Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [verb] any " in BNC.

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1 It 's difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits , yet it 's impossible to prescribe any one , single set of study habits for all students .
2 Well , no security is one hundred per cent , it 's impossible to make any area completely secure , but it 's as tight as it possibly can be and I 'm quite happy with the security at the present time .
3 It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map .
4 I also went on to say that while that policy would be continued , the council always had and always would reserve it 's right to challenge any decision that it believed was legally flawed .
5 It 's easy to convert any one to any other .
6 Such the quality committee regularly considers whether it 's necessary to have any new
7 With no traffic connections it 's hard to reach any spot in the town except on foot , which is very dangerous .
8 Perhaps it was Newley 's ex-wife and Rossiter 's Cinzano co-star , Joan Collins , who volunteered this judgement , for it 's hard to find any other connection between a strictly domestic sitcom performer and one of the highest-earning acts in Vegas and Atlantic City .
9 So much has been written about this band , their every move painstakingly analysed , that it 's hard to add any startling insight , any new interpretation to the minutiae of Shaun 's behaviour .
10 It 's enough to drive any body off his rocker .
11 IT 'S ENOUGH TO GIVE ANY ANGLER SLEEPLESS NIGHTS .
12 It 's difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel , ’ says Crossman .
13 When you have got the needle in , it 's a battle to get the syringe on , and then it 's difficult to get any blood out of him because he 's so tense . ’
14 I would like , Chairman , to know , because er , it always seems to me that unnecessary money is spent in , in the American lead , so it 's difficult to get any money .
15 However , if it is appropriate to make any sort of residence order , under section 11(7) : ‘ A section 8 order [ which includes a residence order ] may — ( a ) contain directions about how it is to be carried into effect ; …
16 Even so , barbel hooked in open water can tax tackle to the limit and it is foolhardy to take any chances with them .
17 Under the Protection of Children ( Tobacco ) Act of 1986 it is illegal to sell any tobacco product to anyone below the age of 16 .
18 I do not think that it is necessary to provide any more parliamentary time for that .
19 It is impractical to expect any party to draw trouble on himself by notifying the other of a potential claim .
20 Although the cases lay down the rule that a distinction between general skill and knowledge and business secrets must be maintained , it is impossible to formulate any general test .
21 In these circumstances it is impossible to detect any element of injustice to M. and accordingly we indicated at the conclusion of the argument that his appeal would be dismissed .
22 However , despite political rhetoric , it is impossible to draw any ‘ robust ’ normative conclusions from such estimates ( see Cullis and Jones 1987 ) .
23 It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets .
24 Without some historic realignment on the left , it is impossible to see any serious moves in this direction being made in the next five years .
25 According to Cumont , despite the theological differences between the Vedas and the Avesta , ‘ the Vedic Mitra and the Iranian Mithra have preserved so many traits of resemblance that it is impossible to entertain any doubt concerning their common origin' .
26 Simon was to the point : ‘ It is impossible to credit any single hairdresser , so I would like to put forward three greats — Trevor Sorbie and Anthony Mascolo ’ .
27 It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it .
28 1.60 It is impossible to give any clear indication of what level or percentage of the damages the interim payment will be .
29 By implication it is impossible to postulate any definite inverse correlation between changes in the real wage rate and changes in employment .
30 It is impossible to read any one of such referenced files from LIFESPAN without all the others .
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