Example sentences of "[that] [pron] is [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan : Mrs C is prejudiced herself because , I mean , she said to Karen that she is only getting bad because she hangs around with too many black people . |
| 2 | We can speculate that there is a psychological motive for this switch , with Adele using a change of code to indicate that she is only reporting these words and does not herself " stand behind " them or vouch for their validity . |
| 3 | The problem in Europe is that it is already becoming difficult to decide where ultimately authority does reside . |
| 4 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |
| 5 | This information can be used in equation ( 3 ) to calculate the cost of equity finance : Assuming a corporation tax rate of 40 per cent , we now have all the information to use equation ( 1 ) to calculate the firm 's cost of capital : This is the appropriate cost of capital for this firm providing that it is only considering further investments that have the same risk characteristics as those previously evaluated , and that its gearing ( that is , the ratio of debt to equity ) is not expected to change in the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | It is a good sign that it is now circling round nations and nationalism . |
| 7 | ‘ The Commission itself has placed a great emphasis on the promotion of milk and it is ironic that it is now undermining that investment with a proposal which could result in further reductions in the intake of milk by those who need it most ’ . |
| 8 | Also , company 1 , by focusing on decreasing margins through time , rather than the fact that it is still earning better margins than a rival , may be ‘ bearish ’ and let company 2 get established in the market too easily . |
| 9 | Even the recipe for George Washington 's mother 's gingerbread allegedly found " in an old worn cookery book " dated 1784 , of which the first item on the list of ingredients is ½ cup of margarine , could be said to be honest in the sense that it is candidly admitted that margarine is what is actually now used in the kitchens at Claverton Manor , the American Museum near Bath where both the gingerbread and the leaflet giving the recipe are purveyed to the public . |
| 10 | The Minister 's only defence I do not recall him using it in Committee — against the charge that he is wantonly selling public assets cheaply is that we always have recourse to the Public Accounts Committee . |
| 11 | As we have seen , he claims to have had glimpses only of absolute Truth and we have interpreted this to mean that he is often made aware of the need to live and act in accordance with certain ethical and religious principles and to travel in a certain spirit . |
| 12 | Skates does n't believe that anyone is actually shipping 88110 products yet in any case . |