Example sentences of "the problem [is] [that] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the problem is that once children go to ‘ big ’ school , parents expect them to do ‘ proper ’ school work , says Neville Bennett , Professor of Primary Education at Exeter University . |
| 2 | ‘ The problem is that once you make a mistake in deciding the child needs testing it can set up a chain of events that can lead to severe problems for the child , ’ he says . |
| 3 | The problem is that while the previous three Munros are all close together , Geal-Charn is bloody miles away . |
| 4 | The problem is that while some commercial interests made a healthy profit from the '91 World Cup it failed to produce enough RWC cash to underwrite the Catania tournament , let alone the qualifying tournaments for the 1995 World Cup in South Africa . |
| 5 | The problem is that while the species of ophiacanthids are generally well described , most of the genera and families are ill-defined . |
| 6 | The problem is that unless you have absolutely plain walls , there will be a number of obstacles to tile round , and you have to decide how to get the best fit round them with your inflexible tile squares , without ending up cutting impossibly thin slivers to fill in all the gaps . |
| 7 | The problem is that since West Germany also spies on its neighbour , a great deal of time is taken up with swopping convicted spies back and forth across the border . |
| 8 | The problem is that since the NEP was first put forward the nature of the game has undergone considerable changes . |
| 9 | The problem is that although the typeface may have the same name — indeed it may even come from the same original — it may not have been coded up in the same way . |
| 10 | The problem is that although the beliefs and feelings are " always concerned with matters at the heart and root of existence " — which does suggest or give opportunity for something which is not just subjective in interpretation — it tends to subsume the religious view of life under what we might call a humanist umbrella . |
| 11 | However , the problem is that although the difference may be marked , it is difficult to say exactly what it is . |
| 12 | The problem is that when we 're going slowly , the lights flicker . |
| 13 | The problem is that when Venus is prominent , you 're having to cope with other planetary stresses . |
| 14 | The problem is that when the crosses are not good , or the opposing defence resolute , such a route is not productive — particularly when your supreme goal poacher , Lineker , has left the scene . |
| 15 | The problem is that when a parent is feeling depressed or overwrought it is difficult for them to think of alternative strategies . |
| 16 | ‘ The problem is that when a new trick appears , everyone is trying to see what advantages they can get from it . |
| 17 | The problem is that when a punchcard is in , with the side lever back on , the carriage will interact with the card . |
| 18 | The problem is that when I try to play games under Windows , such as the Winchess program on November 's Mega Disk , I can only see half of the screen . |
| 19 | The problem is that if one of the projects you tell them about goes wrong , as inevitably it will , they 're inclined to hold it against you . |
| 20 | The problem is that if a hotel reneges on its contract with a tour operator , there is little else the tour operator can do other than take legal action for breach of contract . |
| 21 | Erm , and , and I think sadly , as well the problem is that if this recession does go on for any length of time then we will be losing many of our |
| 22 | The problem is that if the organisation is in an unstable environment then a different , more flexible , organisational structure is necessary . |
| 23 | I think the problem is that if you 're not careful this will leave the counterproductive erm , somebody said well I do n't mind paying two fifty or three quid so what you 'd gain on the seats you 'd lose on the side . |
| 24 | The problem is that where there 's security , there 's also entrapment . ’ |