Example sentences of "[conj] it is in [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless , certain things are always required in an adequate understanding of conversion , and it is in ignoring these that we leave openings for later doubts . |
| 2 | There is little excuse for allowing these situations to drift ; and it is in preventing such situations that professional practice based on research parts company from common sense and rules of thumb or the use of ‘ hunches ’ . |
| 3 | If our tunnel vision sees only disconnected fragments , the fault lies within ourselves and it is in remedying that ignorance to which our main efforts should be individually devoted . |
| 4 | There are constants , all the same , and it is in tracing the way the attributes of adventurous children — their courage , their resourcefulness , their loyalty — change yet remain the same , that the traditions of the adventure story can be verified . |
| 5 | If it is in awarding themselves points for put-downs of the public then they should give up their jobs , live on welfare , and be rude to their friends . |
| 6 | But it is in developing a coherent conceptual framework for such discussion that the book is least successful . |
| 7 | But it is in encountering such difficulties , being puzzled , and arriving at resolutions , that children become increasingly aware of the nature of language and thought . |
| 8 | But it is in sustaining morale , keeping alive the seed of self-help , rather than providing permanent solutions . |
| 9 | Education is important in enabling rural people to organise and plan , as much as it is in ensuring that the urban majority understand the nature of rural problems and lend their support to solving them . |
| 10 | The theme of instrumentality seems to be as important in understanding support in the form of accommodation , as it is in understanding financial support within families . |