Example sentences of "is that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The virtue of artists ' writings for the reader of criticism is that it can often serve as a touchstone for judging the worth of mediators , particularly those presenting views of what the artist intended ; what the artist said may be more to the point . |
| 2 | One view of the art market is that it is like a staircase with several landings . |
| 3 | The crux of a personality article is that it aims to satisfy a reader 's curiosity . |
| 4 | The main thing is that it needs to look like you ! |
| 5 | Another aspect of this form of cultural nationalism is that it was been strongly supported in the Irish national school system and Northern catholic school system by the clergy and religious orders . |
| 6 | If the glass has any virtue at all , he wrote , it is that it refuses to pretend . |
| 7 | The difficulty is that it does not , one does not — not in one 's art , not in one 's life . |
| 8 | The thing is that it costs 40 lira to go up now , but if he had waited just one hour more , till the 11 a.m. departure , he would have had to pay only two lira . |
| 9 | One of the problems with a sloping garden is that it may be overlooked by many other houses . |
| 10 | Professor Lynch is uncertain how the fungal growth enhancer works ; a likely possibility is that it helps combat natural toxins that develop in seed and potting composts . |
| 11 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 12 | The disadvantage of rope or parafil is that it can not be retrieved at high speed without the friction overheating and burning the material . |
| 13 | Although it is obviously accurate to call an incipient spin a stall with a wing-drop , I think that this is trying to avoid the issue , which is that it is really the beginning of a spin and at least a potential spin . |
| 14 | This can create something of a dilemma for the anthropologist and for the discipline itself , for one of the tenets of social research is that it requires detachment . |
| 15 | The second reason is that it draws the punching hip right back and cocks it , without telegraphing this fact to the opponent . |
| 16 | The final point , which is related to the previous point , is that it is a mystery to some people why , despite the fact they do well in the squad , they still do n't get selected . |
| 17 | The problem with any general behaviouristic account of knowledge is that it is impossible to make sense of any behavioural description without being able to make sense independently of statements about how the world is . |
| 18 | The first thing to notice about functionalism is that it does not fare any better than behaviourism in providing an account of what it is that V knows and BS does not , for BS could know all about V 's functional or covertly behavioural states ; so there is no lack of knowledge that his deficit could consist in . |
| 19 | However , the functionalist view is that it would be quite misguided to attempt to explain behaviour by making direct reference to the subjective or phenomenal qualities ( technically known as qualia ) of these mental states . |
| 20 | The problem is that it is highly improbable that a group of patients with brain injury constitute a natural kind , even when they display similar symptoms on some test or other . |
| 21 | The reason the coding metaphor has such currency in contemporary talk about perception is that it seems to suggest a way in which very simple and apparently homogenous elements such as nerve impulses can generate the richness and variety of consciousness . |
| 22 | The final and the greatest problem of the neurophysiological version of the CTP ( or , indeed , any version of the CTP ) , is that it can not explain the intentionality or ‘ aboutness ’ that connects the neural events with the object they are supposed to be perceptions of . |
| 23 | A parallel attraction of the theory is that it seems to constrain perception to be true — to be only about things that impinge on the nervous system ; that are , in other words , ‘ really there ’ . |
| 24 | Their argument is that it is good for the tournament , a s well as the players concerned , if as many as possible of the higher ranked competitors survive the early rounds . |
| 25 | The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . |
| 26 | One final point to remember is that it is very easy to overtrain the arms . |
| 27 | All they are giving away about the composition is that it is a water based polymer . |
| 28 | Perhaps a more important advantage of Solvent Free Varnish is that it is touch dry in 20 minutes , and ready for a further coat in two hours . |
| 29 | Our wish is that it will enable you better to recall and enjoy your own memories . |
| 30 | The only significant difference that I have observed in the Best Bitter from Newcastle is that it has a much higher level of secondary fermentation in the cellar . |