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it is fair for vs it is fair to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It is fair for' is used when referring to a specific person or group, while 'it is fair to' is used when talking about a general situation or action. They are not interchangeable.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

it is fair for

This phrase is correct when referring to a specific person or group.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that something is just or appropriate for a particular individual or group.
  • Morally and politically, therefore, it is fair for these citizens not to lose so much that they lose the feeling of solidarity which they have had to date, enjoying its fruits.
  • I do not think that it is fair for us to call into question or reject everything that the Russian side says a priori.
  • But it isn't fair for Louisette to get the same amount of money that we do.
  • It isn't fair for you to pay anything back.
  • Consequently, it is fair that the deadline for the complete application of the cross-compliance package in both countries should be by then.
  • It is fair to call for the separation of church and state, but it goes on to prescribe requirements for the internal organisation of religious traditions.
  • In other words, it is not fair for the Council to take decisions on the internal working procedures of Parliament, thereby arranging the institutions in a clear hierarchy.
  • Parliament has always protected the personal data of the EU's citizens and I believe that it is fair and moral for us to apply the same high standards when protecting our visitors' data too.
  • Because I want to uphold in this Chamber the view that it is fair, precisely for this reason, that women in many European Union states draw their pensions five years before men do.
  • The second point I would like to address is that I do not think it is very fair for us to be now acting as if we were about to vote 'yes' or 'no' to genetically modified organisms.
  • In conclusion, I believe that it is fair to say that for research funded through Community instruments we have a transparent system which allocates funding to the most relevant areas and also ensures it is then awarded to the best proposals.
  • I do not believe it is fair to the voters for Parliament to devote itself to adopting a position on whether the gangway slope should be 12% or 12.5%.
  • a requirement in an accounting standard to measure identifiable net assets acquired at an amount that is not fair value, but is treated as though it is fair value for the purpose of allocating the cost of the combination.
  • Is it really fair for me to wait till you are?
  • Is it fair for the relaxation of the Pact by these countries to be overlooked when they get into difficulties due to the low tax takes resulting from their policies?
  • I understand the Chinese sensitivities on sovereignty but it is also fair to ask for respect for Tibetan culture and traditions.
  • It is only fair and right for them to be able to access EQUAL in the same way as everyone else.
  • Isn't it not fair for you to keep playing around like that...
  • I really do, and I know that it isn't fair for me to ask you to do this, but if you don't help Gabe... Where is he?
  • But is it fair for a moment of weakness, an act of sorrow and despair, to sentence the poet who's admired by the whole of Madrid?

Alternatives:

  • it is fair to him
  • it is fair for the students
  • it is fair for the team

it is fair to

This phrase is correct when talking about a general situation or action.

This phrase is used when you want to express that something is just or appropriate in a general sense, without specifying a particular recipient.
  • So everywhere in the world people are asking for more resources and it is fair to ask.
  • Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is fair to point out that Community policy on the environment has been carried out ever more comprehensively and effectively.
  • We certainly do not think it is fair to do so.
  • My instinct is that, for in-patient hospital care, it is fair to have prior authorisation.
  • In this sense it is fair to talk of a divided malt market.
  • It is fair to imagine that if no consensus is reached between the two sides, no agreement will be made at the end of July.
  • Mr President, I think it is fair to remind ourselves what would be the position without the existence of these regulatory agencies performing a vital supervisory function at the federal level.
  • When one takes all these circumstances into consideration, one starts to wonder whether it is fair to pay a television licence fee which in reality is paying for nothing.
  • I think it is fair to underline the fact that all your speeches have touched on something which for us had been a major priority, the need to have a strategic relationship with Russia.
  • The current project concerns IFRS for small and medium-sized companies, so it is fair to ask who represents small and medium-sized companies.
  • Lastly, it is fair to look more carefully at debt, not the amount of debt but its dynamics.
  • I think it is fair to make a distinction between child labour in manufacturing and child labour in agriculture.
  • But it is fair to give warning that we believe that the Government of Turkey has yet to deliver on the promises made to this Parliament before the ratification of the customs union in December last year.
  • At a time of austerity policies and when unbounded financial speculation persists, it is fair to require the financial sector to play its part in relaunching an economy that has been battered by its irresponsible behaviour.
  • Does the Commission consider that it is fair to impose the same rate of tax on domestic and short-haul flights as well?
  • They state that of all the measures of use to animals and products, which amounted to EUR 91231075, it is fair to consider that only EUR 28280000 funded measures undertaken outside the national territory.
  • Does the Council believe it is fair to apply extra criteria which were not foreseen from the beginning and which were not applied to the earlier accessions?
  • Does the Council believe it is fair to apply extra criteria that were not foreseen from the beginning, especially if we take into account that these new criteria are different from the criteria which were applied to earlier accessions?
  • It is fair to allocate resources proportionately to the burden on each Member State by reason of its efforts in receiving refugees and displaced persons.
  • It is fair to ask, then, whether we are not pushing ahead too far with this rather optimistic vision of the quality of justice and mutual recognition of judiciaries.

Alternatives:

  • it is fair to say
  • it is fair to assume
  • it is fair to conclude

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