Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [is] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is especially curious is that this questionnaire is strongly reminiscent of others which are well-established as a marketing technique , and are supplemented by actual marketing surveys . |
| 2 | He added : ‘ What is so appalling is that millions of pounds which should have been invested in children 's education has been squandered in pursuit of electoral advantage . ’ |
| 3 | What is so amazing is that this stuff keeps going on . |
| 4 | As a physical description , we expect the passage to contain a large number of physical , concrete nouns ( stakes , bamboo , fences , fishermen , ruins , etc ) but what is more striking is that these concrete nouns are matched by nouns which are more abstract in one way or another . |
| 5 | What is more unexpected is that such inequalities have increased over the years . |
| 6 | The inference which is really overwhelming is that all had been agreed between the husband and [ Bunn ] on the Friday , and that [ Bunn ] left it to the husband to persuade the wife to come to the bank on the Monday to execute the charge and sign the guarantee . |
| 7 | What is legally disturbing is that this aspect appears in a summing-up at all , since it encourages an assumption that a libel has been perpetrated . |
| 8 | What is particularly interesting is that this nuclear PLC- β is activated when Swiss 3T3 cells are stimulated by IGF-1 , whereas bombesin has no effect even though it is a potent activator of phosphoinositide hydrolysis at the plasma membrane . |
| 9 | What is quite clear is that any success will rest on the basic sciences of virology and molecular biology , and that , without research into obscure aspects of these subjects the direct hunt for new cures would be no better than shooting in the dark with unfamiliar weapons at an undefined target . |