Example sentences of "it is [adj] that [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is suitable that I do something involving a black rhino to raise the money . ’ |
| 2 | As ‘ London Transport ’ fleet name transfers did not become available until May 1934 , it is probable that they did not receive them until their next annual overhaul . |
| 3 | Does the Secretary of State accept that if local government is to be local , it is essential that we do not repeat the mistakes of the 1973-74 reorganisation and that any reorganisation must be acceptable to local people ? |
| 4 | Of course , it is essential that we do not cross over the line of ‘ Insider Dealing ’ by giving privileged information . |
| 5 | ‘ It is crucial that they do n't feel drowsy — it could cost them a fortune . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I think that it is crucial that I do it . |
| 7 | I mean it is nice that you do n't know anybody who you feel might be despairing . |
| 8 | Given their manpower resources , it is not reasonable to expect the police to be able to enforce rigorously a large-scale , blanket speed limit in residential areas and it is apparent that they do not try to do so . |
| 9 | She took on Richard Burton and it is impossible that she did not know — quite soon — that there were flaws : she knew about theatrical affairs and knew that most of them were no more than vessels bumping in the night or for the run of the play . |
| 10 | Lord Willis , who put several amendments to try and defeat the Clause , said in one of his speeches that ‘ It is curious that we do not hear too much about the heterosexuals and the way they flaunt themselves . |
| 11 | It is arguable that it did . |
| 12 | It is unbelievable that I did not . |
| 13 | By now denying that the arm's-length principle applies to national museums Lord Armstrong makes me wonder how he interpreted his new role when he moved from being Mrs Thatcher 's Cabinet Secretary to being her choice as Chairman of the V & A. If he saw himself as dutifully executing government policy over the V & A 's restructuring it is understandable that he did not subsequently feel constrained to resign , nor to dismiss his director , when it had become clear to the museum 's staff that the essence of the restructuring separation of research from ‘ object-management ’ had been abandoned as unworkable . |
| 14 | Indeed it is possible that we do not understand these things very well unless standardization is taken into account . |
| 15 | With his junior staff loyally taking the blame and trying to pretend he knew nothing about it ( despite his signature on the 17 January presidential order ) , Reagan began to believe he had known nothing about it and it is possible that he did not know what he was signing . |
| 16 | It is possible that he did kill , but having killed , took thought to cover what he had done . |
| 17 | It is true that we did n't speak Polish — well , a few words maybe : Tak , nie , dziękuje . |
| 18 | It is significant that it does indeed sometimes happen ; we return to the question of when at the end of this section . |
| 19 | With regard to these countries , the study finds that it is important that they do not attempt to keep their existing inter-industry specialisation as many of them are in low value added and labour-intensive sectors , and therefore face strong competition from the LDCs . |
| 20 | ‘ It is important that they do not allow the depressing things they have heard to affect them ; that they do not take them home with them . ’ |
| 21 | It is important that we do not allow such incidents to affect our own lives here in Britain . ’ |
| 22 | However , it is important that we do not descend to their level . |
| 23 | In deploring this latest IRA atrocity , and hoping that those responsible will be brought to justice — like all those , from both sides in Northern Ireland , who carry out squalid murders — may I ask whether the Secretary of State agrees that it is important that we do not play into the hands of the Provisional IRA by following policies which , although the IRA deny it , they want for propaganda purposes in the Republic of Ireland and the United States ? |
| 24 | It is important that we do not get away from the fact that , when any charge is laid , there must be evidence that will hold up for convicting somebody of that charge . |
| 25 | It is important that we do not hand to our successors decisions made at the end of a dying Parliament ; we should leave them to take the decisions in future . |
| 26 | It is important that we do not altogether ignore videodiscs aimed at the consumer market . |
| 27 | ‘ It is important that we do not use one penny of money that is earmarked for patient care , ’ he added . |
| 28 | It is important that we do not give this disease any opportunity to become widely established here . ’ |
| 29 | It is important that you do your chosen exercise at a pace that makes you slightly breathless and increases your heart rate , but not so much that you can not maintain the exercise for at least twenty or thirty minutes . |
| 30 | It is important that you do read these pages and indeed all the relevant parts of this brochure since they form the basis of your agreement with us and so that you are fully informed of your rights and obligations and can relax knowing that your holiday is covered by our Holiday Guarantee . |