Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be useful [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it may be useful to give a preliminary , summary answer . |
| 2 | Cohesive markers are not always necessary , but where you find sentences without evident markers , it may be useful to inspect them closely to be certain that the relationship with the preceding sentence is sufficiently clear . |
| 3 | Having reached that stage , it may be useful to compare some rhythmic patterns in more detail . |
| 4 | In a confused and confusing holiday price structure , it may be useful to translate these figures into pictures , do a Jack Horner on the holiday pie and pluck out some typical plums , pinpoint what the 1990 market offers for £250 per head . |
| 5 | It may be useful to remind ourselves that both levels have reality , but they are , of course , reality to different people . |
| 6 | People have short memories , and it may be useful to remind the House that in 1972 President Pompidou announced on French television that there would be a European common currency by 31 December 1980 . |
| 7 | Whether or not the readers of these books are or will be experiencing a training course , or whether their training consists only of the reading of one or more of the books in this series , it may be useful to conclude by highlighting a number of challenges facing teachers and teacher trainers in the coming decades . |
| 8 | It is not possible here to attempt to unravel the many strands of thought and practice that have historically influenced the contemporary curriculum in this way , but it may be useful to refer briefly to some of them before going on to consider the current pattern . |
| 9 | It may be useful to refer to another Department of Health publication Patterns & Outcomes in Child Placement ( HMSO , 1991 ) when considering the local authority 's proposals for the future . |
| 10 | If the terms require the service of notices , it may be useful to define what is meant by 'service " . |
| 11 | It may be useful to say what is to be done if one party does not pay his share of the expert 's fees . |
| 12 | In order to distinguish between the internal payment certificates for labour-only sub-contractors , labour and material sub-contractors , nominated suppliers and nominated sub-contractors , it may be useful to use different coloured documentation for easier identification . |
| 13 | These two areas are not entirely distinct , but it may be useful to examine them separately . |
| 14 | If , they say , projects are not found acceptable purely on the basis of the tangible benefits , then it may be useful to turn around the investment question to ask what the present value of the benefits must be to justify the investment . |
| 15 | It may be useful to draw up the definitions clause after drafting the rest of the terms , to ensure that all words and phrases which require definition are included ; then , when checking the terms , the drafter should check the meaning of defined words and phrases each time they appear in the document to ensure that the definition is appropriate . |
| 16 | Rare species do not form part of the definition of a community , although it may be useful to state in which community the rarity occurs in order to fix its ecological preference . |
| 17 | When some idea of the framework of objectives , aspirations and activities has been obtained it may be useful to compile a questionnaire , into which answers may be inserted , either by the leader or by the researcher . |
| 18 | In the case of a building society mortgage , it may be useful to ask for a " daily interest rate " in case there 's some slight delay in completion ; this will save writing another letter , and will enable you in such a case to disburse and account for the completion monies as soon as you receive them . |
| 19 | Before we consider the technological issues surrounding multimedia , it may be useful to emphasise a key division in the world of information . |
| 20 | Before discussing current programmes , it may be useful to recall some earlier development efforts . |
| 21 | At such times , it may be useful to recall that the current financial services regime was set up to remedy the regulatory failures of the previous system , which was one of regulation under statute by a government department . |
| 22 | Before resigning ourselves to permanent depression and a feeling that special needs have slipped from the political agenda , it may be useful to look again at some of the implications for change for the better … |
| 23 | It may be useful to look at each element of the package in turn . |
| 24 | Before proceeding further it may be useful to summarise the conclusions I have so far reached . |
| 25 | Before we discuss the provision that libraries and information workers make for the subject approach , it may be useful to consider the preliminary question : What is a subject ? |
| 26 | Depending upon the issue and situation involved , it may be useful to develop a more systematic procedure for schema identification . |
| 27 | Returning indirectly to Ulpian , it may be useful to contrast a statement made by Paul : ‘ Both trust and gift upon death are included in the term ‘ legacy' ’ . ' |
| 28 | In the process of delivering National Curriculum history it is most important that pupils are introduced to a wide and varied range of historical resources , and it may be useful to offer some general advice on the resourcing of such units . |
| 29 | There are other features of prison life , however , which could only occur in this especially artificial environment , but before moving on to them it may be useful to concentrate on some of the prisoners ' own views of Maidstone . |
| 30 | As these appear as themes threaded through the discussion it may be useful to identify them here , although I shall return to them at the end of the chapter . |