Example sentences of "it is easy [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy to denigrate age-related treatment policies by tarring them all with the brush of the neologism ‘ ageist ’ . |
| 2 | Screening initially sorts replies from a job advertisement but it is easy to overlook good candidates . |
| 3 | AS CHEAP and ersatz tapas bars continue to pop up on London street corners , it is easy to overlook serious Spanish food . |
| 4 | Also , a large meal , particularly with coffee or tea , might keep you awake whilst it is being digested ( though some people find that it is easy to fall asleep after a meal ) . |
| 5 | It is easy to explain small and tightly defined areas of activity ; the problems lie in trying to connect the smaller areas together into wider groups of phenomena , and to explain these within one theory . |
| 6 | Once you have heard the likes of Linn , Roksan and Pink Triangle in action , it is easy to go mad and find yourself coveting deck / arm / cartridge combinations costing over £2,000 . |
| 7 | If you are expecting thousands of entries the format will need to be such that it is easy to eliminate incorrect entries . |
| 8 | It is easy to dismiss recent events as the exuberance of youth and the last power struggle of the impotent old . |
| 9 | It is easy to sound harsh and uncaring by using impersonal language . |
| 10 | It is easy to develop short cuts in thinking and analysis of problems as more experience is gained in an area of work . |
| 11 | He added , ‘ It is easy to make cheap cracks about Norma 's hair and her clothes . |
| 12 | It is easy to make systematic change , e.g. to change the font in which book titles are to be represented . |
| 13 | It is easy to make lasting judgements based on impressions and recollections from a time when things were different . |
| 14 | It is easy to keep quiet — who wants to be thought of as someone with dirty habits or as a woman-hater ? |
| 15 | It has another practical benefit in that it is easy to keep clean and to wash . |
| 16 | It is easy to stalk close , to enjoy their unashamed begging , their wing quivering and plaintive cheeping — and the frantic efforts of parents to satisfy insatiable appetites . |
| 17 | But although it is easy to write fine-sounding words about the vision which should inspire community care services , it is much more difficult to put them into practice . |
| 18 | In addition , when tension strikes , the creative and intuitive elements are seriously hampered and it is easy to become negative in outlook . |
| 19 | It is easy to become complacent and just feel that most of the words are probably right even when they are n't . |
| 20 | It is easy to become disheartened if the dace fail to respond after an hour or so , but stick at it , keeping the feed going in on the same line . |
| 21 | However , these days the choice of styles available is so wide that it is easy to become confused when making a purchase . |
| 22 | Although major types of plant pest are surprisingly few , it is easy to become over-sensitive , not to say paranoid , and assume that everything that moves is a potential threat . |
| 23 | It is easy to find historical problems in the Bible . |
| 24 | Mr Cheung wrote : ‘ It is easy to find conclusive evidence showing that both nectar and pollination services are transacted in the marketplace : in some cities one need look no further than the yellow pages of the local telephone directory . ’ |
| 25 | It is easy to produce accurate pulses at very high speed yet it is 1 second pulses which are needed . |
| 26 | Everyone considering buying a house should seek professional advice but it is easy to get lost in the jargon . |
| 27 | It is easy to get angry at some of the images produced in the name of sexual gratification and to imagine that the answer to our rage is to ban these images . |
| 28 | When you look at the rose gardens , the black servants , the two-and-three-car garages , it is easy to feel cynical . |
| 29 | The surface of the palladium is better preserved , allowing the deuterium to infuse better ; it is easy to prepare clean solutions ; and if I look you straight in the eye and say ‘ If you think of any nuclear phenomena what would you choose ’ — well , it is obvious is n't it ? ’ |