Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The consensus of modern liberal thinking has been that it does not ; it has preferred to stress the " inherently pluralistic and diverse " nature of modern societies , and the consequent need to reach a consensus or compromise among the various competing interests and groups within society . |
2 | But the most important flaw in the instruction has been that it has been too often divorced from the classroom itself and from the active involvement of the teacher . |
3 | According to Carl Chilley , principal business services consultant , the problem with distributed computing has been that it has encouraged the development of technology for technology 's sake , without real thought as to how to implement it effectively in a business environment . |
4 | This proved to be a fateful oversight since one of the most devastating criticisms to be levelled at Keynesian macroeconomics in recent years has been that it has such shaky foundations in microeconomics . |
5 | For the Governor , though , the main benefit has been that it gives prison officers ‘ permission to be concerned ’ in a structured and consistent way . |
6 | A disadvantage of team teaching , of course , has been that it required the teacher , normally an individualistic person accustomed to complete authority within the four walls of his classroom , to sink his authority and his subject speciality within a group . |
7 | One of the criticisms levelled at the board has been that it fails to consult properly or listen to objections to proposals . |
8 | CONSIDERING the vast worldwide market that exists for sexual material of all kinds , it is remarkable just how bad mainstream cinema has been when it comes to portraying sexual passion . |
9 | What happens is that it falls apart , its rib-cage falling away and the limbs dropping from their sockets . |
10 | If we look at this client server model today one of the most significant advantages it delivers is that it allows us to run different kinds of applications on different computers . |
11 | and it 's been and it 's been beaten to hell . |
12 | Another criticism he makes is that it has an uneasy relationship with such values as justice which some people should consider to be important in human life . |
13 | One question that immediately arises is whether it refers to the content of speech or to the form — the sequencing of utterances , for instance . |
14 | One of the answers which this book suggests is that it pays to keep taking stock of how you are coping . |