All very fine

And the fourth slave said, "It is all very well to talk about her, but it does not make me less weary of standing and fanning. "

Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat? "

The view seems to be that staying calm in a crisis is all very well, except in a crisis.

GARETH MITCHELL: It was a bad call, but it goes to show, doesn't it, how the technology is all very well, but there's human judgment.

H: of course. I spent so much time at my old workplace that I got to know them all very well. They were like family to me.

Reduce Reuse Recycle is all very well, but still the garbage is piling up in landfills.

Todd: Okay, the postwar history is all very well and good, but it had to be put into motion by the Western Allies.

"Yes, " he said, "it is all very well to say 'pack up, '" but he had nothing left to pack up, therefore he seated himself in the trunk.

It was all very well, I said sarcastically, to note his fastidious regard for the sovereignty of his allies.

'You know, mon p'tit, this hotel life is all very well, but it's the devil when you're out of work.

It is all very well to believe that people respond to incentives , but we economists also need to ask what the incentives are.

But it is all very well for me to think about you when feeling solitary.

It is all very well for you to criticize, but could you have done any better yourself?

Having a partner in crime is all very well, but one does have to account for oneself a good deal.

It is all very well for you to stress patience, but you are not the one who has to wait.

Being at the summit of the banking industry is all very well, but the only way left is down.

"Everyone approved of this proposal , but an oid wise mouse got up and said, " That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?

That's all very well, but is not it a bit too imaginative?

'Oh, its all very well to TALK, ' said the Mole, rather pettishly, he being new to a river and riverside life and its ways.

Saving fuel is all very well, you may be thinking, but what can technology do to improve conditions for passengers?

independence is all very well , but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit.

This is all very well, but it has serious implications for data security and personal privacy because computers are inherently insecure .

Everyone approved of this proposalmbut an oid wise got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat? "

The artificial sweetener of another deal is all very well if you want to make your next quarterly presentation more palatable.

Such leadership is all very well, if it is vindicated by events.

Consumer power is all very well, but the garish displays affect passers-by as well as customers.

It is all very well being wise "beyond the crash" but it was before the crash where Mr Brown was found wanting.

W: It's all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and says electricity or gas. And you automatically think they are ok.

It is all very well for Brussels types to fuss about parity between big countries and small, north and south, or left and right, she argues.

Its all very well the doctors telling me Ive got to rest, but whos going to look after my children?

As long is she stays there, it is all very well.

Aha, you may be thinking, this is all very well, but what about Robert Maxwell? He was utterly crooked, but his name was utterly straight.

Squad rotation is all very well if you can keep your players motivated, sadly I suspect Mr Grant cannot.

It is all very well for Keats in his airy manner to assert that beauty is truth, truth is beauty, and that is all he knows or needs to know.

It is all very well to talk in general terms about an overheating market.

It's all very well for you to suggest a holiday in Italy, but how am I to find the money?

It is all very well for such things to occur in America that people may have several marriages, but it's not the case for Chinese.

Voluntary action is all very well, but it won't solve climate change.

your proposal is all very well in theory, but in practice it will not pay.

How about a shave? At last! My arm is complete again. -That's all very well. But what are we gonna do about him?

It is all very well to be frugal; but he goes too far.

The high-tech future is all very well, but in this respect old media has the upper hand.

This is all very well, many will respond, but what about the risks of a Greek-style meltdown?

Making sarcastic comments is all very well, but they don't realize how difficult to write the book.

Trading and short-term views are all very well but, over the long run, nothing beats a well-constructed portfolio.

Pure research is all very well. But buttering a few parsnips at the same time can do no harm.

Saving the world is all very well, but there's no point doing so if all the future holds is a dimly-lit room.

Freedom of speech is all very well but we must observe the limits of common propriety .

Your apology is all very well, but what about some compensation for the damage you have caused?

Hearty and delicious soups and stews are all very well when the wind is howling outside.

In fiction It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.

Froth at the very top of the market and signs of life on the next rung down are all very well.

I started reading your pieces and I found them quite interesting, and above all very well-structured.

While the finding from the first study is all very well in theory, how can we be sure people really behave the way they say they will?

It is all very well being sorry, but what is to be done?

Someone once said: "Brains, integrity and force may be all very well, but what you need today is charm. "

They replied, "We are all very well, and shall continue so, if you will only be good enough to go away, and leave us as we are. "

It's all very well hiding behind respectful statements, but there was a personal gap between us that began in the mid-1950's.

Peace and stability are all very well, but several of mankind's giant leaps have come in times of war.

"It's all very well for him, " said Eustace, but Jewel also cried out: "Don't stop. Further up and further in! Take it in your stride. "

EYEWITNESS evidence may be all very well in a court of law, but it cuts no ice with scientists.

I know my sons are doing all very well at school, but I hope they will do so at home as well.

It's all very well to say the soul goes to heaven . . . but this we do know, that there is no heaven, but only atmosphere.

All very well but prosperity has dulled the interest in diversification, says Doug Elliott, who publishes an economic newsletter.

It's all very well for you to complain but can you do any better?

My daughter and family members are all very well, they are looking forward for your coming.

It's all very well to suggest doing that, but where is the money coming from? .

It's all very well to suggest doing that, but where's the money coming from?

DON BRADLEY: That' s all very well but you have failed to meet the terms of the contract.

Natural devotion may be all very well to attract us to Jesus, to make us feel His fascination, but it will never make us disciples.

That's all very well, but don't you think that will cost a lot of money?

It's all very well to read books by non-western authors, but don't discard Shakespeare and Chaucer.

It was all very well to whisper that he had been "helped" to leave England by the international banking-house in which he had been employed;

Two thousand feet above the Urubamba river, these ruins consist of baths, temples, palaces and about 150 houses, all very well preserved.

It's all very well to recycle, pester your parents about fuel efficiency and aspire to holidays that need no flights.

It's all very well explained in the S3 developer documentation (see Resources for a link).

That's all very well, but there may be a sudden rain tomorrow.

Yes, my husband's old classmates from high school and college are all very well off, even wealthy.

All very well on paper, but is Schumacher concerned? Not in the slightest.

Mr Marchionne believes that alliances are all very well, but they react too slowly and require too many compromises.

ex. He looks ugly, but he treats all very well. Handsome is as handsome does.

Surpluses are all very well, but they cannot continue to accumulate for ever.

It's all very well for you to fly and never come back, but you will be caught and punished some day in the future.

Our professors are all very well qualified.

That's all very well, but I can't afford to buy two newspapers a day.

Marxism may be all very well in theory.

That's all very well, you may say, but how do we actually do that?

Phrase books are all very well, but listening is the best way to learn. Audiotapes are a good alternative.

Sue, that's all very well, but . . . smoking means something to me. It's very important.

That's all very well, but I don't think that would work.

Beth: That's all very well and good.

Oh, they are all very well, thank you.

That's all very well, but . . . smoking means something to me.

Grooming is all very well for grownups

The houses were built of dry stone with stone slabs for furniture, all very well preserved. (ME)