Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is since clear that Lord Salisbury did not give his own views . |
| 2 | Abse is most emphatic that mothers should congratulate children on their first excretions , and praise the resulting faeces . |
| 3 | Indeed , it is most unlikely that Israel will give up its nuclear capability in the foreseeable future , so long as it foresees a threat to its land from its neighbour . |
| 4 | It is most unlikely that Ivy knew that this Miss Compton was a blacksmith 's daughter , and her ‘ fortune ’ a loan of £300 . |
| 5 | It is most unlikely that Wordsworth ever thought of his philosophical ideas as a ‘ Creed ’ ; later he said that we are not supposed to take literally his reference to himself in Tintern Abbey as ‘ a worshipper of Nature ’ . |
| 6 | The polygenic nature of ageing contains a baleful message for gerontologists ; it is most unlikely that engineering of a few genes or intervention in a handful of physiological pathways will prevent the process from occurring . |
| 7 | It is most unlikely that Kelburne can erase a 21-goal deficit in their outings against Menzieshill and MIM . |
| 8 | It is most important that separation of the fines be carried out before drying of the sediment for , on heating , silts and clays produce crusts or durable pellets . |
| 9 | In the process of delivering National Curriculum history it is most important that pupils are introduced to a wide and varied range of historical resources , and it may be useful to offer some general advice on the resourcing of such units . |
| 10 | It is most important that arts teachers see themselves first and foremost as teachers and only after carrying out their duties in this respect to see themselves as artists . |
| 11 | It is most important that teacher assessment should take account of the way pupils tackle writing tasks — that is , it should be sensitive to the writing process as well as to the finished product . |
| 12 | Though there is an element of ambiguity about the whereabouts of Wilfrid 's see , it is most likely that Ealhfrith intended him to be bishop of York , the significance of which is unlikely to have been lost on Wilfrid and his royal patron if Pope Gregory 's original plan to establish York as an archbishopric was known to them . |
| 13 | As the tensile strength of rocks is lower than the compression and shear strengths it is most likely that rock will be shattered during cooling and contraction . |
| 14 | If you are not prepared to project it properly , it is most likely that people will only see the wrong parts ! |
| 15 | Actually he is rather pleased that Rose should see he has friends as eccentrically impressive as Phil , and that Phil should see he is having an affair with someone as solid and opaque as Rose , whose aunt as a girl in Oxford knew several famous philosophers . |
| 16 | Mind you , it is rather surprising that McDonald , a top session man turned star performer , has not established himself as a big noise in Europe . |
| 17 | ‘ It is rather regrettable that candidates have to use their energy on this sort of thing , instead of working to get elected . ’ |
| 18 | Erm again I , I ca n't help but s er er getting slightly digressed but it is rather interesting that John Major this year decided to go for a general election before the local elections . |
| 19 | It is little wonder that Ormrod J. considered this the task of others in other places , and chose to sit firmly on the lid . |
| 20 | It is little wonder that Fair Isle has an unenviable history of shipwrecks . |
| 21 | In view of the Queen 's reactions it is little wonder that Lord Clarendon , the Foreign Secretary , should have half-jokingly accused the Emperor of ‘ making love to her ’ . |
| 22 | In the light of the excessive technicality seen here , it is little wonder that Lord Wilberforce in Reardon Smith Line Ltd , and the House of Lords in Ashington Piggeries proposed giving a narrower scope to s13 , confining it to matters of identification . |
| 23 | Diana , it seems , has no critics within the portals of San L 's , as the Sloanes call it , and it is little wonder that Prince Charles has never been seen descending its stairs . |
| 24 | It is little wonder that Crawford Beveridge , the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise , when searching his heart for charity , described his network 's provision for next year as ’ broadly the same level of resources as this year . ’ |
| 25 | Given the individuality of voice , it is little wonder that people also vary enormously in their communicating habits . |
| 26 | It is little wonder that surgeons themselves develop medical conditions : bad backs are common . |
| 27 | It is bitterly ironic that Somalia , the only nation in Africa with one ethnic group , one culture , one language and one religion should be the most deeply divided of the continent 's 52 fractious countries . |
| 28 | I feel it is wholly wrong that abortion could be seen as a means of contraception because it not only wastes the money of the N.H.S. but I think that abortions should only be considered in certain cases . |
| 29 | If fairness is to be the criterion , does the Minister agree that it is fundamentally unjust that people should be expected to pay twice — that people should be surcharged in cities such as Liverpool , where last year the cost was £71 per head , after people had already paid their bills ? |
| 30 | In these days of broadening the base of those who are authorised to undertake conveyancing , it is fundamentally important that solicitors should follow the Law Society 's guide on how to deal with unadmitted persons . |