Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] is [adj] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In understanding design-society relationships it is crucial that we understand what we are talking about when we use the word " design " . |
| 2 | But the greatest blow to the dictates of fashion on women 's dress came with the World War I. Although Laura Ashley had , unconsciously , much in common with the nineteenth-century dress reformers it is ironic that their efforts towards change were entangled inextricably with the organized struggles for the rights of women ; women , to be taken seriously , had to dress in a more robust , sensible manner , they stated — an argument amply demonstrated by their usefulness in wartime . |
| 3 | As the mosaicist had to understand but not devise geometries it is likely that he could amend illustrated motifs but would copy , as a whole , the arrangements suggested for a mosaic . |
| 4 | Since Malinowski made no secret of his earthy , materialist view of man 's motives it is odd that it has taken modern exponents of transactional analysis and game theory so long to recognize his pioneering achievements in this field . |
| 5 | In the circumstances it is obvious that it was up to me to present them first . |
| 6 | A waterfall does not have to be prefabricated to be successful and in certain circumstances it is desirable that it is not so . |
| 7 | For internal audit to carry out these responsibilities it is essential that it operates with adequate independence . |
| 8 | From his later writings it is obvious that he was quite fascinated by the entire operation and its execution . |
| 9 | These morphological changes may be interpreted functionally in dietary terms as a change to a diet with hard fruit as the main constituent , and this may be related in turn to the drier and more seasonal environments they lived in , but as there was little change in their postcranial skeletons it is likely that they retained their ancestral arboreal locomotor pattern . |
| 10 | In all these topics she is concerned that there should be a proper recognition of the needs of the older people in our community . |
| 11 | For surely it is true that whosoever will understand British politics before all things it is necessary that he comprehend the events of 1931 . ' |
| 12 | Because of the immediate nature of such patients ' problems it is important that whatever form of help is offered should be available without too much delay , and for this reason health-centre-based therapists may be of particular value , as has been shown in the case of psychologists ( Robson et al. 1984 ) and social workers ( Shepherd et al. 1979 ) . |
| 13 | Clearly , whatever the problems it is important that they are dealt with as early as possible . |
| 14 | Since historical entitlement theorists make original acquisition the root of all subsequent entitlements it is essential that they demonstrate that acquisition is an event of sufficient moral significance to bestow on the acquirer all the incidents of private ownership , including the right to transfer the property at will and to confer the same package of rights on all subsequent transferees . |
| 15 | For a dynamic company which is growing through its own efforts it is important that we should have other and new businesses of a similar nature coming along . |
| 16 | In attempting to summarize the developments in studies of environmental processes pertinent to , and made by , physical geographers it is evident that it is extremely artificial to distinguish the contributions made by physical geographers per se from those contributed by practitioners of other disciplines . |
| 17 | Though Minton encouraged the Kitchen Sink painters it is possible that their rapid success unnerved him . |
| 18 | To protect yourself against possible allegations it is essential that you tell your manager : |
| 19 | Various aspects of memory in normal driving have been briefly discussed above , although none of this research has directly explored drivers ’ memories for everyday driving situations it is clear that there are likely to be important differences in memory for different types of information which would be potentially available to the driver . |
| 20 | He forecast : ‘ This Treaty will end in tears it is better that it ends in tears now than it ends in very bitter tears in five , ten or 15 years . ’ |
| 21 | This is recognised in the Law Commission Working Paper No 85 ( 1983 ) in relation to self-assembly furniture where it was said : The goods would , of course , have to be in a condition in which they could be assembled , and if they were sold without adequate instructions it is unlikely that they would meet the required standard of quality . |
| 22 | In the majority of cases it is preferable that there should be service of the application upon the other side . |
| 23 | Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over , and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over . |
| 24 | Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over ( ie as one obligation is settled another will arise ) and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over . |
| 25 | If one investigates the format commonly used in dictionary definitions it is clear that there are some conventions that are followed . |
| 26 | Finally , I would say that in a show of sixty-four artists it is astonishing that there are only five women . |
| 27 | If your symptoms do n't go away after a few minutes it is probable that you have n't caught it quickly enough and in this case you will need to use the technique of ‘ rebreathing ’ . |
| 28 | With so many commitments it is understandable that he ceased rather early in his career to show his work in public exhibitions , but he still found time to pursue other interests . |
| 29 | Since diagnostic expert systems merely advise the diagnostician and he must , by definition , have some minimum knowledge of the systems it is unlikely that he will carry out any ridiculous recommendations from an expert system should they arise . |
| 30 | Although I admire Mrs Dinwiddie 's concern for her family , I remind her that had she been a mother less than 80 years ago , when there were no modern crop chemicals , animal health products , food preservatives , human vaccines and modern medicines it is unlikely that her complete family would have survived childhood . |