Example sentences of "this [adj] [noun] is that [art] " in BNC.

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1 A consequence of this unquestioning enthusiasm is that the implications of change have not been thought through , and may yet have a sting or two in the tail .
2 A main feature of this rhombomeric phenotype is that the trigeminal motor nerve is transformed to a facial identity .
3 The reason for the need for this rigorous honesty is that a continuing sense of guilt and remorse will reduce the sense of self-worth and well-being .
4 The meaning of this simple story is that the kingdom of God will be successful in spite of all frustrations and difficulties .
5 One of the interesting discoveries about this evolutionary process is that a team operating at the skilful stage gets there via the formal stage .
6 A second advantage of this hard pruning is that the summer foliage is much larger and lusher than on plants left to their own devices .
7 The only problem I have with all this hectic activity is that the concept of funk-metal should have been buried under 20 feet of hyper dangerous asbestos padding before it was permitted to draw its first breath .
8 One of the explanations for this unexpected result is that the colon specific antigens detected by ELISA and those detected by this ADCC assay may be different , and those detected by ADCC might be increased by treatment with IFN-γ .
9 Quine 's response to someone who believes that there is evidence to warrant this extreme measure is that the sceptic is ‘ overreacting ’ , manifesting bizarre or deviant patterns of entrenchment of beliefs , different standards of plausibility and evidence .
10 An oddity of this glorious portal is that the eyes , of both men and monsters , are picked out in white with black dots for the iris .
11 A variant of this general theory is that the balance of class forces was different and less confrontational in Britain than elsewhere , hence there was less of the resentment that produced extreme-right reactions .
12 What is truly bizarre about this tragic episode is that the Mendelian camp had , in Kammerer 's extraordinary results , dramatic evidence in support of their own theory .
13 The reason for this lenient approach is that the court will not want to undermine the statutory regulations which are often designed to protect workmen from the consequences of their own carelessness .
14 The implication of this three-year transition is that the existing assessment and examination system will be phased out over a number of years , as courses are transferred to the new system .
15 2.3 The implication of this three-year transition is that the existing assessment and examination system will be phased out over a number of years , as courses are transferred to the new system .
16 The point to notice in this mechanistic philosophy is that the mind is thought of as passive :
17 A second reason for preferring this new version is that the cast , while not composed of better singers , is on the whole better suited , character by character , to the roles .
18 However , Mute General Manager Osman Eralp told NME : ‘ The pathetic part of this whole situation is that the American industry is increasing its interest in independent distribution , because it realises that big is not necessarily better .
19 Another reason for this special approach is that the employer does not pay a premium for freedom from competition from his employee .
20 What we are not told in this benign dispensation is that the modest freedoms that permit us to oscillate between radical free-marketeering and limited state intervention apply strictly to the rich countries .
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