Example sentences of "it [adj] that [noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Is it possible that humans might feel overshadowed and surpassed , perhaps attacking the machines in a paroxysm of wounded pride , or , at the other extreme , coming to worship them , as an embodiment of a higher power ?
2 ‘ Is it right that monks can read ?
3 However , they felt it important that consumers should retain the freedom of choice so that those who found the extra cost of electrical ‘ refined heat ’ worthwhile because of its cleanliness and convenience were free to pay for it .
4 A National Consumer Council opinion poll this year found 98 per cent thought it important that consumers should have a legal right to demand a replacement or refund if a product can not be repaired reasonably quickly .
5 Why is it unlikely that industrialists will choose to build factories at these places ?
6 This not only makes it unlikely that employers will allow many such sessions per day ( and that is a disadvantage scientifically ) but it also means that the tests , particularly by virtue of necessarily being repetitive , are boring for the subject .
7 They believe it essential that farmers should remain in the far north , however uneconomic their agriculture , lest half the country become depopulated .
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