Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] [verb] [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Community nursing is to undergo a radical shake-up in its organisation , which is vital to ensure that community services move forward in a way which complements the developments brought about by PREPP and Project 2000 . |
| 2 | The prime responsibility , however , rests with the individual counsellor to establish supportive relationships in which he or she is able to feel that stress is contained and processed and that feedback from those relationships is given in an honest and constructive manner . |
| 3 | ‘ Even though I have been shriven , it is good to know that bastard went before me . |
| 4 | It is good to know that employee trustees have been introduced within the JS pension scheme , but I would nevertheless question whether ‘ ordinary employees ’ are likely to affect the deliberations and decisions of the present high-powered trustees , all of them JS directors , either currently or ex ? |
| 5 | It is essential to ensure that research is not duplicated . |
| 6 | It is essential to add that plate tectonics has crept into this matter as it has into every other aspect of the earth sciences . |
| 7 | In taking this up , however , it is necessary to realise that non-Republican people in the North are not disposed to agitate to get full civil rights for Republicans ; they have to be involved in their own interests . |
| 8 | For the process to proceed smoothly it is necessary to ensure that responsibility for overall policy decisions is assigned to an appropriate individual or group ( for instance the managing director or the board of directors ) . |
| 9 | If it is upsetting to think that the education system now denies many children that voyage of discovery which begins on the muddy playing field , it is encouraging to learn that sport at club level is taking up the strain . |
| 10 | Equally it is expensive to ensure that equipment will continue to function under rough handling conditions , for example the necessary ‘ ruggedising ’ of military equipment . |
| 11 | It is shameful to suggest that Fascism is , or was , anti-Semitic . |
| 12 | As the objectives for online orientation are so similar for both end-users and intermediaries , it is reasonable to assume that orientation programmes can be produced which can be useful in the teaching of both groups . |
| 13 | If a minister clearly states the effect of a provision and there is no subsequent relevant amendment to the Bill or withdrawal of the statement it is reasonable to assume that Parliament passed the Bill on the basis that the provision would have the effect stated . |
| 14 | It is reasonable to assume that variable overheads will only accrue if hours are worked rather than idle . |
| 15 | It is helpful to realize that tinnitus is now widely recognized ; courses are run for professional people who meet tinnitus sufferers ; there is much research which is continuing . |
| 16 | So it is misleading to say that camp is the gay sensibility ; camp is an invasion and subversion of other sensibilities , and works via parody , pastiche , and exaggeration . |
| 17 | Where opportunities for controlling situations and events in a more organized sense are constricted as in the case of women at home — it is logical to assume that power to exert control through gossip becomes relatively more important . |
| 18 | expand this to a neighbourhood and it is easy to see that collection and transportation costs would turn this into an uneconomical exercise . |
| 19 | At the same time it is easy to see that group solidarity overrides all other loyalties and motives . |
| 20 | It may be impossible to draw up a fitness league table but it is possible to say that complexity has increased during evolution . |
| 21 | By means of thermodynamic arguments it is possible to show that entropy change is equal to energy transferred as heat , q , divided by the temperature , T , thus The change in entropy can , relate to either the system or the surroundings . |
| 22 | In the realm of the print , however , it is safe to say that paper napkins and chewing gum wrappers occupy the lower depths ( though let's not forget that A. Hyatt Mayor , the legendary Curator of Prints at the Metropolitan , acquired torn-off New Yorker covers for the collection as well as Tiepolo etchings ) . |
| 23 | If the pond level only drops during periods of hot weather it is safe to assume that evaporation is the cause . |
| 24 | Now while it is plausible to argue that consumption expenditure will partly depend upon the real value of private sector net worth , to concentrate all attention on a tiny fraction of this magnitude is to lose all sense of proportion . |
| 25 | When considering transport , it is fashionable to say that transport has changed dramatically over the past decade or so , and no one would deny that . |
| 26 | It is heartening to know that road casualties present no substantial threat to the toads at this particular lake . |
| 27 | So while it is true to say that discrimination on the grounds of age is not unlawful , that is not the complete picture . |
| 28 | It is true to say that man has lost much since the perfection of Adam . |
| 29 | Generally it is true to say that use of Creole is restricted to the private domain , and informal situations . |
| 30 | It is important to remember that illness does not strike ‘ out of the blue ’ even though it may seem that way at times . |