Example sentences of "it is [adj] to make [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In dealing with pitch phenomena , it is essential to make comparisons in a controlled environment . |
| 2 | It is invaluable to make notes on your inner journeys , since it is easy to forget insights and action plans unless you write them down . |
| 3 | In The Facts he examines his own vexed state with reference to the vexed question of whether it is better to make things up , and to distort them , and by contemplating his earlier re-invention of the time-honoured dualistic account of literature and human nature . |
| 4 | To decide what effects such focusing would have on overall recognition sensitivity it is necessary to make assumptions about the information present in the different stimuli : |
| 5 | In order to determine the yield on such bonds , it is necessary to make forecasts of the relevant index . |
| 6 | Prove to your husband that you are not extravagant but point out that it is impossible to make ends meet on a pittance . |
| 7 | ‘ It is safer to make comedies , ’ explained Ken Annakin in 1958 , ‘ because they are the only pictures which , in Britain , bring back any profit at all to the people who put up the money . ’ |
| 8 | An indirect reference : It is unkind to make allusions to a person 's physical defects . |
| 9 | He reminds us that it is easy to make mistakes with footprints : a few years ago , he said when reviewing a recent book on dinosaur tracks for an educational journal , a track appearing to show long , very fast strides consisted in reality of left footprints only , so the real stride length was only half the apparent one . |
| 10 | It is possible to make X-cells behave transiently and Y-cells to behave in a sustained manner if the stimulus intensity is altered . |
| 11 | Although it is possible to make connections to iron pipe , it is normally considered advisable to replace it with copper or plastic when a new copper hot water cylinder and plastic water cistern are installed . |
| 12 | It is possible to make assumptions about the inter-relationships between the data , but it is obviously better to base these assumptions on thorough analysis . |
| 13 | It is possible to make dulcimers of different sizes and shapes but this does affect the sound produced . |
| 14 | By mixing metals it is possible to make alloys which are tougher , more ductile , have a different colour , a lower melting point , or flow more easily when molten than the individual component metals . |
| 15 | Since there are several such pairs of elements decaying at different speeds , it is possible to make cross-checks . |
| 16 | And it is possible to make distinctions not all trailers are the same . |
| 17 | Moreover , it is permissible to make objects multi-functional , for example where a speed-bump is designed also to attract children 's play . |
| 18 | The Council 's view is that it is invidious to make distinctions among and between voluntary and community organisations on the basis of antiquated charities legislation . |
| 19 | The army may have been holding back because it is reluctant to make martyrs . |
| 20 | It is important to make changes at a pace with which you can easily cope . |
| 21 | When it came to structuring the District Health Authorities in the form which existed until 1990 , the Department of Health stipulated that ‘ it is important to make appointments only where it is likely that prospective members will have the health and vigour to make an effective contribution throughout their term of office . |
| 22 | The wires on telephones are of a type to which it is difficult to make connections but there should be no difficulty if the pieces of screw terminal block are used as shown . |
| 23 | These authors are right to point out that in cross sectional analyses it is difficult to make assumptions of causality . |
| 24 | It is difficult to make things happen . |
| 25 | In cases where the standardisation sample is drawn from a different population from that of the child being tested ( for example , the sample is North American children and the child to be tested is British ; the sample comprises children from a different age group from that of the child being tested ) , it is inadvisable to make judgements based on comparisons with the standardisation data . |
| 26 | ‘ It is wrong to make businesses pay more than they can afford . |
| 27 | It is advisable to make enquiries early on to be certain of obtaining a place . |
| 28 | And in the Lorenz equations , it is easier to make connections between apparently unrelated things than in less well known , less well studied and less well understood systems . |