Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ People think it 's a cruel way of doing it but it is n't really , because there 'll be shooting snaring and gasing , which is worse that the way we do it ’ ’ Foxes have to be controlled , fox hunting in the last 250 years have controlled the numbers beautifully ’ |
| 2 | a requirement or condition which he applies or would apply equally to a man but — ( i ) which is such that the proportion of women who can comply with it is considerably smaller thin the proportion of men who can comply with it , and ( ii ) which he can not show to be justifiable irrespective of the sex of the person to whom it is applied , and ( iii ) which is to her detriment because she can not comply with it . |
| 3 | which is such that the proportion of members of your sex who can comply is considerably smaller than the corresponding proportion of members of the opposite sex ; |
| 4 | which is such that the proportion of people of the victim 's racial group who can comply is considerably smaller than the proportion of the people not of that group who can comply ; |
| 5 | There was an unresolved discussion in the case as to whether the lessee continued liable for the entire rent or merely for an apportioned part of it , which is all that the plaintiff claimed . |
| 6 | Throughout the review which is clear that the un where the union 's information and the role of the regional health and safety officers secured a high profile , then we were successful in getting across the message . |
| 7 | German plans to remove bromine and chlorine from leaded petrol have been put on hold by the EC , which is concerned that the new environmental measures may result in explosions . |
| 8 | When being questioned by magistrates about her teaching ( they were suspicious of her on the grounds of her sex and lack of social position ) she is confident that a greater Lord will answer for her . |
| 9 | We are back with appropriateness of response : a mother who has difficulty in feeding her baby may persist , because she is anxious that the baby should be properly fed , in prolonging a painful experience beyond her own and the baby 's endurance . |
| 10 | LIBERAL Democrat candidate Rosamund Jordan has said she is concerned that the developer of a proposed five-a-side football complex at Claiville Common , Middlesbrough , seems reluctant to go ahead without a licensed bar . |
| 11 | He/ she is conscious that the way in which Jesus is presented is crucial . |
| 12 | The Commissioner , who is anxious that the regions are represented in discussions on regional policy , has announced a committee of the regions , in the context of the intergovernmental conference . |
| 13 | Torquay itself is all that a seaside resort should be , with discos , restaurants , cabaret and museum . |
| 14 | Hence , two things can not be causally related as wholes if ( ii ) a part of one is such that the part shares all truths with the other whole individual . |
| 15 | The judgment , for example , that the sample size is sufficient and the observed difference so great that chance may be dismissed can and should be made when one is confident that the decision is ‘ obvious ’ . |
| 16 | Indeed it may be ( as in my case ) because one deeply cares that there should be good and equal relations between men and women that one is adamant that no one human being can be given the kind of status which Christians give to Christ . |
| 17 | At all times one is aware that the artist is also a composer — the conviction with which she untangles some of the more complicated , almost obscure pieces , has an unquestionable authority ( the enormous B flat minor Fugue from Book Two instantly comes to mind in this connection ) , whilst the famous pieces are often presented in a totally different manner — the A minor Prelude and Fugue ( Book One ) will surprise many as the Prelude is fearful and serious ( rather than light with the usual staccato touches ) , whilst the Fugue has clipped articulation at the end of each subject entry . |
| 18 | When one grows up in the north-east , one is aware that the region is a long way from the English seat of power in London . |
| 19 | There is much that the Government , the car industry , the insurance industry and others are doing to prevent car crime , but tackling the roots of car crime means , in part , tackling the roots of criminality . |
| 20 | Although it is unseemly that the law should protect the publication of malicious falsehoods , absolute privilege is justified on the practical ground that without it , persons with a public duty to speak out might be threatened with vexatious actions for slander and libel . |
| 21 | However , if it is unambiguous that a user wishes to change his mode of operation from , say , navigation to content search , his status will be changed transparently from , in this case , REPLAY to INACTIVE . |
| 22 | But it is paramount that the soloist be so directly acquainted with the score that he or she is able to offer us a personal interpretation of it ; in a sense , a critical commentary on it . |
| 23 | This excludes the Gettier cases because in them it is coincidental that the belief is true . |
| 24 | Phrases such as ‘ the ‘ boyo' body-language kept breaking through ’ are reminiscent of the tabloids ' anti-Welsh campaign against Kinnock , and it is deplorable that a once-eminent socialist writer should use them . |
| 25 | It is deplorable that the Americans took a lot of land cheap from Cubans and Spaniards . |
| 26 | ‘ It is deplorable that the views of consultants and clinicians here have been simply ignored . ’ |
| 27 | It is deplorable that the old Aldens supermarket site remains underused and the Whitehouse football ground plans stagnate . |
| 28 | It is lamentable that the Government have not set up a Select Committee on Scottish Affairs , which could help us to deal with Scottish matters . |
| 29 | The aircraft were not insured , so the bill to repair them will be staggering and I 'm sure it is frustrating that the Museum 's project can not take top priority at the moment . |
| 30 | North America and Europe are catching up fast , but it is appropriate that a Japanese company has gone back 30 years for a discarded technology to solve some of the problems . |