Example sentences of "the [noun sg] is [conj] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She believes the general lack of women participants in the sport is that it simply does not appeal . |
| 2 | The other is that it actually fosters in you in-built critical faculties , so you can actually edit and shape your work as you go along , having been taught by the master — the masters of literature — not just the professors , the great writers . ’ |
| 3 | The argument is that it therefore provides a good basis for a fair and orderly grading structure . |
| 4 | The answer is that it simply is not necessary to hold a stock of money equal to the flow of spending . |
| 5 | Erm , I think it 's worth saying that er us j just reiterating on what councillor has just said and that is that I think most tenants are very well aware of the right to buy and er er the motion being unnecessary but what happens with the motion is that it possibly attracts people who really in many ways can not actually afford to buy er to take advantage of their rights but who might be persuaded by very persuasive tactics to do so . |
| 6 | The problem is that it probably all lies in the past — thirty , forty years back , if it 's Walter Machin that 's at the heart of it , as I begin to think it could be . |
| 7 | The problem is that it only works if your PC has a fax card and is set up as a fax machine . |
| 8 | Whatever the reason for this behaviour , it ensured that the fish became available to surface-feeding birds such as kittiwakes and terns , and the fact is that it no longer happens . |
| 9 | Tarmac , which made profits of £377 million as recently as 1989 , is expected to announce a plunge to just £30 million this month and the betting is that it too will slash the dividend . |