Example sentences of "[is] [adv] that [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 That is , our problem is not one of vicarious liability , of finding some reason why a shareholder should share some other person 's or group 's primary responsibility ; it is rather that we can find no one else who is primarily responsible and in whose responsibility he might share .
2 It 's mostly that I ca n't sleep . ’
3 Obviously it 's right that we should try and persuade the German government to delay matters as much as possible .
4 He does n't think it 's right that he should be told that they ca n't hunt on his farm .
5 So much is right that one can afford to overlook the inconsistent quality of sound , intrusive coughs , noisy stage movement , and one or two other unnerving moments attendant on live relays , including some untidy ensemble among members of the chorus .
6 I think it is right that everyone should be given the freedom to choose whether or not they want to work in a smoking or non-smoking office and separate areas created to cater for both factions .
7 the great bulk of community care is provided by friends , family and neighbours … it is right that they should be able to play their part in looking after those close to them … service providers should make practical support for carers a high priority .
8 It is right that they should be dealt with in a humane and honourable manner .
9 It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art .
10 In our efforts to promote extensification of livestock production , it is right that we should question whether livestock production should be allowed unrestricted use of technology in order to produce maximum output from the minimum amount of land .
11 It is right that we should consider tonight the question how we enhance the democracy , responsibility and accountability of the European institutions and of our own Ministers to the national Parliament .
12 Rates of CTT chargeable on the coming to an end of an interest in possession during the lifetime of the beneficiary On a separate matter , it is right that I should inform the Committee , for the avoidance of doubt , that the lower rates of CTT announced by the Chief Secretary on 5th February which would apply to transfers of value occurring during the lifetime of the transferor will also apply where an interest in possession comes to an end during the lifetime of the person beneficially entitled to that interest .
13 Leeds is now the third largest city in England and the 20th in Europe , so it is right that it should have international ambitions .
14 The PAC wants hard and fast information , and it is right that it should .
15 It is right that it should be raised on the Floor of the House .
16 The Engineering Employers Federation says that its members ’ strongly support the Government 's objective of providing a balanced and effective framework of trade union and industrial relations law ’ and that ’ the step by step approach has been seen by all to have worked successfully and it is right that it should continue . ’
17 However , if someone wilfully refuses to pay the charge , it is right that he should have to pay the price for his illegal action .
18 Does my right hon. Friend accept that it is right that he should restate the Government 's commitment to their policy in Northern Ireland , based on the rule of law ?
19 He insisted that no decisions about future spending had been taken , but he believed that it was right ‘ that there should be a widespread review and it is right that there should be a big debate . ’
20 ‘ It 's only that we 'd like to see you happy … ’
21 It 's only that I can not stand possessiveness , it diminishes people . ’
22 " I hate to cut you short , " said Richard from the hatch , " it 's only that I can hardly expect my staff to be in time if I 'm late myself . "
23 It 's only that she might be passed out in the back yard . ’
24 The overriding criterion — that the service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate — does not even have to be based on objective grounds ; it is enough that it should appear to be so to the constable making the arrest .
25 Unfortunately the single-copy fallacy , the idea that it is enough that there should be one copy of any book in existence , does have support even within the British Library itself .
26 It is enough that there should have been growing pockets of households within the income range £50 to £200 a year , sufficient to have amounted to around 15 per cent of the population in 1750 and 20 to 25 per cent by 1780 .
27 And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’
28 The idea of the tour is so that they can actually er listen to it , but they can turn it off whenever they want and they can use their guide book to see what is in each room and if you look at the guidebook as we go round , you will find that that the things are illustrated , you know the pot .
29 What Hamilton could see was that the talents of Warner Bros had combined to produce a film that was not so much about the Legion as ‘ about the kind of short-sighted , uninformed and well-enough-meaning men who have to be given an understanding of what democracy really is so that they will not go on and on providing tools for such legions ’ .
30 I suspect this is so that we ca n't talk back or properly assess their charges or claims .
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