Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [is] [that] it does " in BNC.

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1 erm now the strongest reason , I think , for believing that that is not the case is that it does n't come from the fossil record , it comes simply from looking at organisms today .
2 The difficulty is that it does not , one does not — not in one 's art , not in one 's life .
3 The problem with The Guardian is that it does n't look like a newspaper any more .
4 The likelihood is that it does n't .
5 But the trouble with the picture is that it does absolutely nothing with its various prognostications except play the fool with them .
6 A further weakness of the theory is that it does not explain why so much hooligan activity is based on fan rivalries within the working class ; nor can it deal with Wagg 's ( 1984:198 ) observation that ‘ the most notable attempts by a club 's following to prevent it parting with a popular player or manager have usually been initiated by middle-class people ’ .
7 The answer is that it does , and that the justifications for doing so have been set out above — not so much because rape is a serious offence , but rather because ascertainment of the facts is so easy that there should be little substantive unfairness to defendants .
8 The answer is that it does not .
9 The reality is that it does n't .
10 What I like about the system is that it does n't shout its presence to human interlopers : what do you do when your anti-predator device is preyed upon by the local villain ?
11 The only other exclusion from the exemption is that it does not apply if at any time during the relevant accounting period the unlimited company carried on business as the promoter of a trading stamp scheme within the meaning of the Trading Stamps Act 1964 .
12 The major drawback with the section is that it does not apply where the dwelling is protected by an NHBC scheme ( s. 2 ) .
13 A less elevated but similar claim was made by Eudes II in a letter written to King Robert : ‘ If it is a question of the nature of the benefice you gave me , the fact is that it does not come from your domain , but from the estates which come to me with your consent by hereditary right from my ancestors . ’
14 The winner 's benefit from responding appropriately to such a signal is that it does not risk injury by escalating the conflict into a real fight when it need not have done so .
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