Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 61 | Of course , it is feasible that the Greeks were more sharp-sighted than we are , and certainly their skies were clearer ; but it is equally likely that Merope has dimmed a fair deal over the past few thousand years — in other words , that it is a variable star with a period of at least several thousand years . |
| 62 | It is equally likely that Russia will need ECGD or comparative support in the months and years ahead , not just from this country but from others . |
| 63 | But it is equally obvious that the working class in the advanced capitalist societies has not been , for the most part , revolutionary in its outlook and action ; least of all in the US . |
| 64 | It is equally true that there would be even fewer breweries left if the Campaign had not opposed takeovers and mergers vociferously . |
| 65 | Yet it is equally true that the Treasury just as consistently suggest economies that they do not expect to achieve but which concentrate the minister 's mind and preferably chill his blood . |
| 66 | It is equally true that firms and households are less likely to operate efficiently in a period of inflation , for a number of reasons . |
| 67 | On the other hand , it is equally true that it is through participation in the service of others that he comes to realize his true Self and his identity with all that lives . |
| 68 | If we were to express the interrelation of identity and participation in classical Hindu terminology we might say that while knowledge , jñāna , leads to action , karma , it is equally true that action leads to knowledge . |
| 69 | It is equally true that they are rarely associated with earthquakes . |
| 70 | If it can be claimed that the young men who spend a short time in a school before moving on provide the vitality , it is equally true that those who devote their whole lives to a single school give the continuity , tradition , and wisdom which are equally , if not more , important . |
| 71 | But it is equally true that there are general principles for successful teaching and learning which apply to all children . |
| 72 | But it is equally true that there is no way of foreseeing the health status of the very elderly of 2010 or 2022 ; people grown up in the historically exceptionally prosperous period since World War Two may have very different health expectations than those currently aged over 75 who were born before 1911 in a very different environment from the present . |
| 73 | It is equally true that they are not as suitable for a truly mixed sequential-direct application as indexed sequential files . |
| 74 | It is equally true that Lord Diplock has stated that the normal presumption is that Parliament intends questions of law to be decided by the courts , but his Lordship did not state that this was an irrebuttable presumption . |
| 75 | It is equally true that Opposition Members seem obsessed with pursuing the business community with prosecutions and they frequently question me about that across a wide range of Government policies — something which I regret , but with which I have become rather familiar . |
| 76 | While it is true that in recent decades it has been made more , rather than less , difficult for elected assemblies to exercise control over public expenditure ( Robinson 1978 ) , it is equally true that political controllers are not completely starved of information about bureaucratic activities . |
| 77 | Just as it is almost impossible to apply what is now called the ‘ Japanese ’ system of management to other parts of the world , because of the differences of culture and background of the people who are working in industry , so it is equally unlikely that the particular , precise ways that I have found so useful will have the same application to others ; Nevertheless , since I have spent so much of my life developing these ideas it may be that some of my experience will hit a chord of recognition or cause others to reflect or contemplate . |
| 78 | It is equally indefensible that the Revenue is prepared to accept an employee 's estimate of his business use of his home telephone whereas the DSS requires a log of calls to be maintained . |
| 79 | It is equally notable that in four other instances , children who later had a choice stayed on with grandparents , rather than returning to their parental home . |
| 80 | It is equally significant that the analysis of complex , multiple-locus systems ( polygenes ) is well advanced . |
| 81 | It is equally vital that both should be mentioned , otherwise a client , particularly a buyer , could be seriously misled . |
| 82 | It is equally important that the practice of not confirming or denying the existence of a warrant is maintained consistently . |
| 83 | It is equally important that disciplinary proceedings should not become unduly protracted . |
| 84 | But , it is equally important that the imagined outcome should not be set as a goal ; it is not possible to imagine the unexpected however rich our imaginations , and so the possible pot of gold is used to justify our involvement . |
| 85 | It is equally important that their different roles and functions are properly co-ordinated with each other , so that the participants in the process are mindful of all of the child 's needs and rights , that they keep each other well informed , ensure that nothing gets ‘ left out ’ and yet avoid duplication . |
| 86 | It is equally important that the human capabilities be recognized and used where a computer is not so suitable . |
| 87 | It is vital that we preserve our own independent nuclear deterrent as protection against nuclear blackmail ; it is equally important that we take every possible step — as we are doing — to ensure that the process of rapid political change , and the change of authority that has taken place in what was the Soviet Union , do not lead to a more dangerous situation in regard to the present control and authority over nuclear weapons . |
| 88 | It is equally important that the authority of the United Nations is upheld and supported wherever it is necessary . |
| 89 | It is equally important that appointments to the national boards include a registered nurse and a practising health visitor and midwife . |
| 90 | It is equally important that the products should be consistently up to top standard , correctly packed and delivered on time . |