Example sentences of "[adj] it be [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very popular it was and the parents glad to have their kids taken off their hands . |
| 2 | The less expected a choice , the more marked it is and the more meaning it carries ; the more expected , the less marked it is and the less significance it will have . |
| 3 | The less expected a choice , the more marked it is and the more meaning it carries ; the more expected , the less marked it is and the less significance it will have . |
| 4 | How cruelly ironic it was that the first man to capture her heart and awaken her senses , the man she had waited and longed for , should be metaphorically a ship passing in the night . |
| 5 | The deeper down a tunnel goes the more dangerous it is and the more likely it is to be inhabited by some terrible monster . |
| 6 | And you will never discover how serious it was until the stakes are raised horribly high ; until you find that you are playing not for counters or sixpences but for every penny you have in the world . |
| 7 | A Wrexham Maelor Council spokeswoman said the importance of grant aid in securing the project underlined how crucial it was that the borough retain its assisted-area status , now under review by the Government . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the longer you look , the more the qualities and character of the tomb become apparent and the clearer it is that the architect was not simply trying to imitate the Taj and failing . |
| 9 | The more people get used to prodding , weighing and evaluating new planning proposals , the less likely it is that the Hammersmith effect will spread further . |
| 10 | The more serious the violation by the police and the less serious the charge the more likely it is that the evidence will be inadmissible , though there are occasions in Scotland where crucial evidence has been struck out in serious cases which include murder . |
| 11 | The greater , therefore , is the information provider 's knowledge and understanding of those specific tasks and contexts , the more likely it is that the information provided will be valued and used . |
| 12 | The smaller the number of large firms in an industry , ie the more concentrated it is , the more likely it is that the competitive process will be interfered with . |
| 13 | The more children there are in a family the less likely it is that the younger child will have eating difficulties . |
| 14 | It is possible to say on the basis of these figures that the higher the specification , the more likely it is that the housewife will be satisfied . |
| 15 | In other areas the general principle is that the greater the judicial element involved the more likely it is that the decision-maker must also hear . |
| 16 | The more we head down the path to a single European voice in the world community , the more likely it is that the Community , as an institution , will take the permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council that we have rightly enjoyed , as have the French , since the United Nations was established . |
| 17 | The more structured the source of words , the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus . |
| 18 | The shorter the period over which prices are sticky in relation to the period over which government policy instruments are sticky , the more likely it is that the policy implications of chapter 4 will remain . |
| 19 | Using the long-run marginal cost curve relevant to the competitive industry , this move from E ' ; to E would produce a social gain equal to the area of the triangle AE ' ; E. Thus , the more a monopolist can achieve economies of scale and lower production costs , the more likely it is that the area of the rectangle B will exceed the area of the triangle A. On balance the cost savings arising from monopoly would then more than offset the deadweight burden triangle , and society would actually gain from monopoly . |
| 20 | This claim has led some to argue that the smaller the unit of local government the more likely it is that the mix of local taxes and services will mirror the population 's desires . |
| 21 | Obviously , the more thorough the investigation , the more likely it is that the vendor will resist giving warranties , on the basis that no reliance will or need be placed on them . |
| 22 | A further major arbiter was how long it was since the land had last been assessed for tax purposes ( if ever ) . |
| 23 | Those with experience stress how important it is that the carer and the dependant should not become indispensable to each other or never spend time apart . |
| 24 | The right hon. Gentleman has explained how important it is that the rights of the Opposition should be restricted . |
| 25 | The Cathedral could be got into at any time by the Bishop 's door , given how unlikely it was that the Bishop in his currently abstracted state should remember to lock it every time he used it . |
| 26 | And I want to stress this morning how essential it is that the link between the Labour Party and the unions be maintained . |
| 27 | She then proceeds to whinge about how confusing it is that the Odeon Mezzanine , the Odeon Leicester Square and the Odeon West End are all situated within yards of each other . |
| 28 | We lead her back towards the Odeon Mezzanine and break the ice by saying interestingly how confusing it is that the Odeon Mezzanine , the Odeon Leicester Square and the Odeon West End are all situated within yards of each other . |
| 29 | How strange it is that the Danish ‘ No ’ vote does not count , while the narrow French ‘ Yes ’ vote does . |
| 30 | Your otherwise excellent cover version album was sadly marred by a long speech detailing how annoying it is that the price of eggs has gone up in Narodny-Karabakh . |