Example sentences of "be [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The disadvantages of market-orientation may be that it requires special leadership ( a ‘ bureaucratic ’ management would fail to achieve the required inter-relationships between the organisation and its customers ) and is likely to be costly in terms of staffing and other overheads . |
| 32 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 33 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 34 | The matter was first drawn to our attention as far back as 1974 when the nuclear industry inspectorate 's chief inspector said this about the consequences of developing reprocessing in the United Kingdom : ’ The price for Britain of building lucrative business world-wide in nuclear fuel services could be that it becomes the dumping place for the world 's nuclear waste . ’ |
| 35 | Indeed , it may be that it goes further , and effectively means that the seller has not undertaken to deliver the goods at all , so that it may be argued that the seller has undertaken no obligation and , prior to delivery , there is only a unilateral contract under which the buyer is committed to pay if the seller delivers . |
| 36 | A typical objection against it might be that it involves an attempt to settle a metaphysical issue without first clarifying the conditions under which such an issue can be meaningfully discussed . |
| 37 | My view would be that it does nothing of the sort and that if we think it does we delude ourselves . |
| 38 | The difference would be that it does not offer a critique by positioning itself outside ‘ the West ’ , but rather uses its own alterity and duplicity in order to effect its deconstruction . |
| 39 | But given the fact that names in such cases do behave as rigid designators , the question is , does the referential rigidity provide a sufficient criterion for distinguishing names from descriptions , and the answer to this clearly must be that it does not . |
| 40 | It 's any ancient domestic breed , one of many in eastern Asia , and it main attributes seem to be that it does n't eat much , it grows up quickly , and it 's almost pure lard . |
| 41 | True , this remedy contains more than an element of ‘ big brother ’ and it may be that it does no more than turn the criminals away from the areas covered by the cameras ' eyes . |
| 42 | The main criterion for an engine , says Mr Nearn , has to be that it fits the car . |
| 43 | She heard the impatience in his tone and went on even more firmly , ‘ It would simply be that it fits in with my long-term plan , which is to get a wide range of experience before going on an extended working holiday overseas . ’ |
| 44 | The answer seems to be that it depends on their immediate environment , how they are socialized , their level of education or ‘ culture ’ . |
| 45 | More significant could be that it wants to guarantee supplies of ore to its tin smelter — the only one in Britain at Capper Pass , near Hull . |
| 46 | It may be that it exists essentially for the purpose of meshing sentence-construction with pragmatic principles ; for example , for " foregrounding " and " backgrounding " informational content ( or , in the terms preferred in this book , for eliciting certain pragmatic implications ) . |
| 47 | Where soil is being removed slowly it may be that it has built up in layers and a ‘ case hardening ’ effect is experienced . |
| 48 | The terms of this argument repeat exactly those of the critical debate about univocal meaning , according to which the only alternative to the idea that history has a single meaning must be that it has none at all . |
| 49 | The design of an aircraft structure falls into this category as the preferred solution for a component design would be that it has zero mass and infinite strength . |
| 50 | Rather than enticing your man , its real value may be that it makes you feel sexier and therefore more likely to initiate or respond to his overtures . |
| 51 | Forgetting the past is obviously not the positive action it ought to be if it results in waves of violence towards anyone perceived as not sufficiently ‘ German ’ . |
| 52 | A reasonable guide will be if it produces results near to or better than those predicted by equation ( 6.3 ) . |
| 53 | And punished it certainly will be if it attempts to climb after having its claws removed , for it will no longer have any grip in its feet . |
| 54 | Convert or sceptic , the philosphy seems to be if it works for you , it 's worth paying for the privilege . |
| 55 | ‘ The major benefit of the budget will be if it improves confidence . |
| 56 | Well i by definition it must be if it excludes all A classes for example . |
| 57 | Well when it comes in from the cow it 's at blood heat , and e you put it through your strainer and then you drain it and er you leave it be and it coagulates , goes consistency of yoghurt , slightly thicker than yoghurt , and after that stood a certain time you apply heat then you warm it up and you stir it , you break up the curd , and the whey gradually rises to the top and your curds settles to the bottom . |
| 58 | I 'll have a look and see if it 's the same publishers , cos it looks the same kind of format , but then again it probably would be cos it 's aimed at the same market |
| 59 | It must be because it gets me out of the tent in the middle of the night to stand and contemplate the untroubled majesty of The Plough . |
| 60 | No , I think that might be because it does n't include the welding grants , but even so , let's have a look at , down here |