Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] it [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The cash has been sent on to HQ where it is sorely needed ( see our Spring issue ) .
2 Although they were the servants of governments whose interests it was their duty to uphold unreservedly , it was easier in such a setting than it is today to recognize certain common interests .
3 Holding the mussel with both forefeet , it begins pounding it on the rock until it is sufficiently broken to allow the otter to extract the flesh with its teeth .
4 Does he also agree that there has been a noticeable change of opinion in the business community , in that in 1990 it thought that we could go into the exchange rate mechanism without any disadvantage whereas it is now beginning to realise that the ERM obliges us to have a higher exchange rate and higher real interest rates than are appropriate for domestic needs ?
5 Vitamin B12 is rather an odd vitamin as it is only obtained from animal sources ( such as meat , milk , and eggs ) and not at all from plant foods .
6 It is certain that we have to devise ways to move beyond antiracism as it is presently constituted .
7 And yet even the New Testament as it is today bears witness , if one looks at it closely , to Jesus as a military and political Messiah — to Jesus , in other words , as a would-be precursor of Constantine .
8 To clarify how the model outlined in the previous chapter relates to , and draws upon , research as it is academically defined , it will be helpful to start by considering the nature of research in general terms .
9 The joint is in this condition when it is finally judged ready for the table .
10 Absorption or wet scrubbing as it is often called has however the disadvantage of having to dispose of the liquid effluent obtained , which may itself require treatment before disposal , and has led to the comment that we may be merely replacing one effluent problem by another by using this method .
11 Though not all laws are enforced with equal vigour , criminal law defines crime as it is officially recognized .
12 With the very poor Artificial Horizon presentation in average aircraft , the pitch attitude will be expressed in terms of the Horizon Bar thickness , or width as it is sometimes called , each attitude being the relationship of the top of the aircraft symbols wings on top of the Horizon Bar .
13 The general rule is that an acceptance takes effect when it is actually communicated to the offeror , Entores v. Miles Far Fast Company ( 1955 C.A. ) and Brinkibon Ltd. v. Stahag Stahl ( 1982 H.L. ) .
14 There may be a third exception to the general rule that an acceptance takes effect when it is actually communicated to the offeror .
15 Put briefly and simply what is required is to write a formula that will allocate the time spent to the appropriate project column where it is then multiplied by the relevant charging rate to show the amount of money due from the client .
16 This facility for selective attention increases the processing power of our brains enormously by enabling us to direct our limited processing capacity where it is most needed .
17 If fairness is to be the test , the discount is neither an efficient nor effective way of targeting help where it is most needed .
18 It is not necessary for the building society to be joined as a party to a registered land transfer where it is only receiving the benefit of a covenant to observe and perform the terms of the mortgage by the wife ( and not releasing the husband ) because it can enforce the covenant without being a party ( Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v Armstrong [ 1951 ] Ch 853 ) .
19 A payment of interest , however , would be charged to corporation tax in the recipient 's hands and would attract a liability to pay ACT if it is then distributed to the recipient 's own shareholders .
20 It 's impossible to get the stench out of one 's clothing until it is thoroughly washed .
21 Before proceeding , it is perhaps appropriate to examine what is meant by deregulation and to try to access the likely effect of the philosophy if it is fully extended to international air transport .
22 Theoretical reasoning is a dead letter to the child unless it is closely anchored to practical issues .
23 Erm we criticize the county council because it 's always using professional professional work rather than voluntary help , er because that 's the way they choose to do it , er if we continue this line .
24 And the prevailing compensation structure in practically all businesses reinforces this attitude because it is heavily biased towards managerial positions and titles .
25 With advances in electronic control and programming , and also possibly in operator programming skill , it is likely that in future it will be feasible for many operators to program the next job on the machine while it is still cutting the present piece .
26 We 've never jumped on the bandwagon 'cos it 's clearly going to end in tears , but there 's definitely been a vibe that has n't been around since the days of the Buzzcocks and The Electric Circus .
27 Similarly , gender neutrality which is theoretically desirable might in practice have little to commend it if introduced into the law of rape as it is presently constructed .
28 The judge did not , in terms , say whether or not he regarded this evidence as establishing undue influence as it is normally understood .
29 Rather than once again review the authorities in chronological order , therefore , I propose to encapsulate their effect in a number of propositions which can , I believe , be so stated as to reflect the law as it is presently understood with a reasonable degree of accuracy .
30 However , constraints of time and the intellectual range of those who have the teaching of criminal law in charge counsel pessimism , and unless and until the four-year degree is established legal education in general will suffer through the narrowing effect of criminal law as it is now taught .
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