Example sentences of "that it is [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at this as one of the points of research avoids some of the narrowness of the kind of conception that has tended to dominate thinking about social research , namely that it is about testing theoretical explanations of the facts . |
| 2 | One of the many compliments that can be paid this finely produced book is that it is worth reading from cover to cover . |
| 3 | Does my hon. Friend agree that it is worth pointing out to young children that in 1950 it took a man on average industrial wages a week to earn enough to buy his Christmas turkey and that it now takes a person in a similar position just 90 minutes to do so ? |
| 4 | These questions are so plainly hard to answer that it is worth pausing to consider why they have not had more effect on the development of International Relations theories . |
| 5 | These results may be due to chance , but the figures suggest that it is worth trying to do semi-automatic correction . |
| 6 | Recent advances in medical treatment of HIV mean that some doctors now think that it is worth knowing if you have an HIV infection . |
| 7 | There is so much to see that it is worth buying a good guide book . |
| 8 | You may have to convince your client that it is worth bearing part of the cost of an expensive expert if their input into the case is going significantly to increase your chances of success or the amount of the award . |
| 9 | But so wide are the left 's woes — in the past few years , they have affected socialist parties from Britain at one end of Europe to Greece at the other — that it is worth considering the possibility that something else is at work , too : the body of ideas that socialists used to represent has lost so much electoral support that socialist parties , at least in their old guise , are doomed . |
| 10 | The story behind the rumour is so curious , however , that it is worth telling nonetheless . |
| 11 | Which shows that it is worth complaining instead of just accepting a raw deal . |
| 12 | If screaming for sweets in the supermarket can occasionally be successful the child learns that it is worth having a go every time they pass the supermarket checkout . |
| 13 | The problems of equipment-cost inflation have become so crucial in Defence planning that it is worth recalling briefly how the British weapon procurement system works . |
| 14 | But if the importance of a facade to a street has been recognized once , the argument that it is worth retaining for its contribution to the townscape must be upheld . |
| 15 | Although the technology was not microprocessor-based , and the events are now thirty years past , the study 's theoretical approach and empirical findings are of such interest and relevance that it is worth describing them in some detail . |
| 16 | This was only a small-scale study but the results are so striking that it is worth speculating on some of the possible causes of gender bias in the classroom . |
| 17 | I am certain that it is worth concentrating on a fishery for several seasons . |
| 18 | Indeed , manufacturing capability seems to have such a major impact on product development that it is worth examining in greater detail . |
| 19 | Accidents due to swinging on take-off and landing are so common that it is worth studying the causes in detail . |
| 20 | Guardian readers are sufficiently interesting and distinctive that it is worth tolerating the statistical uncertainties caused by our small sample and the Guardian 's small readership . |
| 21 | Before that it is worth reiterating Althusser 's holistic view of the individual , and introducing an analogy which he takes from Marx . |
| 22 | His publisher may then decide that it is worth incorporating all the additions and corrections in another edition . |
| 23 | The Holy Father emphasises that it is through addressing the concerns of the poor … responding at a human level to the results of poverty and questioning , at many levels , the causes of poverty … that peace , with justice , can be achieved . |
| 24 | In a separate announcement ICL revealed that it is considering setting up a personal computer sales operation in the country . |
| 25 | Silicon Graphics Inc , Mountain View , is not commenting on a report in the New York Times that it is considering teaming up with Time Warner Inc to develop hardware for interactive television . |
| 26 | Okosan Securities , one of Japan 's 10 largest securities companies , has declared that it is considering tying up with a London-based company to take advantage of its knowledge and expertise in the specialised area of offshore investment . |
| 27 | It has attempted to climb above the condom in the fresher 's priorities list and announced that it is considering giving students a significant voice in the pay rises of their lecturers . |
| 28 | It may be because people are not aware that these benefits exist ; they do not wish to ask for help while they can manage on what they have ; or they may be too proud to claim , thinking that it is like asking for charity . |