same way as traditional roofs , and there is often a temptation to remove some of them to gain extra space . |
| 26 | On the assumption that most parties in the House wish to remain in NATO , why is it necessary for the United Kingdom to have a capability of this kind , in addition to the United States capability ? |