Example sentences of "[vb pp] [is] that [art] " in BNC.

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1 Then I had to place my cock down on the glass , but the way this copier is designed — I disliked this copier , by the way , that place is too cheap to lease a decent brand of copier — the way it 's designed is that a normal eight and a half by eleven piece of paper is oriented sideways in the middle of the glass between two marks , you how that works , right ? ’
2 The fact presupposed is that the Earth revolves on its axis so that places on the Earth have varying positions relative to the Sun .
3 However , what is expected is that the Bank of England will require all banks under the Banking Act of 1987 to keep a ratio of ‘ primary liquid assets ’ to some definition of deposit liabilities .
4 A feature of Pauling 's theory now largely forgotten is that the chain of amino acids in a protein can , at least in principle , be twisted either to the left or the right , giving both left and right-handed helical structures .
5 What must never be forgotten is that the meaning of the word ‘ god ’ shall be such that its definition can be accepted by all the leading and reasonable people of all races , taught to all children , and be so firmly entrenched within the powers of reason and logic that it becomes inviolable .
6 The view to which we have come is that the cause was part of a causal circumstance as conceived .
7 From a health policy perspective the scenario depicted is that the increasing numbers of older people described earlier will lead to the population of the western industrial nations being infirm , demented and disease ridden with an insatiable demand for health and social care .
8 Although I rate El Tel very highly I think one of the reasons he is being picked is that no money will have to change hands .
9 One problem that remains to be resolved is that the high reflectivity of the glass over many of the paintings , especially in rooms that have lighting from side windows , makes it difficult to view the works .
10 What we have not previously considered is that a cultural trait may have evolved in the way that it has , simply because it is advantageous to itself .
11 Mr Penna told the inquest : ‘ A fact which obviously must be considered is that the deceased by any standards had consumed quite a lot of alcohol . ’
12 The biggest single reason for refusal of certification being recommended is that the subject assessor is unable to see evidence of student performance .
13 A break with this doctrine was made by the Divorce Reform Act 1969 , now replaced by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 , as amended in 1984 , and the present position is that the sole ground on which a petition for divorce may be presented is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably .
14 One thing I have noticed is that the exterior of the church is in need of repair and redecoration .
15 For the present , all that need be noticed is that the purpose of Alexander 's letter was to convey a distinct papal command to Lanfranc that the monastic community in his cathedral church was to be preserved .
16 The impression I have from such documents as I have seen is that the obvious hardship to the residents of Bridge and Medway Roads was somewhat played down and the employment and general economic benefits were underlined .
17 What can be seen is that the attempt to correlate black youth and crime is a latent but definite element in the law and order debate .
18 One point which has been decided is that an odour need not be prejudicial to health to amount to a nuisance , rather in deciding the question the court will consider all the circumstances including the character of the locality in which the plaintiff is living , the nature , intensity and frequency of the odour , the time and effects of its commission .
19 The one indisputable fact these studies revealed is that the majority of those interviewed were not familiar with the extent of , or damage caused by , corporate crime and amongst the ‘ knowledgeable ’ minority , few were able to define it with any precision .
20 To calculate the number of ways this chain can be added to a lattice , the necessary restriction imposed is that the segments must occupy r contiguous sites on the lattice because of the connectivity .
21 The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome .
22 If a homosexual union is to be accepted as a marriage and yet denied the right to raise children , what is really being said is that the state has an interest in sheltering and protecting children from a homosexual environment .
23 What could be said is that the same moral demands apply to the means as to the ends in the quest for Truth , and that often difficulties arise because of these demands .
24 What might be said is that the ethical connotation of the method of action he proposed was being made clear by the choice of satyāgraha rather than sadāgraha .
25 The first thing to be said is that the ‘ circumstantial variables ’ of a president 's incumbency may give him important advantages .
26 As it is , all that can really be said is that the collective wisdom , such as it is , of the agency business favours bursts in most circumstances .
27 What can be said is that the Rules of 1988 do not reflect section 99 of the Act , which in conjunction with section 97 enables a person upon whom a copy of an intervention notice has been served by S.I.B .
28 The most that can be said is that the majority of individuals said to be non-right handed still show left hemisphere language representation ( Annett , Hudson , and Turner , 1974 ; Fleminger and Bunce , 1975 ; Clyma , 1975 ) .
29 What is being said is that the recipient of confidential information can not use the information as a shortcut to side-step the work which other members of the public would have to do .
30 We are , of course , assuming that we are using an ideal switch which does n't exist in real life , but the point being made is that a switching system will be a lot more efficient than any resistive control element where dissipation is invariably relatively large .
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