Example sentences of "[noun] [be] that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then the ultimate differences between the states are that they have control over their spending . |
| 2 | But the signs are that they are going to get tough with clubs that offer idle excuses for not getting their cup-ties out of the way . |
| 3 | Despite this , if the three immediate hurdles discussed above can be overcome — and the signs are that they will be — then the next six months will see the crisis management of the last half year replaced by more positive discussion about the pace and nature of convergence . |
| 4 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 5 | The advantages of films , video-tapes and MEDIATRON programmes are that they allow the careful preparation of material which is recorded and so can be used many times . |
| 6 | The majority of the training is within the Options Agency , erm , achieve a positive outcome , and I do apologise with all the jargon that will creep in , erm , positive outcomes in terms of these programmes are that they achieve jobs . |
| 7 | The attractions of these products are that they store well , are easily obtained and offer a high profit margin . |
| 8 | The advantages of these methods are that they allow for careful preparation of material and can make use of the best teachers available . |
| 9 | Their strengths are that they will have drive and self-confidence , and the weaknesses , they 're intolerant towards vague ideas and people . |
| 10 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability . |
| 11 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability and they can be objective . |
| 12 | The problem with books are that they date very quickly and so it is difficult to get up to the minute advice . |
| 13 | The most important of these characteristics were that they were the administrative centres of royal estates , or more rarely great ecclesiastical estates . |
| 14 | As originally conceived in the White Paper , the main characteristics of the polytechnics were that they were to be large , comprehensive , have an applied philosophy , be primarily teaching institutions with a brief to develop courses in new areas , and their courses were to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 15 | One flaw in the techniques of vertical thinking is that they proceed from the known into the unknown . |
| 16 | Anyone listening to or reading about the debate will know that the nub of the Government 's thinking is that they want the Bill to be passed . |
| 17 | A further reason why such dichotomies as are embodied in the quantitative–qualitative distinction should not be allowed to dominate our thinking is that they tend to obscure the sheer and sometimes bewildering variety of materials that can qualify as data . |
| 18 | What moves me very deeply about primitive peoples is that they still attach an enormous importance to a certain kind of communication which we have lost ; and that is that they allow the being of the person they are with to communicate with more than words . |
| 19 | Their importance to the history of the Yugoslav peoples is that they kept alive the spirit and culture of a downtrodden nation during the centuries of foreign occupation . |
| 20 | In the whole time that the kids have been going away we 've never had a single problem over religion and the biggest boost is that they actually want to meet each other again after the holiday , ’ she explained . |
| 21 | One of the biggest attractions for fans is that they like to identify with the group ; they want to be part of The Club . |
| 22 | The beauty of such methods is that they can never be proved wrong since , by ignoring what the people concerned themselves think , you have removed any empirical basis for testing the interpretations . |
| 23 | A key weakness of conventional forecasting methods is that they often fail to capture the ‘ turning points ’ — the onset of recession or the beginning of recovery . |
| 24 | One of her fears for the future of white water rodeos is that they almost inevitably will become more serious competitions and less friendly . |
| 25 | The last observation about dictionaries or word lists is that they may under-represent similarities between different sign languages : for example , the American and British signs for WALK are quite different , but British signers would certainly use a sign resembling the American sign in certain contexts . |
| 26 | The problem with all ongoing lists is that they are liable to be out of date almost from the day they are compiled . |
| 27 | The problem with such lists is that they do not specify any order . |
| 28 | What distinguishes the last two from gains and losses is that they are transactions involving owners in their capacity as owners . |
| 29 | The tragedy of clients ' huge losses is that they were sometimes led to believe they would make fortunes on the above stocks within a month or two , maybe within three or four weeks . |
| 30 | One of the problems with these job losses is that they were almost entirely unplanned : anyone who wanted to take severance or early retirement was allowed to do so irrespective of its effects on the department concerned and on the shape of the university . |