Example sentences of "[that] it is this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can I avoid seeing that it is this kind of government that threatens my grandchildren ? ’ |
| 2 | They go on to note that it is this feature of the market that necessitates detailed regulation to protect the interests of the shareholders , a principal objective of the City Code on Take-overs and Mergers being , for instance , to ensure a fair distribution of the take-over premium among the members . |
| 3 | I believe that each of us has what I term a spirit ( but which I am quite happy for others to call the soul , the higher self , the inner self — or any of dozens of different names ) and that it is this spirit which has a journey to make through several lifetimes . |
| 4 | Dora says that it is this originality which is one of the strengths of Le Mystere ; ‘ Most of the women have no real training as singers . |
| 5 | In the case of Venus thermal tides make a very large contribution and it can be shown that it is this component of the overall circulation that may drive the 4–5 day zonal circulation and thus speed up the axial spin ( section 4.2 ) . |
| 6 | wolf suggests that it is this sector that provides the catalyst for rebellion and he shows how , in six major revolutions in the world , it is the middle peasantry who have formed the pivotal group for peasant action . |
| 7 | When a speaker takes the trouble to use a restrictive relative clause in a noun phrase equipped with a definite article but no attributive adjective , it will naturally be presumed that it is this clause which makes recognition possible ; there is no need for such an assumption when the clause is non-restrictive . |
| 8 | Studies to detect the exact mutation or deletion in the APC gene are needed in this and other atypical families before conclusive evidence that it is this locus and not another locus close by such as the MCC gene that is affected . |
| 9 | The truth is that it is this party and this Government who have consistently sought to defend employees and trade union members over the past 12 years , and that is what the country will bear in mind when we come to the general election . |
| 10 | Now , is it not possible that it is this rule which is the explanation of our referring to the feelings produced in our bodies by prolonged contact with hot or cold objects , as ‘ hot ’ and ‘ cold ’ ? |
| 11 | Now ultimately I think that it is this definition of ‘ autonomy ’ in terms of origin , and the associated distinction between an ‘ inner ’ self which can in some way spontaneously generate its ‘ own ’ actions , and ‘ external ’ influences which are not ‘ part ’ of the self , that will need challenging . |