Example sentences of "it is [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If this book has a significant weakness , it is simply that it takes three chapters to get into its stride . |
| 32 | Now I doubt if any modern scientist really believes that mind " and " matter " are distinguishable in this simple dualistic way ; it is simply that the experimental research worker , in his laboratory , is bound , by the context of his work , to act as if he believed it . |
| 33 | It is simply that a feature , which seemed prominent in the stereotype , may appear insignificant in the performance , and vice versa . |
| 34 | Perhaps it is simply that you do not have the courage to do so . |
| 35 | It is simply that their numbers were fewer and hence their overall impact appears less . |
| 36 | It is not repentance ; it is simply that they are scared for their skins and wish to save parliamentary seats in the general election . |
| 37 | It is simply that a permissive culture which makes increasingly fewer demands on the egos and superegos of its citizens where self-restraint , postponement of gratification and drive-inhibition in general are concerned must — unless it is to dissolve in anarchy — abrogate those restraining , controlling and inhibiting functions to itself and to its agencies of social control . |
| 38 | It is simply that these conflicts , which once would have been more or less wholly contained within the personality , are now becoming externalized and , indeed , are transforming society . |
| 39 | ‘ Clearly the reason they claim to have burnt it is simply that they realize it would be too risky to let us examine it . ’ |
| 40 | Yet , much that they wrote then resonates as much today : it is simply that we do not comprehend it . |
| 41 | This does not mean , however , that Elizabeth has no freedom of action at all ; it is simply that her actions must stay well within the bounds that society has placed on her . |
| 42 | Similarly , C. S. Lewis 's The Allegory of Love is praised by Kathleen Tillotson for charting the nature and evolution of two " principles " , or fundamental movements of the human mind — romantic love and allegory : " It is rarely that we meet with a work of literary criticism of such manifest and general importance as this . " |
| 43 | I know everything was very very strict indeed there was nothing like it is nowadays that I had but erm |
| 44 | if I strike a child in a manner likely to cause harm it is right that if the child dies I may be charged with manslaughter . |
| 45 | Leeds is now the third largest city in England and the 20th in Europe , so it is right that it should have international ambitions . |
| 46 | In our efforts to promote extensification of livestock production , it is right that we should question whether livestock production should be allowed unrestricted use of technology in order to produce maximum output from the minimum amount of land . |
| 47 | Judge Donald Herrod added : ‘ This is a very dramatic turn of events and it is right that this prosecution should not continue . ’ |
| 48 | However , if it is right that a change is as good as a rest , you should now feel rested and ready to cope with anything . |
| 49 | Perhaps it is right that the official institutions of a community should express moral judgements on behalf of its law-abiding members — but why should it have to take form of punishment ? |
| 50 | the great bulk of community care is provided by friends , family and neighbours … it is right that they should be able to play their part in looking after those close to them … service providers should make practical support for carers a high priority . |
| 51 | SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education . |
| 52 | It is right that students be initiated into the conceptual apparatus , skills and ways of going on within the teacher 's own discipline ; and it is right that students therefore acquire the discipline required for the necessary understanding and competencies . |
| 53 | It is right that students be initiated into the conceptual apparatus , skills and ways of going on within the teacher 's own discipline ; and it is right that students therefore acquire the discipline required for the necessary understanding and competencies . |
| 54 | During the middle years of their married life , and before Prince Charles becomes King , it is right that the paths and interests of the Prince and Princess of Wales should diverge somewhat . |
| 55 | The PAC wants hard and fast information , and it is right that it should . |
| 56 | It is right that every household should know its rights under the NHS . |
| 57 | It is right that when one pays for a pint of beer , one should get a pint of beer . |
| 58 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 59 | However , if someone wilfully refuses to pay the charge , it is right that he should have to pay the price for his illegal action . |
| 60 | If there are any sources available to the Government that disprove that figure , it is right that the Minister should put those sources to the House . |