Example sentences of "it is wrong [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is wrong that residents of prudent spending areas should cross-subsidise the profligate . ’ |
| 2 | However , these particular instances do not meet the general proposition that if the husband and wife have drifted apart , and the woman has made it known that she no longer wants to have sex with her husband , it is wrong that the husband who has sex with her without her consent is exempt from conviction for rape . |
| 3 | It is wrong that new regulations , designed to deal with isolated problems , should interfere with the private arrangements of citizens or with reasonable commercial practices that have earned broad public acceptance . |
| 4 | It is wrong that other SERC competitors for money should not get it because international high-energy physics is . |
| 5 | Since such fraudulent claimants are not actually unemployed , it is wrong that they should be counted as so . |
| 6 | If people say that it is wrong that teachers should be allowed , even encouraged , to tell pupils that it is acceptable to live in a household in a particular form of sexual relationship , that goes beyond what is a proper and a responsible training for life in society . ’ |
| 7 | England hooker Brian Moore believes the squad must think again , insisting : ‘ It is wrong that we should be portrayed as money-grabbers . |
| 8 | With the 21st century on the horizon it is wrong that small firms remain locked into legislation drafted as long ago as 1844 . |
| 9 | It is wrong that we should have to reply on voluntary information in such an extremely important matter . |
| 10 | It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations . |
| 11 | I would be surprised if he did not agree with me that it is wrong that the Tate can buy only one picture a year . |
| 12 | It is wrong that fans who pay a licence fee and regularly watch Sunday football on ITV , will now be obliged to buy a satellite dish to watch live matches . |
| 13 | It is wrong but it 's close . |
| 14 | It is a matter for further investigation , but if it looks wrong , it is wrong until proved otherwise . |
| 15 | It is wrong because you can eliminate all of the possible sensory mechanisms that might detect the tissue disturbance produced by a particular form of deprivation and motivation still persists . |
| 16 | But it is wrong and deeply offensive to suggest — as Robert Maxwell recently did after meeting with Erich Honecker — that this is the main reason they are fleeing . |
| 17 | But the notion that it is one of the rights of man to spend a fortnight , or a month , at Margate , or on the riviera , or in Santander , or Florida ; and that it is wrong and immoral and damaging to health to prevent it — this is modern . |
| 18 | Firstly it is wrong and secondly it is extremely difficult to implement . |
| 19 | In so far as the Manchester Corporation case is inconsistent with the principle to which I have referred it is wrong and is not good law . |
| 20 | This can be difficult if part of you thinks it is wrong and you should n't really be doing it . |
| 21 | I mean it is wrong and I do n't think people realize just how wrong it is until they really stop and think about it . |
| 22 | I appeal to this House to reject th this th this method that the Government is putting forward , it is wrong and that 's the function of this House . |