Example sentences of "it [verb] to [be] [vb pp] that " in BNC.

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1 While it needs to be emphasised that old age does not automatically mean ill health and dependency , nonetheless there are clear associations between advancing years and increasing ill health and disability .
2 It needs to be emphasised that in marking intonation , only stressed syllables are marked ; this implies that intonation is carried entirely by the stressed syllables of a tone-unit and that the pitch of unstressed syllables is either predictable from that of stressed syllables or is of so little importance that it is not worth marking .
3 It needs to be recognized that it is the surface of any street or pavement that provides its essential character .
4 Moreover , it needs to be recognized that a rational , ‘ value-free ’ analysis can not exist in a pluralistic society or that it would please no one if attempted ( Clapham , 1984 ) , unless an action could be shown to benefit all stakeholders .
5 Clearly , the structure and mode of operation of mixed professional — paraprofessional teams will vary from one setting to another and it needs to be acknowledged that in a variety of situations it would be an inappropriate social service practice model .
6 It needs to be acknowledged that Hoyle takes a very wide view of what constitutes a school 's ‘ organisational character ’ or ‘ deep structure ’ .
7 It needs to be emphasized that Taking the Side of the Other differs from attitude-change , as conventionally conceived by social psychologists .
8 Despite the fact that Aethelburh was accompanied north when she married by Paulinus as her chaplain , and that Paulinus was subsequently consecrated bishop of York by Archbishop Justus in 625 or 626 ( HE 11 , 9 ) , Eadwine did not hasten to embrace the new faith and it needs to be emphasized that his eventual baptism was untypical among the Anglo-Saxons at this time .
9 This new index will continue to provide information on the relative movement in the average value of sterling , but it needs to be noted that the absolute value of the index is higher than the old index .
10 This question will be considered further in Chapter 6 on the law of confidence ; at this stage it needs to be noted that an ex-employee will be able to make use of his skills and what he remembers as long as these are not genuine trade secrets .
11 It needs to be said that some handicapped readers ( brain-damaged or retarded ) can fully enjoy books : we have the lesson of Cushla as an inspiration here ( Butler , 1979 ) .
12 But it needs to be said that it is not a belief that Richards himself takes for granted .
13 The term remote sensing is fairly self-explanatory , but it needs to be said that the word ‘ remote ’ is used advisedly , for it is usually observation from aircraft or even satellites that is in question .
14 In the examples given , it needs to be said that all the people would qualify for advice and assistance and for full civil legal aid after 1 April , on the information given .
15 Considering the three /o/ words , it is clear that there are three different spelling patterns represented : It needs to be indicated that these three forms , plus the o of open , are the major ways in which the sound is spelled : in other words , when the pronunciation indicates the sound o , then it 's likely , depending on the position of the sound in the word , to be spelled like this : The oa is a medial spelling , but much rarer than o-e : boat , coat , float , goat , soap , throat .
16 It needs to be recognised that sometimes all parties ( both dead and alive ) may gain by avoiding the issue of whether the attack had the ingredient of a sexual assault .
17 The product allows the artist , and it needs to be stressed that this is not a product for the amateur doodler , to create mathematically correct lines and curves by placing anchor points and stretching lines between them .
18 It needs to be stressed that in a thermal reactor the fuel is near to its most active state and there is no way in which the nuclear assembly can go supercritical and explode like a nuclear weapon ( Coggle , 1983 ) .
19 Also , it needs to be stressed that the McKinsey-GE matrix or a Porter analysis allows for different key characteristics to represent market attractiveness and competitive strengths according to the nature of the SBU and the market in which it is located .
20 At the same time it needs to be stressed that despite his close relations with Wagner the man and his reverence for Wagner the artist , Nietzsche 's first-hand acquaintance with his idol 's artistic achievements was in one important respect limited : experience of Wagnerian music drama in its proper theatrical setting was largely denied him .
21 It needs to be stressed that British planning legislation does not assume that existing non-conforming uses must disappear if planning policy is to be made effective .
22 It needs to be appreciated that pupils with defective vision may respond inappropriately as a result of missing visual detail , for instance the facial expression and body gestures of others .
23 It needs to be reiterated that the brahmacārya vow is what is required of those men who choose to become satyāgrahis and not something that is required of all men .
24 While there is undoubtedly a demand for more golf courses , it needs to be underlined that many applications are purely speculative .
25 It needs to be admitted that linguistic science does not begin on a tabula rasa .
26 While the media will report the pros and cons , it needs to be persuaded that one view is the correct one , since through the media 's attitude , people will be influenced as to whether abolition is a good or bad policy .
27 It needs to be remembered that the format is not primarily designed for printing on paper ; this is just a handy feature .
28 Again it needs to be remembered that this sort of coding is designed to be read by a machine , not a human .
29 It needs to be remembered that bereaved people stay at home .
30 While all these comments are correct as generalisations , it needs to be remembered that , as Table 3.18 shows , there are also substantial differences in the housing conditions of the different ethnic minorities .
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