Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As to the rest of the disc , it 's perhaps fair to state that Klemperer 's Johann Strauss will not please those who favour a relaxed ‘ Wienerisch ’ approach to such music , but there can surely be few complaints about the Mendelssohn . |
| 2 | Suppose , then , that the wage rate is flexible and that the economy is sufficiently competitive to ensure that labour market equilibrium is achieved . |
| 3 | It is only possible to assert that work begun with a lifting of the heart is likely to go on for longer than work begun with a contracting of the stomach , that work done with a lifting of the heart will develop further than work done with a contracting of the stomach , but there is nothing to indicate that the small amount of work which is the result of a contracting of the stomach will not be better than the large amount of work done with a lifting of the heart , than the rich development which is the likely result of work undertaken with a lifting of the heart , always bearing in mind , wrote Harsnet , and Goldberg , poring over the pages covered in his friend 's tiny handwriting , wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve , glanced up at the sheet in his typewriter , always bearing in mind , he typed ( as Harsnet had written ) , that better and worse are relative terms , and that one man 's better is another man 's worse , one age 's better is another age 's worse , one civilization 's better is another civilization 's worse , better , worse , relative values , scribbled Goldberg in the margin , always bearing in mind , wrote Harsnet , that in the long run it all comes to the same thing , long run , scribbled Goldberg in the margin , same thing . |
| 4 | It is perhaps surprising to find that Jacques married for the first time on 31 March 1728 at the age of 55 . |
| 5 | It is perhaps appropriate to remember that childbirth is not some minority interest . |
| 6 | It is perhaps interesting to note that Baines in his History of Lancashire tells us that there are no mines at work in this Parish , nor any minerals found , except some fine specimens of copper ore which are picked up occasionally near the brooks in Rusland ! |
| 7 | Although some remarkably conservation-conscious agents exist , it is generally true to say that land-agents have played , and continue to play , a significant role in hastening the destruction of the English landscape by intensive agriculture . |
| 8 | Woman-centred psychology , too , is generally happy to assume that men 's ‘ cultural and biological experiences are mostly different from those of women ’ ( Aitkenhead 1987 : 299 ) , and to adopt conventional ideas of what these different experiences entail . |
| 9 | The unusual nature of these counter-examples indicates that they are indeed the exceptions which prove the rule , and it is normally reasonable to assume that coins made from the same die were produced at the same time and place . |
| 10 | They go on to say that large firms ‘ are constrained in some way [ in making these decisions ] by the requirement to make profits and serve consumers ’ , but it is nevertheless appropriate to stress that companies will usually have options about how to manage the impact of changed market conditions or technology : the company is not merely a passive instrument of the market . |
| 11 | Of course , it is always possible to say that people are suffering from false consciousness ( women , for example , are continually suffering from the illusion that they are not being exploited in the home ) but that is surely too patronising a view to be taken at all seriously . |
| 12 | Maybe so , though it is still nice to see that principles still count for something , particularly when it comes to refusing to buy something you already own or turning that hand-out of shares over to a deserving charity at the expense of an easy-come , easy-go profit . |
| 13 | It has more frequently been suggested that dilute sources will promote visits to many nowers and thus out-crossing , though it is difficult to see how such a mechanism could arise , and perhaps it is more satisfactory to surmise that visits by a pollen-dusted vector to several flowers on one plant are promoted , leading to cross fertilization of more . |
| 14 | In terms of that aspect of the Fleet Street Casuals case which relates sufficient interest to the facts and merits of the applicant 's case , it is probably correct to say that ratepayers challenging decisions of local authorities , competitors challenging decisions affecting their business activities , and neighbours challenging planning decisions would be held to have a sufficient interest unless other facts of the case provided very strong grounds for denying the existence of such an interest . |
| 15 | It is probably pointless to suggest that Mr Brittlebank now seek ( not seeks ) the guidance on English usage so clearly denied him hitherto , but I hope he will think twice before presuming upon your columns on this particular subject in future . |
| 16 | It is probably anachronistic to imagine that Offa intended to create a single southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom under one ruler . |
| 17 | However , it is probably fair to say that systems theory is closer to a positivist approach than the views which will now be considered . |
| 18 | It is probably fair to say that communication has sometimes been more effective at very local level where local sharing of concerns over mutual clients has been possible where inter-agency relationships are good . |
| 19 | However , it is probably true to say that Darwin 's theory does not dominate biological thought as much as it used to . |
| 20 | But , given the Judaic character of the Celtic Church , it is reasonably safe to suppose that attitudes towards Jesus were , at very least , extremely questionable in Roman eyes . |
| 21 | It is similarly naive to believe that management who have relied on these external services will necessarily be able to control them when they are brought in-house |
| 22 | It is clearly essential to ensure that property is properly valued , not only on its existing use value for bus operations , but on other bases such as its full development value . |
| 23 | He is also right to say that regulations improve the quality of service . |
| 24 | It is also relevant to notice that Horvath and Sankoff ( 1987 ) in their Australian work found the social variables the most difficult to deal with and the linguistic variables ‘ well defined ’ . |
| 25 | It is also relevant to note that 55% of injuries which occurred at school happened in the playground . |
| 26 | It is also important to realise that weeding of crops is manual rather than by mechanically applied chemicals , therefore taking much longer and being less cost-effective . |
| 27 | It is also important to realise that alternative and less toxic antimicrobials were probably available for the patient who had sepsis due to Escherichia coli and renal impairment . |
| 28 | It is also important to ensure that programs for new techniques , once developed , are made available widely to others . |
| 29 | Any quality assurance programme should encompass the concepts of effectiveness in achieving the benefits desired and efficiency in reaching and giving priority to the people for whom the service is intended ; it is also important to ensure that money is spent effectively and not expended on other less important areas of need . |
| 30 | It is also important to ensure that attention is paid to other areas . |