Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [that] [pron] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 The result is that they are bought up by development companies , insurance companies and pension funds looking to maximize their value .
2 The result is that they are thrown back on their own individual and collective resources .
3 The only difference between railways and the other utilities is that they are precieved to be costing the exchequer money , not providing revenue to it .
4 There are to be no statutory ombudsmen or ombudswomen to represent the consumer , despite the Government 's admission in their document entitled ’ Citizens Charter Implications for the Regulators of Privatised Utilities ’ : ’ The principal advantage of introducing ombudsmen for each of the utilities is that they are seen by the public to be impartial and independent of all parties . ’
5 One consequence of this immobility is that everyone is surrounded by people very like himself , most of whom he has always known .
6 One explanation for this unbridled production of HBV proteins is that it is fostered by concurrent mediations , including glucocorticoids and cyclosporin .
7 His real crime is that he is suspected by the Radical Party and militant members of the ruling Socialists ( ex-communists ) of plotting with the army , of which he was the nominal head , to stage a coup .
8 One reason why people in our area consistently vote Labour is that they are told by the Opposition that the whole country owes them a living and that everything that has happened to them — the economic misfortunes of past years — has been inflicted purposely by a Conservative Government .
9 Another advantage of professional-style camcorders is that they are built longer in the body so that they can he supported on the shoulder — the operator 's hands are then left to steady the front end and operate the controls .
10 Another reason for selecting Greer 's books is that they are used in almost all of the ILEA schools which do not use the Authority 's SMILE project and in many secondary schools nationally .
11 The defence of the format of these books is that they were written as part of a struggle .
12 Am I right in supposing that one essential quality of poetry is that it is meant to be read aloud ?
13 The particular value of task-centred work is that it is based on an intention to form an agreement or contract between the client and the worker , thus freeing the client from the burden of always being a grateful recipient .
14 The big benefit is that they are seen walking about
15 The general maxim of the law is that what is annexed to the land becomes part of the land .
16 The reason for their inclusion is that they are seen as influencing ( or being indicative of ) the responsibility of offenders for their actions .
17 Another view of local budgeting is that it is dominated by habit , by small additions to or subtractions from the base budget .
18 Further , since he is only one of a significant group of bishops who came from court in the early seventh century , if there was any general transfer of secular authority to bishops in this period , and the evidence is far from clear on this , the likelihood is that it was condoned by the king .
19 After all , one of the reasons that I 'm doing this job is that I 'm plugged into what 's going on out there .
20 The only difference is that they are called taxis .
21 The difference is that you were left holding the baby .
22 Its other main claim to fame is that it is credited with inventing the word tweed to describe the famous cloth first made in the area .
23 Often the attraction of broader approaches like counselling is that they are thought to be able to tackle many massive problems at the same time .
24 ‘ The danger is that it is perceived that your board is already committed to change .
25 ‘ Well , the only conclusion is that they were lured to their deaths .
26 This is probably why , for most Prague linguists , part of the definition of theme is that it is given and part of the definition of rheme is that it is new .
27 The usual procedure for roads within the curtilage of the development site is that they are dedicated to the local authority and adopted .
28 The truth is that I was sent to Scotland to find out what happened , is happening and might happen . ’
29 It appears he took his own life but the truth is that he was murdered .
30 My only sorrow is that she 's turned out so fair .
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