Example sentences of "is [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | For an agency with such a visible creative profile it is refreshing that it claims no philosophies or advertising theories as its own . |
| 2 | In other words , when the gulf between public values and private interests grows too large , it is Labour that suffers . |
| 3 | alright , fair enough , if , if the , if the deformity is mobile that means you can move it , you can actually do a lot of manipulation and physiotherapy and that can work very well . |
| 4 | And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen |
| 5 | It is undesirable that the legal effect of Protocol II should depend upon municipal law doctrine as to its relationship with international law . |
| 6 | And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen |
| 7 | As a star opera director whose career is becoming increasingly orientated towards the theatre , it is understandable that he has n't often found the time to stray from the great metropolises to mount a production . |
| 8 | For indeed they are not , and it is understandable that they should have been made . |
| 9 | After the story of the golden calf , and the tales in Numbers of the people 's continued recalcitrance , it is understandable that their God , yearning with such an ancient longing to enjoy requited love , should insist that they be protected at all costs from the allurements of other gods , and other religions . |
| 10 | I know about these pirate recordings and they cause a lot of trouble — this is something we have to be very careful about with our CD videos — but I know that sometimes there are things that we can never recapture and it is understandable that people will want to have them . |
| 11 | That maintenance was continued so long is probably due to the fact that Gordon Thomas , its instigator , had by this time become General Manager of the Grand Junction Company , and it is understandable that he would have been reluctant to preside over the disintegration of the lift , his most original and spectacular achievement . |
| 12 | In unfair dismissal cases , it is understandable that industrial tribunals tend to shrink away from complex arithmetic . |
| 13 | As we saw earlier , cylinders were individually made and carried no labels at that time , so it is understandable that mistakes occur nowadays when the only evidence is that of the recording itself . |
| 14 | Given the topography of Madeira , it is understandable that the island roads are full of twists and turns , climbing and descending all the time . |
| 15 | It is understandable that the very existence of an ex , or exes , may be an unwelcome reminder of the mortality of relationships , but that does n't explain why the ex herself is such a hate figure . |
| 16 | It is understandable that the Military Model should be so salient . |
| 17 | ‘ While it is understandable that the media will home in on failures , it is important that the public should be reassured that such cases are very much the exception , rather than the rule , and that their continuing confidence in the profession is justified . ’ |
| 18 | As the majority of the latter are either Moslem , Sikh or Hindu , it is understandable that the Church has encountered severe problems in trying to communicate her message , either with a view to attracting them into her fellowship or to see the significance of the gospel of Jesus Christ within their own cultural context . |
| 19 | With so much at stake it is understandable that the Department of Trade and Industry is doing everything in its power to avoid all-out war . |
| 20 | The corks were tight enough to keep the wine in good condition for perhaps forty to fifty years , but it is understandable that after sixty years some evaporation should have taken place . |
| 21 | Since there is a connection , it is understandable that we should think there is . |
| 22 | Although there is room for improvement in the way the programme is managed ( more involvement of aid recipients , a more flexible approach to reporting requirements ) , the Russian environment has proved particularly difficult to deal with and it is understandable that Tacis needs time to adjust . |
| 23 | By now denying that the arm's-length principle applies to national museums Lord Armstrong makes me wonder how he interpreted his new role when he moved from being Mrs Thatcher 's Cabinet Secretary to being her choice as Chairman of the V & A. If he saw himself as dutifully executing government policy over the V & A 's restructuring it is understandable that he did not subsequently feel constrained to resign , nor to dismiss his director , when it had become clear to the museum 's staff that the essence of the restructuring separation of research from ‘ object-management ’ had been abandoned as unworkable . |
| 24 | If , however , a culture has not got beyond a point at which satisfaction of one portion of its participants depends upon the suppression of another , and perhaps , larger portion — and this is the case in all present-day cultures — it is understandable that the suppressed people should develop an intense hostility towards a culture whose existence they make possible by their work , but in whose wealth they have too small a share . |
| 25 | The combination of prophetic denunciation and broad generalization did not appeal to his contemporaries ; as one of his colleagues in the Chandos Group ( where Eliot had been discussing the matters contained in his book ) wrote later , " It is understandable that The Idea of a Christian Society should make little appeal to the large majority of the intelligentsia . |
| 26 | As a reformer confronted with an ignorant and conservative society it is understandable that Olavide saw universities only as ‘ workshops for the production of an élite to serve the state and enlighten the multitude ’ . |
| 27 | Given the setbacks encountered in the really big cases it is understandable that the authorities now wish to make some headway as regards the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. accusations which , although dwarfed by comparison with Carrian and B.M.F.L. , were nevertheless concerned with really serious offences : as witness the long sentences imposed on those who have been dealt with on kindred matters . |
| 28 | It is understandable that facts such as those in Bank of Montreal v. Stuart may seem to justify this stringent requirement , but less easy to understand why the facts of Shears and Sons Ltd. v. Jones , 128 L.T. 218 should have done so . |
| 29 | It is understandable that a civil servant takes longer to negotiate or work out a solution over which he is unenthusiastic , the result being that by the time the work is complete , there is a new minister who is more ready to see the weaknesses of this line of action . |
| 30 | It is understandable that society should demand to be protected from the risk of recurrence of a violent or sexual offence , but at present society 's response to even modest degrees of risk tends to be overly repressive and restrictive . |