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 It is peculiar (strange/ surprising)/ seems impossible ... (to find) that P.
 It remains/ It will suffice ... to check (characterize) Р/ to make a distinction
between P and Q. It may be difficult to understand P. It can be/ is (not) easily
shown/ proved ... that P.
•  On further examination ... it was discovered that P.
 To grasp this point, ...it is important to view Q.
 To achieve/ clarify P, ...it is necessary to have Q.
 To argue this, ...it is not sufficient to define P.
2.2.4 (Impersonal constructions accounting for) Evaluating and prospecting

•  (Now/ Here/ That is why) ...
 It is ... appropriate/convenient/desirable/essential to start with Р/to present P
 It is ... fair/fruitful/helpful/important/instructive/interesting/logical to check P.
 It is ... natural/pertinent/productive/proper/reasonable/sensible to mention that P.
 It is ... safe/suitable/useful/wise/worth to introduce some terminology
(definitions).
 It is ... informative to turn to/wise to begin with (take) P.
... natural to recognize (conclude) that P.
 It ... seems fair to say (important to emphasize) that Р/ logical to ask whether P.
 It ... would be reasonable to assume/safe to predict that P.
•  It is essential ... to make clear/ to see that P.
 It is (not) good (enough) ... to appeal to P.
 It is (none the less) clear ... that (I believe that) P.
 It became/ is (not) clear/ obvious ... that P.
 It is/ seems (quite) logical (to assume) ... that P.
 It is difficult/ possible ... to imagine that P.
 It is ... evident/ self-evident (for us)/ (un)likely/ (highly) probable/ definite ...
that P.
2.2.5 (Impersonal constructions accounting for) Choosing and stating

•  It's often easier ... to do P than Q.
 In doing P ... it is better to use Q.
 Instead of working in terms of P, ... it is more convenient to introduce Q.
 It is more transparent/ It might be less confusing ... to use the theory/ term P.
 In order to measure P ... it is crucial to calculate Q.
 What does it mean to say that P?
•  (I think) It appears (seems/ may be/ is) fair/ reasonable to say ... that P.
 It is (would be) accurate to say/ It goes without saying/ It will not do simply to
say ... that P.
 It is (not even a half) truth to say that P. That is not to say, however, ... that if P
then Q.
 As it has already been stated above, ... P may be manifested in terms of Q.
 It is not overstating the case to say/ In conclusion, it may be said ... that P (is
similar to Q).
2.2.6 Arguing by negation (Impersonal constructions)