Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] it is [verb] " in BNC.

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31 Consideration by Ministers of the member states at the Research Council is likely to follow at the end of December and it is hoped that this will produce a ‘ common position ’ , that is agreement on the proposal possibly as amended in the light of the comments of the Parliament and of the advisory bodies to the Council .
32 Many of us still incorrectly believe that a well-balanced diet should include only small amounts of bread because it is fattening .
33 Since this chapter is concerned with describing what pluralism is , this is not the place to comment in detail upon the relative strengths and weaknesses of pluralism and the critiques of pluralism as it is debated in the American community power debate .
34 A reunion should cater for all levels of work and it is hoped this can be rectified next time .
35 Procedure c ) will require about one hour for each unit of work and it is anticipated that up to three units will be requested at a time .
36 If it is a nice and finely balanced question whether the statute of wills is more consistent with traditional principles of law if it is interpreted to forbid murderers to inherit , then wrestling with that question is hardly a sensible way of deciding what most people would now favour .
37 above , could also be used to translate the meaning of run as it is used in any or all of groups 2–4 .
38 Energy is then put into the system by the process of succussion and it is visualized that this energy input helps to stabilize the shape-specific water polymers so formed .
39 Their fears have been enhanced by the recent announcement from the Department of Transport that it is considering new plans to relieve congestion on the M25 .
40 A long half-mile to the east , across a rising plateau , is the summit of Gragareth and it is reached only after a stumbling progress through untamed and unfriendly vegetation .
41 So in spite of the fact that guilt under Section 28 revolves around the intention of the authority and hence the librarian , it is possible that the homosexual nature of the content may at some stage be the focus of attention if it is believed to have no artistic or literary merit .
42 A number of Japanese independent software vendors were exhibiting at SunWorld show , including developers such as Technology Fukui , a regional company already developing in the computer-integrated manufacturing field and now to offer a building blocks system for a flexible manufacturing control system ( called F-Macs ) for control of incoming and out going shipments , production line control and automatic warehousing — the system will cost upwards of $10,000 once it is realised in March next year .
43 This Government is bankrupt of ideas and it is motivated by one thing , the need to survive .
44 Take a card and try out everything that you can think of doing while it is inserted into the machine .
45 This process , referred to as Endorsement , is repeated up the tree of packages until it is decided that the SSR no longer applies .
46 This process , referred to as Endorsement , is repeated up the tree of packages until it is decided that the SSR no longer applies .
47 Having constructed a working model , as it were , he left his conscious mind to one side and relied upon his ear — what he described as the interdependence of rhythm and diction , or the recognition of meaning when it is embodied in cadence .
48 Completeness , however , is not the only characteristic of assignment when it is combined with qualification .
49 This can be reached only by an impartial examination of each piece of evidence as it is uncovered .
50 Many Christians only see meaning in the death of Jesus if it is linked to the resurrection .
51 A marriage is also void on the ground of nearness of relationship if it is entered into between ascendants and descendants , e.g. parent and child , grandparent and grandchild ,
52 They 're very poor people , they may work in industries with hundreds and hundreds of small outlets , whether they 're workshops in people 's homes or hairdressing shops , and it 's much harder to organise that kind of person than it is to organise a factory worker in a big factory .
53 In plain English it is more important , in an administrative context , to be seen to be doing something about a politically generated agenda of problems than it is to examine critically the agenda itself .
54 There is a challenge in doing something that is difficult and a sense of achievement when it is finished , especially when the audience applauds .
55 ii The Tobacco Advisory Council has ended its advertising business with Saatchi and Saatchi amid speculation that it is poised to launch a major campaign combating EC moves to ban tobacco advertising .
56 Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to comforting yourself with a piece of chocolate that it is to assist in burning up calories .
57 It is going to have a great deal of influence on the future of Unix because it is going to influence , for example , how we spend our money on research and development . ’
58 Clearly , your commercial is going to have to achieve some kind of miracle if it is to avoid boring the pants off the heavy viewer and still have some impact on the light viewer .
59 ‘ Anthem for Doomed Youth ’ has a completely different angle of viewing as it is comparing two types of death , slaughtering and a ceremonial death .
60 Secondly , although the doctrine of frustration applies to agreements for lease , it would be only in quite exceptional circumstances where an agreement would be set aside on the grounds of frustration and it is suggested that the parties should provide in the agreement for either party to rescind the agreement in the event of substantial damage to the premises or the site prior to completion .
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