Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [that] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One other aspect of hovering in a wind is that it will tend to mask any offset in the tail rotor trim . |
| 2 | The first merit of P. N. Furbank 's admirable biography is that it should revive interest in Diderot . |
| 3 | But he 's got no , as far as I can see he 's got no convincing argument that democracy will do better , but that does n't matter because he thinks that the decisive criticism of enlightened despotism is that it wo n't improve the moral or intellectual well-being of the citizens , but if people are excluded from political decision making , they will have no incentive to educate themselves or morally improve themselves , or he thinks if they do , if a despot does allow for the moral improvement of the citizens , then citizens will no longer accept despotism so that despotism is in a way self-defeating here and if it one of the proper functions of government it ca n't survive . |
| 4 | A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms . |
| 5 | One additional benefit of adjustable string tension is that it can allow tightening to compensate for natural string slackening . |
| 6 | One of the drawbacks of the Packman is that it ca n't handle part-packs , without them being undone and poured in conventional fashion . |
| 7 | In my view , the value of research is that it can help teachers to define more clearly the problems that they themselves must solve . |
| 8 | A further element of contrast built into the research is that it will explore how inter-agency policies are negotiated and enacted at a local level , in a small number of tightly defined neighbourhoods which will be chosen in such a way as to reflect demographic variations , differences in housing stock and employment , varying local crime rates , ethnic diversity , and other relevant factors . |
| 9 | As far as the marine conservation society is concerned , the tragedy is that it may have taken an ecological disaster to finally make people listen . |
| 10 | Part of the beauty of scientific study is that it can take you in a number of different directions , expected and unexpected . |
| 11 | One strength of the technique used in this study is that it can be applied retrospectively to material produced for other purposes . |
| 12 | As a basic point , you should enquire whether the scheme is contracted in or out of SERPS and whether the intention is that it should remain so in the future . |
| 13 | The intention is that it should be the major Group priority for two years from September 1991 . |
| 14 | Once the settlor has put the property into the settlement the general rule is that it will cease to be his for all tax purposes . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most prevalent belief about crime is that it will ‘ explode ’ if penalties are relaxed , and can be contained only if they are stiffened . |
| 16 | The great opportunity for Labour is that it will again be the main repository of anti-Conservative votes . |
| 17 | The advantage of finding out about the pupil 's present level of visual functioning is that it can be considered as a starting point . |
| 18 | As with jumping , you should select your wave well in advance — the only criterion is that it should be fairly small . |
| 19 | ‘ What is most worrying about this kind of action is that it could complicate matters if someone else were to decide to intervene , say in Romania . |
| 20 | So far as the attitude to his obstruction is concerned , the essence is that it must be shown that the defendant has deliberately brought about the state of affairs that makes it more difficult for the police to do their duties , and is aware that he has done so . |
| 21 | Its only disadvantage is that it will project the curtain fixture further into the room and when the curtains are open the batten will be visible . |
| 22 | The second condition is that it must specify the conditions under which the behaviour will occur . |
| 23 | The more normal condition is that it will only be available to those shareholders of the target who have accepted both the share offer and the cash alternative not later than the first closing date . |
| 24 | Your psychological view of marriage is that it can destroy a relationship . ’ |
| 25 | The point about any particular tactic is that it should only be used to achieve a definite and known result . |
| 26 | One of the attractions of this work is that it would employ a lot of labour . |
| 27 | The rationale of the overall programme of work is that it will have clear implications for policy and the prevention of problems associated with the consumption of addictive substances and clear implications also for the social sciences . |
| 28 | DISCUSSIONS have been taking place in Birkenhead over the future of St Laurence 's parish , and one proposal is that it should be joined to Our Lady 's Parish . |
| 29 | An interesting feature of the general theory of relativity is that it should not matter whether time is running backward or forward : it is time-symmetric . |
| 30 | The real difficulty about this type of individual help is that it may provide immediate relief but not necessarily the understanding to cope with the same or similar situations in the future . |