Example sentences of "find it [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It describes a process where national media find it cheaper and more advantageous to broadcast foreign/non-national material . |
| 2 | Besides , once they 've gone into mourning , they find it cheaper to stay that way . |
| 3 | ‘ Where will our exporters be if one day the foreign shipowners find it cheaper only to call in Rotterdam with just a few feeder services to this country ? ’ |
| 4 | On a smaller scale I often find it better to work on the floor . |
| 5 | it is possible to write large and use the camera to reduce the size , but I find it better to do all artwork at the finished size because thin lines tend to disappear on reduction . |
| 6 | On left- handers I find it better to get my head right down behind the fairing and maybe look back to see where the others are . ’ |
| 7 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 8 | This is a pity , as it means that students find it harder to get their names known , and it means they lose out on a degree of publicity . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , most people still find it harder to get compensation from drug firms for errant products than from almost any other type of manufacturer . |
| 10 | This no doubt explains why historians writing about Scotland in Mary 's minority have tended to sound more shocked about the activities of the Scottish nobility than historians of other contemporary societies , and find it harder to reconcile the idea of ideological commitment with changes of the political and even religious heart produced by additions to the pocket . |
| 11 | They find it harder to appreciate the successes of the mentally handicapped because they do not conform to their concept of success . |
| 12 | Semi-skilled or unskilled workers usually find it harder to find a basis upon which to exercise occupational control and are more often either non-union or members of a general union which does not afford a platform to develop such control . |
| 13 | Though I know that the struggle is taking place somewhere , as a housewife I find it harder to believe that there is a part in it for me . |
| 14 | I wo n't deny I find it harder to keep pace , what with collecting the rents , keeping the books ready for the accountant , and overseeing the more recent purchases , like the six acres of land in Accrington which we 're negotiating to sell on . |
| 15 | Their coordination is less well-developed , too : they find it harder to turn somersaults or hold a pencil properly for long . |
| 16 | The older ones find it harder … and they still fear for what remain of their familes , they do n't want to be identified in case of Serbian reprisals . |
| 17 | Well , from what I have gleaned over the years , I would say that many women find it harder to accept an affair which had a strong emotional attachment . |
| 18 | Loans will also be available for the cost of installing a prepayment meter if you find it easier to pay for fuel as you use it . |
| 19 | Lecturers , especially scientists , find it easier to teach students who have already specialised in their chosen subjects for two years . |
| 20 | Subtraction : Working on the basis that most of us find it easier to add than to subtract , why not use addition to make the subtraction process simpler . |
| 21 | Certain children find it easier to resist temptation than others ; certain parents more effectively foster strong consciences in their offspring than others ( see page 51 ) . |
| 22 | Some people find it easier to speak about personal matters if there is background noise , be it music or the hum of conversation , while others find even the slightest noise distracting . |
| 23 | It seems that people find it easier to find fault with ideas than to build them up into something better . |
| 24 | They say they have never encountered any problems in being an all-female firm ; if anything , they find that a lot of their male clients find it easier to talk to a woman about their finances . |
| 25 | I just find it easier to talk about … this illness with someone I hardly know . |
| 26 | Older people often find it easier to talk of their childhood and early years than their current problems . |
| 27 | Now it happens that when some substances crystallize they find it easier to do so if some kind of irregularity is present . |
| 28 | Other people find it easier to accept the fact that Jesus felt totally deserted in the moment of pain and agony just before death . |
| 29 | Some parents find it easier for everyone concerned to talk to someone outside the immediate family . |
| 30 | Some people find it easier to practise ‘ safer sex ’ once they know their test result , either to protect themselves or others . |