Example sentences of "it [adv] [adj] that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've always found it rather sad that a man could produce something as evocative as this and also produce a child who could not appreciate it. , |
| 2 | Being aware of the strict alcohol regulations , I did not object to this , although I did think it rather unfair that a school-friend was obliged to dispose of his soft drink before he entered the ground . |
| 3 | The UK claims it is making its contribution to reducing emissions by imposing value added tax ( VAT ) on domestic fuel ; the government says the VAT measures make it less likely that a carbon tax will be needed to meet the target of stabilising CO2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 4 | The last is a source of amusement for Waggoner 's family and friends , who find it delightfully bizarre that a man who weighs around 300 pounds and dresses down with a passion should pen a guide to etiquette and fashion for the vaunted Esquire magazine . |
| 5 | ( 1 ) In all the circumstances is it more appropriate that a court of the country to which a child has been wrongfully removed or in which it is being wrongfully retained ( country B ) ’ — in this case one can say England — ‘ should reach decisions and make orders with a view to its welfare or is it more appropriate that this should be done by a court of the country from which it was removed or to which its return has been wrongfully prevented ( [ Australia ] ) ? ( 2 ) If , but only if , the answer to the first question is that the court of [ England ] is the more appropriate court , should that court give any consideration whatsoever to what further orders should be made other than for the immediate return of the child to [ Australia ] and for ensuring its welfare pending the resumption or assumption of jurisdiction by the courts of that country ? |
| 6 | Each additional child makes it more likely that a couple who are not already local authority tenants will become so . |
| 7 | Anything that makes it more likely that a child will behave in a particular way . |
| 8 | These same factors might also make it more likely that a person will experience the sorts of events to which they will be vulnerable . |
| 9 | At the time the experts believed that a previous transfusion sensitised the patient and made it more likely that a transplant would be rejected . |
| 10 | Most industry regulators would regard it as fundamental that a member may be called to account for the conduct of its registered traders . |
| 11 | The case of Donson & Frudd v Conoco Ltd , 1973 IRLR 258 , also makes it quite clear that a conviction does not permit the employer unlimited freedom in dealing with employees . |
| 12 | The law makes it quite clear that a member of a local authority may not be employed by that authority . |
| 13 | In Romans 8 and Galatians 5 Paul makes it very clear that a battle royal rages in the lives of believers ; a far greater battle than before their union with Christ . |
| 14 | I sat down with LIFE and worked through their philosophy , erm in line with our own as it were , and they agreed , and I would ask them to agree this year that any paperwork or any leaflets they distribute make it very clear that a choice remains for a woman in terms of whether or not she should have an abortion , because LIFE is fairly , yes , Michael ? |
| 15 | but is , is it , is it therefore true that a system which does introduce conflicts therefore can progress ? |