Example sentences of "[vb -s] [that] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But David Dein , the Arsenal vice-chairman martyred for his part in the deal , insists that it is working ‘ eminently satisfactorily ’ . |
| 2 | When the ark is sent for , he remarks that it is accompanied on its journey to the Israelite camp by Hophni and Phinehas . |
| 3 | Prices have yet to be set , but the company says that it is looking at $3,000 to $5,000 for a development kit and around $100 per user for run-time use . |
| 4 | Prices have yet to be set , but the company says that it is looking at $3,000 to $5,000 for a development kit and around $100 per user for run-time use . |
| 5 | He says that it is recorded in the that on the death of Molla Fenari , Molla Yegan was authorized to give fetvas in the time of Murad II ; but that since he did not actually rise to the office of Mufti — the actual words used are " the rank of the glorious office of fetva " , fetva being used here , a — often , to indicate the Muftilik-he will not be singled out and accorded special mention . |
| 6 | ( Sun says that it is getting 50MHz parts now . ) |
| 7 | Not surprisingly , given the number of new products it has on the go , the company says that it is ploughing some 12% of its turnover back into research and development . |
| 8 | In fact IBM says that it is pushing the MPTN technology as a standard as long ago as December 1991 when it submitted the underlying MPTN approach to the XNET workgroup of X/Open Co Ltd , which is still considering it . |
| 9 | The council says that it is speaking up for smokers . |
| 10 | Becker says that it is expecting too much of Third world bourgeoisies to think they can bring about societal transformations on a grand scale or act in the ‘ heroic ’ way of entrepreneurs a century ago ( Becker 1983 ) . |
| 11 | The company now says that it is producing some 20 million metres of VHS tape per month — enough to fill more than 100 000 cassettes . |
| 12 | The department says that it is seeking advice from the Committee on safety of Medicines on B17 . |
| 13 | Autodesk Inc , Sausalito , California has decided that IBM Corp 's Cadam Inc computer-aided design software base is ripe for plundering , and is developing two Cadam-emulation products , Aemulus and Aemulus(mf) , which are now in alpha test : the products , which offer a Cadam-like user interface and bi-directional compatibility with Cadam files , are also compatible with AutoCAD Release 12 ; Aemulus is an AutoCAD Development System application with a Cadam-like graphics interface and command set and enables customers to edit existing Cadam models or create new Cadam-compatible models on the desktop ; Aemulus(mf) is a mainframe-resident program that enables customers to quickly and completely convert Cadam two-dimensional Interactive Drawing files to DXF files or vice versa ; both are set for shipment in May 1993 but pricing has not yet been decided ; the company also says that it is expanding its product line beyond the drafting portion of the design spectrum it has traditionally occupied to cover the entire spectrum from conceptualisation to manufacturing , and that as a first step its three top-selling drafting and design packages , AutoCAD , Generic CADD and AutoSketch , have been brought together under one organisational umbrella , and are being precisely defined and clarified in terms of their relationship to each other ; development is under way to enable the three products to work together and share files across networks . |
| 14 | The company says that it is making do with a single Intel Corp 80486 processor to drive the device currently . |
| 15 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 16 | The advertisement says that it is supplied only to military personnel , but these are general adverts and I doubt whether that is the case . |
| 17 | Although SynOptics already participates in Management Information Base testing for interoperability with NetView/6000 , it says that it is planning to expand this to other management elements such as remote monitoring — RMON , and SNMP Version II agents . |
| 18 | NEC says that it is planning to create artificial neural network systems to analyse exchange rates and interest rate fluctuations as well . |
| 19 | The company is understood to have abandoned development of the Repository altogether , and the switch of strategy leaves the whole AD/Cycle concept in complete disarray , though the company says that it is reaffirming support for the AD/Cycle tools available : to do anything else would leave the company open to all manner of retaliation from AD/Cycle International Alliance Members . |
| 20 | Symbolics Inc , Concord , Massachusetts artificial intelligence pioneer warns that it is running out of cash and needs additional financing quickly : options include selling the company , obtaining additional financing and filing for bankruptcy protection . |
| 21 | I justify this departure from intention by advancing a theory that Skye was obviously once a part of the mainland : a study of the map confirms that it is separated only by a narrow channel , Kyle Rhea , the configuration of the shores on either side matching as though torn apart in ages past . |
| 22 | Newbridge confirms that it is preparing a range of such products , but will not confirm exactly what these are . |
| 23 | OfficePower for Unix currently only supports ICL 's long time relational database partner , Ingres , though there are plans to bring the Oracle Corp offering into play , and the company confirms that it is talking to other companies too . |
| 24 | A study of the fine structure of a spherulite shows that it is built up of fibrous sub-units , growth takes place by the formation of fibrils which spread outwards from the nucleus in bundles , into the surrounding amorphous phase . |
| 25 | An examination of Figure 4.4 shows that it is expected that UK car production will increase in the next ten years ( largely as a result of Japanese investment ) and that consequently the share of car imports in the British market will decline , as will the motor industry trade deficit . |
| 26 | We are given a picture of death , the death of Pip 's real chance for ever finding contentment , and he sees that it is going to be a long , hard struggle back to finding happiness in life , it is a test of Pip 's strength of character . |
| 27 | The scene depicted seems vaguely Egyptian in style , but closer examination reveals that it is spattered with Masonic symbols — a pyramid covered with hieroglyphics , a chain with a five-pointed star , a trowel , a pair of compasses , and an hour-glass . |
| 28 | Banking and dealing room software house Kapiti Ltd reckons that it is reaping the rewards of investment in new product development , and the fact that it has spread itself over a wide geographical area . |
| 29 | Legislation has in fact been issued under general treaty powers which expressly states that it is intended to implement the Social Charter , such as Directive 91/533 on contracts of employment , which , since it was made under Article 100 which requires unanimity in the Council , must at the least not have been opposed by the United Kingdom minister . |
| 30 | Its preamble states that it is aimed at sustaining agriculture in difficult regions of the Community where ‘ natural production conditions are least favourable . ’ |