Example sentences of "is [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Is it not hypocrisy to say that the new tolerance accepts the union , but gives no security or protection to the injured party if the other suddenly decides to leave ? |
| 62 | Why is it not homicide to turn it off if , as is assumed , the patient is alive ? |
| 63 | We know a roofleaf is not Jesus Christ , but in its humble way , is it not God ? |
| 64 | ‘ Or is it not Farquhar who should be seeking absolution ? |
| 65 | Now that transplant technology has improved so much , is it not time to change the system for organ donation ? |
| 66 | Is it not time , though , to ask whether all this heady ferment over a mere conductor — Abbado or any other — has not got out of hand ? |
| 67 | Grobbelaar may have learnt his lesson from the match with Sheffield United , but is it not time goalkeepers were penalised whenever they leave their area ? |
| 68 | If this war is about justice , then is it not time that the Iraqi opposition of democratic and progressive forces be recognised ? |
| 69 | After the second of these excursions he came back to Marian 's side with : ‘ Is it not time that we took a look into this sack ? ’ |
| 70 | In this time of cuts , and insecurity , is it not time that local authorities lost their insular image , approached their neighbours , exchanged ideas , pooled resources , and generally helped each other a lot more ? |
| 71 | In its report on this year 's agm , it makes space to answer questions raised by shareholders throughout the year , including : ‘ Is it not time that BT had a change of auditor ? ’ |
| 72 | It goes without saying that there should be an independent official investigation , inquiry , inquest — call it what you will — into the cause of an unnatural death ; but is it not time that ancient laws and practices were brought up to date to deal with modern circumstances ? |
| 73 | If that is so , and it does seem to be so , is it not time that we rejoice together while we are being nourished together at his table . |
| 74 | Can I just say that my father who is eighty four , is caring for my mother er for the past eleven years , and we keep sort of saying well is it not time that she should maybe go into hospital ? |
| 75 | Editor , — Is it not time for the BMJ to set the same standards for the drug advertisements it carries as it does for scientific papers ? |
| 76 | Is it not time that instead of having open air imprisonment we had an open air thrashing or open air stocks to stick them in ? |
| 77 | Is it not time that he started backing the British car industry in the way that the Germans support theirs ? |
| 78 | Is it not time that the Government got off their behinds and made it compulsory for a payment to be made every year to every senior citizen in this land ? |
| 79 | Is it not time that Scotland was able to enjoy the benefits of improved patient care that NHS trusts offer patients in England and Wales ? |
| 80 | Is it not time that the Government stopped selling arms to a country with such a brutal regime ? |
| 81 | Is it not time to put an end to the fraud and corruption that go on within the European Community , as evidenced by the continual reports of the European Court of Auditors ? |
| 82 | On our way to the single market , is it not time to give a healthy nudge to the metrication programme so as to enable our manufacturers and exporters to compete more fairly with our continental rivals ? |
| 83 | Is it not time the hon. Gentleman did the job he is paid for and stood up for British sport ? |
| 84 | Is it not time that the Secretary of State came clean and admitted to the House that the boats are dangerous , the cost of repair and renovation is beyond reasonable expenditure and the boats should be withdrawn ? |
| 85 | Bearing in mind that the United States introduced trade sanctions last July , is it not time for Britain to impose a comprehensive trade embargo against Burma ? |
| 86 | Is it not time for an initiative to make local authorities hand over their property to housing associations , and could regional ombudsman be set up for that purpose ? |
| 87 | Is it not time that many of them were made available to schools , colleges , banks and building societies so that the treasure trove of Britain is available to everyone ? |
| 88 | fall in 1991 , is it not time that the Chancellor considered adopting the Labour party 's policy on investment ? |
| 89 | Is it not time he retired and let somebody do something ? |
| 90 | As self-regulation is proving somewhat less than satisfactory , is it not time to consider establishing a Securities and Exchange Commission — an SEC — as exists in America ? |