Example sentences of "is important [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 There are angles from which it is important to emphasise similarities , and others from which — for equally strong moral reasons — it is important to emphasise differences .
2 There are angles from which it is important to emphasise similarities , and others from which — for equally strong moral reasons — it is important to emphasise differences .
3 In no sense are the responses unwelcome or unimportant ; however , if the assessment is to be formative , it is important to emphasise features relating to the requirements of the task ’ ( SEAC 1989 : 22 ) .
4 Student Language Use : As many bilingual students in FE appear to be fluent users of English and speak in local accents it is important to alert participants to the fact that they use two or more languages regularly and operate in two cultures in their daily lives .
5 It is important to support parents and to co-operate as far as you possibly can .
6 In short it is important to close Windows down correctly .
7 In our breed , it is important to treat dogs as dogs .
8 And if you have to break an appointment or point out an error , then it is important to use phrases which are tactful and polite .
9 Although we know it is important to teach children that the roots of their culture are in the village , and in the preservation of values and the importance of agriculture , if you look at the primary and secondary level , we find that these aspects are not much stressed .
10 In this controlled clinical trial , presumably it is important to test drugs on patients themselves and presumably the important feature , as you mentioned , is that they are volunteers , rather than people who are buying it , the medicines , in good faith with the expectation they 've already been tested ?
11 Describe why it is important to set objectives in the firm and comment on the problems of setting objectives .
12 Really the only reason I could think of when it 's you know it is important to put things on paper are really like the last three bits that we talked the last three things we talked about which detailed information would need to be there so people can read it when you know it 's got to get to a lot people not all in the same place at the same time or when it 's you need a copy .
13 For them it is important to pinpoint responsibilities and to define functions carefully .
14 Help with child care , therefore , is important to enable women to continue in , or return to , paid work .
15 For these reasons , when tackling the problem of gardening in the shade it is important to choose plants proficient at extracting energy from limited sunlight .
16 Explain in your own words the difference between fixed assets and current assets and why it is important to classify assets into subgroups .
17 As a housegroup experiences the power of such mutual support , it is important to take steps to prevent repetition and to set further goals for growth .
18 In order to gain as much as possible from a lecture or reading a book , it is important to ask questions in order to answer queries as they arise .
19 It is important to educate employers with facts so that discrimination is prevented .
20 Certainly , it is important to study bureaucracies as institutions in their own right , even if we would not go as far as the poet Alexander Pope who wrote :
21 It is important to establish principles of data ownership .
22 Thus it is important to have paddocks and gardens close to farmsteads , for overnight penning of animals , and garden crops for use in cooking ; but both the latter and the arable need a lot of manure from the farmstead and are also intensively worked in terms of man hours .
23 I have explained some of the ways of getting to know members of the media and why it is important to have relationships with them within that framework , you must build a portfolio of individual contacts in the media world with whom you liaise , send material and can give special items and ideas from time to time .
24 I also feel that it is important to have plants growing in the aquarium and/or algae depending on what is found in the fish 's natural habitat .
25 Despite problems of classification , it is important to gauge changes in GDFCF through time , both in total , and by sector and type of asset .
26 One of the partners at the firm told me ‘ We try to persuade the software houses we represent over here that it is important to keep users using the latest version of the software , but our upgrade policy has to be dictated by what the vendor will agree to . ’
27 As we shall see in Section 2.8 , it is important to keep employees fully informed of the project .
28 For example , the written policy of one large northern metropolitan area stated ‘ It is important to protect children 's rights ’ .
29 It is important to help pupils to appreciate that metaphors require interpretation within a background of shared ideas .
30 that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) .
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