Example sentences of "[noun pl] and it is [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note that UV light can be harmful to the eyes and it is important that the lid of the UV light box is kept firmly closed when the light source is switched on . |
| 2 | There is documentary evidence that considerable numbers of Garonnais cattle went to England during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and it is possible that they influenced the big , yellow-red South Devon . |
| 3 | The notice-board in the workroom contains heartfelt letters of thanks from those who have received their new books and it is clear that the sense of involvement in the lives of real and unfortunate people in the outside world draws a very positive response from the men involved . |
| 4 | There are many government departments that affect the everyday lives of Scots and it is important that these appointments are balanced . ’ |
| 5 | Given their manpower resources , it is not reasonable to expect the police to be able to enforce rigorously a large-scale , blanket speed limit in residential areas and it is apparent that they do not try to do so . |
| 6 | However , there has been no resulting legislation along these lines and it is unlikely that such action will be taken in the foreseeable future . |
| 7 | The review is designed to identify substantive points rather than minor drafting matters and it is essential that it is carried out in sufficient time to enable any major issues to be dealt with . |
| 8 | It is obviously an emotional occasion for parents and it is important that they recognize , right from the start , that another person now comes first in their child 's love and loyalty . |
| 9 | These mobile pieces of DNA ( called transposons ) share many features in common with the genetic material of some viruses and it is possible that viruses have evolved from them . |
| 10 | Where these is no need for a retained iron structure to accept enlarged loads and it is apparent that the metal members are in food condition , not having been subjected to detrimental modifications , the chief consideration in re-using the installation is to achieve an acceptable standard of fire resistance . |
| 11 | Most of the terraces are preserved as flattenings on spurs and it is possible that similar features might result from wasting of a spur due to attack by the headward erosion of valleys on either side . |
| 12 | For long processing times this will be too low a figure , but it will then be part of run times markedly higher as a result of overall long processing times and it is probable that overflow records will not cause much extra delay . |
| 13 | POLICE are clamping down on Scarborough 's night clubs and it is likely that the licence of one of them could be threatened . |
| 14 | This is a factor in selection , and all Cabinets have some first-class administrators , but there are other , political reasons for appointments and it is possible that in any Cabinet of twenty , a half would not have been chosen if the only grounds had been the capacity to run a large department . |
| 15 | In terms of the practical implications for employers , this was a controversial proposal from the earliest days and it is clear that its implementation met with strenuous and effective opposition from different interests . |
| 16 | Indeed , hundreds have successfully completed modules over recent years and it is evident that the National Certificate 's flexibility is as viable in prisons as in any other centre . |
| 17 | By and large , the first three factors can be discounted for the inter-war years and it is clear that the most important factor was the decline in birth rate . |
| 18 | Some manufacturers could come up trumps and it is regrettable that we do not know the name of the supplier of a truly splendid set of stamped gilt copper grip-plates with integral coronets and a trinity of really charming chinoiserie bells on the 1777 coffin of the Second Earl De La Warr at Withyam , Sussex . |
| 19 | However , the phenomenon is unusual in healthy individuals and it is conceivable that circulation stresses may have similar effects on platelets in vivo . |
| 20 | Meanwhile the individual authorities are gagged from revealing anything meaningful about their business or aims and it is doubtful that the prospectuses , when they are published , will be any more illuminating . |
| 21 | Considerable interest is now centred upon these problems and it is appropriate that physical geographers should be very aware of the work being undertaken and the work remaining . |
| 22 | ‘ If any competitor goes around the course at a speed that is likely to give a faster than 1hr 50min finish time there will be real problems and it is likely that wheelchairs will be excluded from future London marathons . ’ |
| 23 | There are synovial joints between the fifth to eighth costal cartilages and it is possible that in some of the patients in this series the pain was a result of inflammation in one of these joints . |
| 24 | This was also borne out by the inclusion of catalogues at the end of the book , looking very much like contributions from various nurseries and it is evident that those recommending the work did so with an eye to business . |
| 25 | ‘ Tomorrow morning we attack the German positions and it is possible that we have nothing more to eat after this evening . ’ |
| 26 | Russians adopted the orthodox spirituality of the Greeks and it is interesting that , even after decades of Soviet oppression , they do not have the same problems about the reality they call ‘ God ’ as we do in the West , where Christians always behaved as though God could be discussed like any other metaphysical entity . |
| 27 | ‘ It has been a tough year all round but we have managed to complete a number of objectives and it is important that all employees continue to appreciate the value of environmental and health and safety issues . ’ |
| 28 | The stringent criteria for selecting our patients meant that we had few patients and it is possible that a difference in acid secretion between the patients with idiopathic DU and H pylori positive patients with DU could become apparent with greater numbers . |
| 29 | The majority of the indigenous cattle of Scandinavia are naturally polled : it seems that the northern stockmen , who because of the demands of climate needed to house their animals for long periods , appreciated long ago that horns could be awkward at close quarters and it is clear that polled stock were deliberately bred in Scandinavia from early times . |
| 30 | There are now more parents either one or both of whom will have higher qualifications and it is unlikely that parents with higher qualifications will desire less education for their children . |