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

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1 ( translated 1977 ) where it is also vigorously debated .
2 With this kind of exercise the most appropriate media can be picked out and the PR effort concentrated where it is both most needed and most appreciated .
3 In fact , unemployment is rising in every member state of the European Community except Spain — where it is already nearly double our level — and in every member country of the European Free Trade Association , and it is higher today than it was a year ago in every G7 country .
4 A noteworthy recent example of the use of Article 100 in the area of social policy is Council Directive 91/533 on an employer 's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship , where it is quite simply asserted in the recitals that ‘ differences in the legislation of Member States may have a direct effect on the operation of the common market ’ .
5 Except on passage large flocks occur only in Chichester Harbour ; even in Pagham Harbour counts of more than 50 birds are very unusual , although it is nearly always present there .
6 Strictly speaking , this alternative ‘ mental ’ element is not a mens rea requirement at all , although it is properly enough described as a fault element .
7 However , although it is too soon to assess the overall pedagogical value and cost effectiveness of the secondary programme , some difficulties have emerged .
8 Although it is too soon to draw any firm conclusions about the effects of this scheme , it seems likely that it will have a considerable impact on the culture of schools , and the future structure of schooling itself .
9 Although it is too soon to draw definitive conclusions , some aspects of the scheme raise doubts about the consistency of the government 's interpretation of variations in performance .
10 This appears to have been known locally as Cinderford Mill , although it is more widely remembered as Brights Corn Mill , the last miller being Samuel Bright .
11 However , although it is now widely used , the term ‘ Internal Market ’ would appear to embrace more than one concept .
12 Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities .
13 Although it is still popularly assumed that men are more prone to fall prey to the ravages of ‘ burnout ’ due to overwork and unhealthy lifestyle , all the evidence now points to women , especially aged between 35 and 50 , as today 's prime targets of stress .
14 Military intervention in Germany would be a disaster for the Russians , so it is no longer clear that the threat of this will continue to be a bar to German self-determination .
15 The gypsum crust is more soluble than the limestone so it is quite rapidly weathered by rainwater .
16 My Lords , the Government er plans to dispose of the land St Pancreas site , once it is no longer needed for the building project , the British Library is preparing a case for retaining some of the land for further library buildings .
17 If it is already well dried and can be carted in a few days , this method involves less work than tripodding .
18 When an Aplysia is tapped on the siphon , it withdraws its siphon and gills into its mantle chamber ; but if it is repeatedly so tapped , it ceases to respond .
19 Yet democracy , both in ancient Greece and in the politics of the past two centuries , has never been achieved without a struggle , and that struggle has always been , in good part , a type of class struggle , even if it is very simply characterized , as it was by many Greeks , as a struggle of the many poor against the few who are rich and well-born .
20 If it is too readily switched off , we become underweight , and if it is too readily switched on , we become overweight .
21 If it is too readily switched off , we become underweight , and if it is too readily switched on , we become overweight .
22 Special collections purchased from private or public sources may form the bulk of a university 's holdings of research materials , and the acquisition of one special collection may — if it is subsequently well maintained — lead to the offer of further collections in the same field .
23 Caller : Well , I just wanted to ask the manager if it is all right to bring my poodle with me ?
24 Also , of course , the Catalogue sub-committee will not accept a module if it is technically poorly prepared .
25 It 's taken gravity-defying tightrope walking by boxing authorities to keep the title unified , even if it is once again threatening to be shattered into pieces by Bowe 's refusal to honour a deal to immediately defend against Lewis .
26 It is probable that plague remained a constant threat , even if it is less well recorded in contemporary writings than at an earlier date ; probably men were more inured to its presence than they had been in the first shock of 1348 .
27 Unless it is very well managed , a ley will soon tumble down to indigenous species on a poor soil structure , and the end result will be worse than the beginning .
28 It also makes Troll flesh virtually impossible to eat unless it is very thoroughly cooked .
29 This is the best method because it is most closely related to the value of the property itself .
30 It must be understood that we can separate the operations data from maintenance data but it is impossible to separate the knowledge ( operations from maintenance ) mainly because it is too closely inter-related .
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