Example sentences of "it is [adj] that people " in BNC.

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1 For this reason , handwashing is the single most important personal activity in preventing infection , so it is essential that people wash their hands after going to the toilet and before touching food .
2 Therefore , it is essential that people who live around the land , and are thus directly affected , should be protected under section 39 so that they can use the law to move people on .
3 ‘ The future of state nursery education is at stake and it is essential that people understand that there are three different policies being offered . ’
4 It is terrible that people are being made to pay for the non-payers .
5 The price could be prohibitive for many families and it is a pity there are not more references made to Appendix 1 , ‘ How the body works ’ as it is crucial that people understand their own anatomy and physiology in order to apply the positive principles of health care .
6 I do n't blame them , that it is right that people should , should have the right to buy from the Council , but I do n't think you should
7 It is ridiculous that people wait up to three years until a decision is reached .
8 I know about these pirate recordings and they cause a lot of trouble — this is something we have to be very careful about with our CD videos — but I know that sometimes there are things that we can never recapture and it is understandable that people will want to have them .
9 Lesage , who works at the Institut Pinel for the Criminally Insane , testified that ‘ it is possible that people with serious emotional problems might take the letter , identify with its contents and use Lepine as a model ’ .
10 We have matching for age and for education but it is possible that people who are older and well-educated have special opinions ; such a person happens to receive X and may give rise to a spurious effect .
11 It is true that people had loyalties to the old counties , many of which were abolished by the Conservatives in 1974 , but people do have regional identities .
12 It is important that people immediately report anything suspicious to police .
13 It is important that people are aware what they are letting themselves in for .
14 Attitude to safety and prevention is important and it is desirable that people develop a concept of safety and an awareness of their personal responsibility in maintaining a safe environment , for themselves and for others .
15 It is unlikely that people training for work today will be prepared for a job for life .
16 The Whitbread is a long race full of hardships , so it is unlikely that people who hardly knew each other would not have disputes and in the end form friendships .
17 In this climate , it is likely that people may look at the Office of Innovation model through analytical eyes .
18 And you know , I would say that erm because of the pressures , it is likely that people
19 As the economy expands , as income and wealth increase , it is likely that people and firms will wish to increase their indebtedness .
20 It is natural that people should question the theory of evolution by natural selection .
21 It is clear that people are still eager to send their children to school .
22 What has happened over the course of this century has been an improvement in people 's states of fitness at particular ages so that whereas at the beginning of the century people in their sixties were regarded as being old , it is clear that people who survive into their sixties are now mainly , as is described below , generally quite fit .
23 ( It is bizarre that people who have no intention of ever returning to Britain have more democratic rights than those living rough on its streets . )
24 It is vital that people should have choice in the type of care available .
25 It is vital that people receive the information and resources they need to stay healthy .
26 It is vital that people know of secondary methods of contraception , and we investigate here the current extent of this knowledge .
27 I hope that every hon. Member , and everyone in Northern Ireland , will carry a donor card ; it is vital that people do so .
28 That 's why it is vital that people support the work of the Ulster Cancer Foundation .
29 It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations .
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