Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [conj] it is " in BNC.

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1 This research has been criticized partly because it is American evidence and partly because the American rates were slashed by 23% over three years with the top personal rate being reduced from 70 to 50% whilst the UK moved from 60 to 40% in just one year .
2 Most of the rules are applied strictly and it is hard to imagine any outcome more frustrating than for your legitimate claim to fail simply because you have been guilty of delay .
3 The system works , it ensures that parking areas are used effectively and it is simple and cheap to operate and supervise .
4 Entries are initialled so that it is usually clear who wrote what .
5 I mean clubs that are arranging fixtures will be responsible for telling , they 'll know where it is , and they 'll be responsible for telling people who are coming there where it is .
6 Yet the high-momentum electrons and positrons observed must eventually be explained somehow and it is perhaps worth remarking that it is not new in physics for novel phenomena to be observed when looking for something else .
7 In areas of readily eroded rocks the rivers may carry so much load that one of two things may happen : either the estuary may be filled soon after it is formed or the aggradation may keep pace with the rising sea level so that there is not a stage of actual ria or estuary formation .
8 Like the donkey it is despised by its enemies and mistreated by its friends , but only because it is bound to be treated unfairly when it is seen unrealistically .
9 Endometriosis should therefore not be treated simply because it is there .
10 Each case needs to be considered individually and it is important that the woman is involved in the decision to induce .
11 The geographical location of the prospective family must be considered carefully since it is important for the child to see black people :
12 It will be objected perhaps that it is too late in the day to try to re-establish our crumbling values on ‘ Be aware ’ , since the True is already sinking into the gulf which has swallowed the Beautiful and the Good .
13 Unlike French polish , cold cure lacquers can be applied liberally and it is not necessary to use a good quality brush .
14 Filing cabinets should not take up too much floor space and be sited so that it is easy to open drawers and get at records .
15 You will need to have your stake ready well before planting begins because it will have to be prepared properly if it is not to be a waste of time .
16 They must be made consequently as it is proper to make them .
17 Subsequently , the Galactic Centre has been shown to be astonishingly bright at many wavelengths , although it can not be seen optically because it is obscured by intervening dust .
18 To some extent , this will be done simply because it is felt that it is more efficient , or at least administratively convenient , to handle matters in this way — the matters delegated may be ephemeral , needing constant change ; or technical , requiring expertise .
19 Since aspects of each can be understood better in the light of their absence , each may be noticed more when it is not there than when it is .
20 In January 1937 , Nizan asked rhetorically : " Is it going to be argued now that it is preferable for Spain to be sacrificed ? "
21 The rodding arm of an interceptor trap needs to be used only when it is the final length of the drains which are blocked
22 Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating .
23 However , the C compiler now has to be bought separately as it is no longer to be bundled with Solaris : SunPro claims that it is no longer a necessary item for customers .
24 The formation of the potent aggregating substance thromboxane A 2 in diabetic platelets has to be assessed indirectly because it is very labile with a half-life of approximately 30 seconds in aqueous solution ( Hamberg et al , 1975 ) .
25 Indeed , the powers which local authorities have with regard to trees can be exercised only if it is ‘ expedient in the interests of amenity ’ .
26 Such a wide discretion must be exercised fairly if it is to comply with the requirements of natural justice .
27 As it is approached , its shape , then major , then minor subunits can be discerned progressively until it is under close scrutiny , from a safe distance .
28 Epilepsy may be understood today but it is a long way from being accepted in the same way as diabetes , let alone short sight .
29 When dialect is a matter of different words being used , naturally it will be understood only if it is known previously .
30 Some requesting States may only accept evidence taken in a particular way and the Convention tries to ensure that a request for a special procedure ( for example , for verbatim transcripts or , on the other hand , for a summary of the evidence in deposition form ; or for video-taped evidence ) will not be refused merely because it is inconvenient to the requested State .
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