Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the reliability of a test is so important , it is usual to quantify it in some way . |
| 2 | While the test is designed for textiles , it is possible to adapt it to cosmetic products . |
| 3 | It is possible to transfer it from one person to another so that the recipient can exercise such rights against third parties as may arise ( see for example Keene , Re [ 1922 ] 2 Ch 475 ) . |
| 4 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
| 5 | The kind of non-randomness that can be generated by simple sieving is roughly equivalent to opening a combination lock with one one dial : it is easy to open it by sheer luck . |
| 6 | The wall is not in fact vertical though it is easy to misremember it as such , because it rises in three distinct layers of limestone , to heights of 6,900 , 8,500 and finally some 9,000 feet , with a filling of ice and snow on the slopes that divide one layer from the next . |
| 7 | At the age of 37 — old by Australian standards — Border accepts that he is nearing the end of his career but he is desparate to prolong it for two reasons . |
| 8 | Secondly , the relationship with the credit firm means that , if the customer wants credit , then he is likely to get it from that particular firm . |
| 9 | Third , the Acropolis of Athens — a feature which , like some other masterpieces of nature or art , is so familiar that it is hard to see it with fresh eyes — was an inevitable centre for the rynoikism or concentration of Attica from a plurality of villages into a mia polis , ‘ one city ’ . |
| 10 | In truth , continuous polyphony can be hard to digest , and it is well to alternate it with other contrasting episodes which use very different textures . |
| 11 | There are some complications with this treatment , so I feel it is important to use it for specific indications . |
| 12 | The training , however high-level , is converted into higher education only when the student is able to form an independent evaluation of what he or she has learned or mastered , is able to put it into some kind of perspective , and is able to see not only its strengths but also its limitations . |
| 13 | It is a real test of golf and it is difficult to compare it to any other course I have played . ’ |
| 14 | You can claim other defences as well : for example , if you need the blade or point for work , or if it is necessary to carry it for religious reasons or as part of any national costume . |