Example sentences of "[is] [adj] about this [noun] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is interesting about this view is the fact that despite the subversion of democracy outlined , most pluralist writers maintain an abiding faith in the ultimate democratic nature of the American political system . |
| 2 | What is interesting about this disc is the way in which Padilla , presumably familiar with the polyphonic style of his peers , including that of Victoria , crossed the Atlantic at a time of considerable change in European music only to uphold and preserve the traditions of Spain 's musical heritage . |
| 3 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 4 | What I think 's different about this series is that whereas Casualty and The Bill are about the state sector , what South of the Border seems to be about is the impossibility of the state ever actually doing anything right . |
| 5 | What is noticeable about this rise is its concentration in peripheral Spain : Galicia , Catalonia , the Basque Provinces , Santander , and the Levante . |
| 6 | What is unusual about this resource is that at each point in the dialogue it is known what idea the speaker is trying to express , and what information the hearer has which provides the context for its understanding . |
| 7 | What is remarkable about this story is how the mother finally found peace and came to terms with her daughter 's life as well as her death . |
| 8 | ( Smart , 1959 ; Armstrong , 1968 , 1980 ; Lewis , 1966 , 1972 ) What is distinctive about this view is not that it takes the episodes of consciousness to stand in such causal relations . |
| 9 | What is extraordinary about this group is the tremendous variation in perfumes and aromas : P. tomentosum is strongly peppermint-scented , its soft leaves covered with fine , silky hairs ; P. " lorinda " , eucalyptus-scented ; " Attar of Roses " , P. graveolens and P. radens rose-scented ; P. abrotanifolium , southernwood ; P. odoratissimum , apple-scented ; P. crispum minor , lemon-scented ; oak-leaf P. quercifolium , incense and P. fragrans , nutmeg-scented . |
| 10 | What is important about this case is that in factual circumstances similar to those before this House the plaintiffs contended for the principle relied upon by Mr. Gardiner and failed to persuade the judge that such a principle existed . |
| 11 | But what is significant about this apparatus is not the range of administrative functions to be performed but , as Lenin repeatedly stressed , who performs them and how they are controlled . |