Example sentences of "it is [adj] to make [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is appropriate to make clear at an early stage in the report the general status of the information which it contains .
2 The Rev. Arnold Thomas of Bristol told Congregationalists that ‘ it is good to make beautiful our buildings and services .
3 In a haulage firm it is prudent to make sure that everyone knows who does in fact have permission to drive ; this avoids the problems which arise if a vehicle driven by someone in the firm without authority is involved in an accident .
4 A clerical error remaining unnoticed and uncorrected can have disastrous consequences , so it is essential to make sure the certificate does properly reflect the insurance required .
5 It is essential to make sure that your version is the same as that of your typesetting bureau and that you are both using the same fonts , ideally from the same vendor .
6 If the agreement allows assignment conditional upon certain matters being complied with , it is essential to make sure that these conditions are met .
7 More importantly , it is essential to make statutory provision for a framework of public audit in this country sufficient to ensure accountability to Parliament for the wider range of public expenditure now and in the future .
8 The former can not be defined by any objective criteria and are largely a matter of personal taste , although if you wish to guarantee a reasonable resale value , it is crucial to make sure that your tastes coincide with more universally held views on aesthetic appeal .
9 Whereas it is right to make sure that the value of the basic state pension is preserved for all income brackets we believe that any extra resources should be directed to the poorer end .
10 None the less , it is necessary to make explicit what the state , government and administration are , and what they do .
11 Before embarking on a study of lexical semantics , even one which is avowedly descriptive rather than theoretical in orientation , it is necessary to make explicit certain basic assumptions concerning meaning , and to establish , as far as possible , a consistent method of studying it .
12 The opportunities for successfully re-using a structure to which it is necessary to make major modifications in order to suit it to its new task are small , even with ironwork of exceptionally good quality .
13 With these apparently vague questions it is necessary to make clear your own interpretation of what " write " means .
14 It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) .
15 If it is practicable to make repeated visits to the same site over a period of months or years a programme of capture/mark/release and recapture will add a further dimension to the whole range of topics available .
16 Because of the differences in structure and gradings in the above two assessments , it is impossible to make direct comparisons , but the 1989 review includes within its Category 16 ( Other Physical Sciences ) , such diverse subjects as astronomy , oceanography , and meteorology , some of which have teaching and research connections with the earth sciences .
17 Because this is so it is unnecessary to make extravagant claims ; the provision of a multimedia library , with the fullest integration of catalogues and shelves , and the finest collection of viewing and listening equipment , still meets only questions 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 .
18 Normally it is unnecessary to make special provision for this since the rent the tenant pays is linked to the rent he receives .
19 He added , ‘ It is easy to make cheap cracks about Norma 's hair and her clothes .
20 It is easy to make systematic change , e.g. to change the font in which book titles are to be represented .
21 It is easy to make lasting judgements based on impressions and recollections from a time when things were different .
22 And it is possible to make new electronic texts by scanning printed texts into a computer .
23 From this road it is possible to make small diversions down into the villages of Jardim do Mar and Paúl do Mar , although the roads in and out of them are more spectacular than the villages themselves .
24 Once this has been done it is possible to make single-frequency readings to give quantitative concentrations of constituents of a mixture .
25 It is possible to make approximate allowance for backspace by releasing the source-machine off play-pause about one second late .
26 Again it is possible to make categorical assertions in English without giving any indication of the evidence that one has for making them or of one 's attitude towards what one is saying : there are languages that can not do this . ’
27 In these days of the video camera and ‘ instant ’ processing it is possible to make memorable recordings of important local events — from rag-day parades to the church bazaar , the Remembrance Day service at the war memorial , or the opening of the new parish hall .
28 It is possible to make three-dimensional maps .
29 The internal structures of some of these galeaspids are beautifully preserved such that it is possible to make detailed anatomical comparisons with cephalaspids and gnathostomes .
30 It is possible to make light of the process but , be under no illusion , it is a deadly serious affair .
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