Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] that it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not an inherent characteristic of a legislature that it is ‘ sovereign ’ , as the above quality is commonly described . |
| 2 | Why should one want to say of a myth that it is ‘ symbolically true ’ if it is a sexist myth ? |
| 3 | But if the electorate is indeed of a mind that it is ‘ time for a change ’ , then it should consider carefully just what sort of change it would be letting itself in for . |
| 4 | While it can never be legitimately said of a theory that it is true , it can hopefully be said that it is the best available , that it is better than anything that has come before . |
| 5 | It can never be said of a theory that it is true , however well it has withstood rigorous tests , but it can hopefully be said that a current theory is superior to its predecessors in the sense that it is able to withstand tests that falsified those predecessors . |