Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] that [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Another reason to be cautious of over-reliance on the mean is that there are certain important between-group differences which a simple comparison of group means can not reveal .
2 One of the most wonderful things about religion is that it 's always there waiting for us .
3 Although this is not so good as the quick sponge or madeira cake for cutting and shaping , it is ideal for the simpler shaped fantasy cakes and its advantage over the quick sponge is that it is lighter .
4 Now the reason I used the word association is that it 's different from correlation which is what we 're gon na talk about shortly .
5 ‘ Not really because it seems to do any good but just because the thinking is that it 's better for him than other commercial products , ’ says Kathleen .
6 One explanation of the progressive advance of the temperature rhythm is that it is being driven by a body clock that is running too fast .
7 My one real consolation in the face of almost any betrayal or grief is that I am without doubt an extremely talented writer , come danger or candle stump .
8 But they 're different , the thing about the fully-fashioned is that it is shaped .
9 The disadvantage of using a partnership is that it is an unincorporated business , although tax-neutral mechanisms exist to enable it to be incorporated at a later date ( see s162 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ( " TCGA 1992 " ) and s343 TA 1988 ) .
10 The premier 's talk of working with councils rings rather hollow in Mr Cawley 's ears : ‘ My idea of a partnership is that it 's a two-way thing , with give and take .
11 The most evident fact to note about the Ring is that it is in conception strikingly anachronistic , totally modern .
12 The key point in any discussion of Bénard convection is that there is an equilibrium solution with the fluid at rest .
13 Its principal recommendation is that there is urgent need for research on the ideas that form what many people take to be the consensus of attitudes that underlie the post-war development of the welfare state .
14 The most likely explanation of the episode is that it was a pre-emptive strike , designed to smooth Gloucester 's way to the throne .
15 The most likely explanation of the episode is that it was a pre-emptive strike , designed to smooth Gloucester 's way to the throne .
16 point of order , the point that I made make it on this side is that we are not against the expenditure .
17 The good side is that it is easy to use , you can transfer money between accounts , you can record debit card transactions and many more .
18 ‘ The problem with AIDS is that there is complete immuno-suppression .
19 You see , the point about a magnum is that it is metal psychology : it scares the shit out of the guy it is aimed at , it makes the guy who holds it feel really proud . ’
20 Yet as we religious communicators no longer have the clout we once had , the result is that we are talking primarily to ourselves .
21 The result is that they are bought up by development companies , insurance companies and pension funds looking to maximize their value .
22 The result is that they are thrown back on their own individual and collective resources .
23 The result is that there are books on many library shelves which have at one time been declared obscene or indecent and may be so categorized again .
24 The result is that there is n't really a model which describes filmmaking in its full complexity .
25 The result is that there is a danger of familiarity with our topic of study .
26 The net result is that there is no more reason to believe that our brains are like a cat 's than there is to believe that they are like a rat 's .
27 The result is that there is a tendency to assume that corporate management are adequately controlled by the shareholders in all companies , including the large public company .
28 The result is that there is an apparent openness in the class structure , with very diverse backgrounds for people in middle-class jobs .
29 The result is that there is no coherent and sustained statement of the classical Greek or Athenian case for democracy ; while the case against it has almost monopolized the attention of posterity .
30 The result is that there is no increase in provision of the good when there is a cut in taxes , even though when the lump-sum grant applies there was an increase in provision .
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