Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] that this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is pleasant to find that this believer in the perfectibility of mankind was a good father to them all . |
| 2 | It is strange to relate that this well-known symbol has been comparatively neglected by social scientists and especially by social psychologists . |
| 3 | It is strange to relate that this short stretch of water should be such a barrier but the hills of Wouldham and village are as foreign to some people of Halling as any parts of the world and in fact there are some who travel all over the country and to some places abroad , but have lived all their lives in the village without ever setting foot on the further banks of the river . |
| 4 | On the other hand , where severance of the subject matter is envisaged under the contract and property is to pass at this time , it is possible to argue that this is only a sale of goods ( see Kursell v Timber Operators and Contractors Ltd [ 1927 ] 1 KB 298 ) . |
| 5 | It is possible to think that this plebeian has been lent some part of Naipaul 's aristocratic fastidiousness , some part of his hostility , while also suffering the consequences of an exposure to these qualities , and to recall that both Ahmed and the author of An Area of Darkness are preoccupied with the hanks of human shit that litter certain landscapes . |
| 6 | This immediately puts their organisation in a good light and the journalist is disposed to feel that this outfit may be a useful source of information in the future . |
| 7 | The CTP proclaims that the link between the perceived object and the perception is just an ordinary bit of the great causal nexus of nature ( it needs to believe this , as we shall see presently ) and yet it is prepared to accept that this segment of the chain has a rather privileged status ; at the very least , that it has a beginning and an end . |
| 8 | We have no knowledge of this being in his parents ' minds , but it is interesting to note that this Cohen was a Cabalist , in which tradition Leonard was deeply immersed . |
| 9 | It is interesting to note that this example shows that what underlies Hobbes 's rejection of formal causes is , perhaps , no more than an impatience with what the Aristotelians said about them , and a desire to disassociate himself from that tradition . |
| 10 | ( Incidentally , it is interesting to note that this occurred only five days after the discovery of the planetoid Chiron , the astrological meaning of which includes the collaboration of previously separate and antagonistic disciplines . ) |
| 11 | It is interesting to note that this situation was in contrast to an earlier serious problem in the banking system , the secondary banking crisis of 1973–1974 , in which less well known banks were subject to less regulation than the more stable institutions . |
| 12 | Again it is crucial to stress that this can be a lengthy process taking some months or years depending on circumstances , availability of help and a number of other variables . |
| 13 | It is crucial to understand that this class relationship is a social relationship which is not automatically and directly produced by specific techniques of production . |
| 14 | It is sad to reflect that this arguably more comprehensive specification is simply not available from any UK manufacturer at anywhere remotely near the price , yet there are several rival firms in Germany with this capability . |
| 15 | It is easy to see that this was a practical means of enclosing a large volume which then could be used for the storage of grain , and the profile is reminiscent of the gambrel-roofed hay barns in the USA . |
| 16 | Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt . |
| 17 | We are so used to hearing talk about the nervous system ‘ encoding ’ the outside world that it is easy to forget that this is a metaphor and it is one that has no place in serious philosophical discussion of the mind-body problem or the philosophy of perception . |
| 18 | In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators . |
| 19 | It is incredible to think that this trunk was collected from the house by the station Lorry , was sent by rail , Luggage in Advance , and was awaiting us when we arrived at our grandparents ' house . |
| 20 | Experience is likely to show that this optional page is rarely completed because the extra costs have to be passed on to clients . |
| 21 | This is likely to mean that this element of coexistence hitherto possible will become increasingly problematic . |
| 22 | There is no reason to suspect Tribonian of pontifical predilections , so it is hard to suppose that this is an interpolation . |
| 23 | It is hard to recall that this peaceful pathway , less than a mile long , was once an important means of communication and is a vital link with part of Cornish history . |
| 24 | It is hard to believe that this 8,000 acre agricultural estate owned by the Crown was once a small mid-river sandbank often submerged by spring tides . |
| 25 | It is reasonable to suppose that this fact is significant , even allowing for the fact that Scaevola is disproportionately well represented in the Digest by cases on the law of succession . |
| 26 | It is reasonable to assume that this is because the stereotype of the educated Jamaican Standard speaker is one that is familiar to children of Caribbean background but is not generally recognised in the white community . |
| 27 | It is important to stress that this connection does not imply that there is only one way of arranging domestic life . |
| 28 | It is important to stress that this dispute with Marx does not extend to his analysis of the mode of production or to the significance that he gives to knowledge as a relation of production . |
| 29 | It is important to stress that this means some students working much faster , and probing much deeper , as well as others plodding at a much slower and more generalized rate . |
| 30 | However , it is important to stress that this latter ambition is not one that Lazarsfeld , for one , felt could be quickly fulfilled . |