Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb -s] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the latter case , by including local government expenditure within the public expenditure totals , it effectively means that Cabinet makes decisions without reference to local authorities . |
| 2 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 3 | It so happens that Couvelaire spends one or two weekends a month in his old family home in Biarritz . |
| 4 | But this conclusion is not particularly illuminating as it merely says that children come into local authority care when no one else can care for them , a repetitive statement we call a tautology . |
| 5 | It merely claims that authorities should do that which they were appointed to do . |
| 6 | The panspermia hypothesis does not deny that life started in a ‘ primeval soup ’ , it merely shows that life can come together in a variety of different ways . |
| 7 | It constantly happens that men with an unbroken record of success and public applause suddenly lay the burden down . |
| 8 | Suppose it is known that a certain element A stands in a relation R to a second element B. If R is an asymmetric relation , then it necessarily follows that B does not stand in the relation R to A ( the relation of B to A in that case is the converse of R ) . |
| 9 | A symmetric relation , on the other hand , holds simultaneously in both directions ; ‘ is similar to — ’ is a symmetric relation , so if A is similar to B , then it necessarily follows that B is similar to A. The second indispensable property for the relation of dominance of a hierarchy is the capacity , in principle at least , to form indefinitely long chains of elements . |
| 10 | Oh yes , you get that , you get that kind of mimicry , but again you 'd expect it in , in , in both sexes I should think , unless it just happens that males for example normally are bigger and then it 's taken on a , a secondary characteristic which is a possibility . |
| 11 | However : ‘ In context , the absence of clear sentence boundaries does not mean that conversation is difficult to follow : it just shows that conversation is organised in a different way from writing ’ ( Leech et al. , p. 8/7 ) . |
| 12 | It just shows that bargains are still to be had at such sales , and most are not nicked . |
| 13 | High pay does n't actually mean that , that everybody is less wealthy , it generally means that people are more wealthy . |
| 14 | It thus seems that B II conformations do not occur for these steps . |
| 15 | It thus ensures that wrongdoers do not profit from their wrongdoings , and is justified because if we failed to punish lawbreakers it would be unfair to the law-abiding . |
| 16 | So it hardly matters that Connery lives mostly in Marbella , that his residence for tax purposes , used to be on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and is now an apartment in Monte Carlo , although he still has the place in the Bahamas . |
| 17 | It also helps that Gabriele Ferro and the WNO orchestra have a strong feeling for Rossini , and deliver excellent support throughout . |
| 18 | It also notes that teachers ' present contracts make it difficult for them to find time to run extra-curricular activities like choirs . |
| 19 | It also notes that applications will have to be recompiled to get full benefit from the chip . |
| 20 | It also requires that working conditions for the staff in such areas are improved , work loads are lessened , research facilities improved and other similar measures adopted that would make working in such areas satisfying and challenging . |
| 21 | It also requires that teachers in schools should know the purposes to which their assessments and predictions will be put . |
| 22 | But it also asserts that parents may need assistance in exercising their responsibilities , and here the Act takes a quantum leap from the old , restricted notions of ‘ prevention ’ , to a more positive outreaching duty of ‘ support for children and families ’ . |
| 23 | It also assumes that debentures or debenture stock will be transferred in much the same way as shares . |
| 24 | It also assumes that providers are free to manage their assets and personnel to maximise efficiency gains . |
| 25 | It also indicates that specialists , particularly ASWs , play a significant role in preventing unnecessary sections , hence guarding women 's civil rights . |
| 26 | It also ensures that omissions are not made simply because you have dictated the letter so often that familiarity has bred contempt . |
| 27 | It also ensures that 30% of the unlogged merchantable forest will be protected . |
| 28 | This generates a climate for the technological upgrading of industry as a commercial proposition , and it also ensures that hardware and software are conveniently available , at a price , for those who wish to take advantage of them in any sphere . |
| 29 | Not only does it discredit the emphasis on ‘ partnership ’ between Central Government and the faith communities which has been highlighted by the recent establishment of the Inner Cities Religious Council ( and re-emphasised at the meetings which you attended in Bradford on May 21st and Kirklees on October 27th ) but it also means that church and other faith communities will be less likely to play their full part in the implementation of other aspects of Government policy such as the forthcoming Community Care changes which will require the use of local premises , volunteers etc . |
| 30 | It also means that aspirants will emerge , in a rush to garner MPs ' support , almost as soon as Mr Kinnock announces his intention to step down . |