Example sentences of "[pron] is quite [adj] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a classical lawyer this argument would be absurd : it is quite meaningless to state that a controversial disposition is valid because only intention is relevant . |
| 2 | While it would be wrong to expect inspectors to use observation schedules ( on the grounds that they do not allow the inspectors to keep an open mind on what they observe ) , it is quite reasonable to ask that they be explicit about the evidence collected and its basis . |
| 3 | It is quite impossible to say that Woolwich paid to close a transaction since it protested that it was not liable and it immediately sought to establish that the regulations were void . |
| 4 | It is quite impossible to believe that he will fade from the scene on formal retirement in a few years ' time . |
| 5 | It is quite absurd to suggest that the US government , or any other food surplus government , plans such things . |
| 6 | Clearly , the comparative static effects on the output and sales decisions stand or fall together ( and it is quite encouraging to see that that is indeed the case with our subjects ) : if a given parameter change suggests an upward movement in a reservation price then it should also suggest an upward movement in output ( and vice versa ) . |
| 7 | And , as I shall explain more fully in Chapter 2 , it is quite possible to ensure that they do not suffer in any way at all , whether mentally , physically or emotionally . |
| 8 | Commented RAC Rescue Services head of marketing , Andy Brown : ‘ It is quite amazing to think that many of the longest surviving members have belonged to the RAC for more than two-thirds of its 95-year history . |
| 9 | It is quite easy to see that the connections are not themselves tensors . |
| 10 | With this in mind , it is quite easy to argue that the selection of Justice White 's replacement is far less significant than many suppose . |
| 11 | Thus it is quite plausible to suggest that see evokes some form of inference here . |
| 12 | It is quite insane to imagine that you are going to sit in a restaurant adding up calories and grams of fibre . |
| 13 | If you feel you have done well at an interview and everyone seems to like you it is quite likely to find that you have n't got the part . |
| 14 | It is quite unrealistic to think that you can spend every waking moment working , but it is equally unrealistic to have hobbies and interests which fill every evening and the weekend and for you to expect to pass the course . |
| 15 | He is quite unable to understand that the political settlement of 1688 had little in common with what went before , that the post-1832 settlement had little in common with the 1688 settlement and that the political situation today has virtually nothing in common with the post-1832 settlement . |