Example sentences of "is [adj] that we [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is absurd that we have to be tied up in private Bill procedure in order to allow railway developments of the type that we are discussing tonight . |
| 2 | On the one hand , it is clear that we depend for survival upon our bodies , whereas we may not want to say that God depends upon the world for survival . |
| 3 | It is this that we examine in the next section . |
| 4 | ‘ The political situation in FIFA , at the moment , is such that we have to be very careful of not seeing the majority move towards that idea . ’ |
| 5 | It is unfortunate that we have in the Australia v New Zealand Second Test seen a player have his nose broken through illegal play , and the player 's union concerned choosing not to use this new law change . |
| 6 | It really is incredible that we talk about sixth form education , the education of our young people between sixteen and nineteen , as a peripheral area . |
| 7 | The unity of the theme is at stake , so that after a period of change it is inevitable that we return to our original discourse . |
| 8 | It is inevitable that we think of children at Christmas but , as Father John McCullagh writes so movingly on this page , our thoughts should not stop there . |
| 9 | However , we should n't grumble , because that is all that we get with many other plants , and at least the reason of interest and attraction is extended by colourful fruits ( hips ) in autumn . |
| 10 | We make-believe that the dried skull is all that we have from a modern animal , use a plaster cast to estimate how big its brain was from the skull alone , and then check with the real brain to see how accurate our estimate was . |
| 11 | ‘ It is important that we protect against these outrageous actions . ’ |
| 12 | That 's one of the reasons why it is important that we come around the Lord 's table . |
| 13 | It , too , has the potential for magnificence and it is important that we begin with the logical starting point and create a lush playing surface to rival the finest in the world . ’ |
| 14 | So before we proceed further it is important that we look at the units and measurement of temperature , pressure and volume . |
| 15 | Thus it is essential that we keep in mind that notions which may now seem ‘ normal ’ and ‘ natural ’ are in fact , as with most things , social and cultural constructs determined by a complex of reasons and situations . |
| 16 | ‘ Now all this basic planning does take time , which is why it is essential that we come onto a programme during its very early planning stages . |
| 17 | We much regret that this involved a net loss of some jobs but if we are to remain competitive against increasing overseas competition , it is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and the most efficient facilities . |
| 18 | But at the moment it is essential that we work on what we bring with us when we enter these conflict situations . |
| 19 | More commonly , however , Calvinists viewed natural disasters as signs of divine anger , requiring appeasement through prayer and public fasting ; during the famine of 1586 , for example , the Bishop of London commented in a letter : ‘ for appeasing His wrath it is convenient that we fall to earnest repentance , prayers , fasting and other deeds of charity . ’ |
| 20 | It is vital that we tackle with urgency both sides of the problem . |
| 21 | If we are required to make a decision which has consequences for other people , and if we wish to treat them properly , then it is vital that we take into account their own views on the matter . |
| 22 | It is vital that we get across the fact that under the reforms in the NHS we can now set proper standards of care throughout the country . |
| 23 | It is true that we live in an age when people are increasingly more likely to act on intuition , but many are still able to calculate when two and two add up to five . |
| 24 | While it is true that we have until now been concerned with consciousness , and used the term " mental events " in the ordinary way so as not to include all that may be included in the mental , the rest of the subject-matter of that domain is not thereby excluded from our coming reflections . |