Example sentences of "this [adj] [noun sg] it [is] " in BNC.

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1 By dressing up deprivation in this spatial vocabulary it is possible to hide the more unpalatable realities of economic restructuring , redundancy and exploitation .
2 In this political struggle it is also obvious that non-urban areas can not expect to receive equal treatment because politically their numbers are too small to count against the majority , who being concentrated , can receive more social provision at cheaper cost .
3 To obtain this private statute it is necessary for the local authority to promote a Bill in Parliament laid down by Parliament .
4 In view of the approach taken by the courts to this implied term it is probably fair to regard it as imposing on the seller a separate obligation to pass to the buyer a good title to the goods .
5 Because of this cultural dominance it is often seen to be ‘ proper English ’ with other ways of speaking judged as inferior .
6 In view of this generous gesture it is hoped that both local and visiting climbers will treat this venue with the respect due to a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a first class example of sandstone rock .
7 Without understanding this philosophical background it is difficult to appreciate the distinctiveness of Oakeshott 's critique of rationalism .
8 Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent .
9 Against this liberal orthodoxy it is worth making two points .
10 One could distinguish , for instance , the rift song ( Led Zeppelin 's ‘ Whole Lotta Love ’ ) ; the call-and-response or antiphonal song ( the Who 's ‘ My Generation ’ ) ; the tension/release song , built on an alternation of narrative or repetition and lyrical release ( from Elvis Presley 's ‘ Jailhouse Rock ’ to the Rolling Stones ' ‘ Satisfaction ’ , ‘ Sympathy for the Devil ’ , ‘ Jumpin' Jack Flash ’ , and many others ) ; and a revival of its close relative , the verse-and-refrain song form ( probably derived from ‘ folk ’ traditions : many of Bob Dylan 's songs are classic examples ) Altogether , then , at this macro-structural level it is certainly true that almost all popular music works within the sphere of the known .
11 Without some grasp of this basic requirement it is impossible to understand what followed .
12 Additional cost headings would , however , need to be included for : Land Legal fees Estate agent 's fees These basic breakdowns of cost do enable the surveyor or management to identify the total cost allocated to certain cost centres each month and with the aid of this basic information it is possible to produce a cost value reconciliation statement ( see Chapter II ) .
13 This little shop it 's lovely .
14 According to O'Neill : Given this remarkable posture it is not surprising that Carter 's record of policy-making in other fields was unimpressive .
15 From this brief description it is clear that the information derived from MRI is already significantly greater than that from most of the other imaging techniques .
16 From this post-Saussurean perspective it is clear that the theory of literature as expressive realism is no longer tenable … .
17 In order to maintain this circadian rhythm it is only necessary that one protocerebral lobe and the ipsilateral medulla externa and lobula should be in nervous connection with the thorax .
18 Working within this international world it is , of course , a great help if one speaks several languages , but my own experience has been that it is not the ability to speak another language , rare enough this essential tool of international business is amongst British people , but the experience of having lived and worked with people in another country which is the decisive factor .
19 as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position .
20 ‘ After this extraordinary year it is about time the nettle was grasped .
21 Come on this mental intrigue it is n't doing you no good !
22 Because of this fundamental difference it is difficult to know whether we can rely on information about contemporaries to tell us about prehistoric peoples in the way that is often done still today and was done universally in Marx 's and Engels 's time .
23 During this initial period it is also more than likely that your staff will need access to some form of support line service .
24 But by distinguishing clearly between them in this methodological fashion it is possible to explore how far local state action tends to fall into one type rather than another when action on any one policy is considered .
25 He was pleased to hear confirmation that the crossing is to be built : ‘ Although I am now used to crossing this busy road it is fairly dangerous .
26 In this short space it is not possible to go into any depth on the nature of particular natural hazards but only to highlight those aspects relevant to GIS .
27 In this short book it is not , of course , intended to provide a complete treatment of these themes , and readers more experienced in the subject will be aware that little space has been given , for example , to the potential of documentary sources or modern methods of study using computers and advanced statistical methods .
28 Given this apparent potential it is interesting to see how the various manufacturers are coping with the current market expansion .
29 If there is any criticism of this super volume it is that there are not enough explanatory captions .
30 In view of this heightened activity it is hardly surprising that medicine should be given credit for the decline in mortality ( e.g. Griffith 1926 ) .
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