Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] [verb] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Margaret returns once more to Helstone , educated in reality by the industrial north , she is still grieved to find that it has disappeared and that a new one , tidy and respectable , has been built in its place . |
| 2 | The difficulties involved in trying to explicate the concept are so insidious and irksome that , understandably perhaps , one is often tempted to say that they are not crucially important and that the problems that can be profitably discussed in relation to experiences are no different from those that arise in connection with any other " natural phenomena " ; and , consequently , that the method of investigation with regard to all phenomena , experiences included , is , or at any rate , ought to be , the same . |
| 3 | With that background it is equally unsurprising to learn that Weir was the most highly-regarded Scottish company in the London business pages . |
| 4 | So it is mildly unsettling to realise that the richest regions of Europe also have their own inward investment agencies . |
| 5 | But it is also beginning to realise that , unless it is careful , it could also face opposition from more unexpected quarters . |
| 6 | It is also designed to ensure that defendants are convicted of offences which reflect the fact that the crime committed was one of sexual violence . |
| 7 | Although it is often taken to imply that the citizen is entitled to ‘ social rights ’ , it does not immediately conjure up a picture of socialist collectivism which would alienate those on the right . |
| 8 | It is therefore unsurprising to note that parents fear the prospect of having a child with Down 's Syndrome , and seek to determine , at a prenatal stage , whether their child is suffering from this handicap . |
| 9 | It is therefore recommended to authorise that the necessary steps be undertaken . |
| 10 | Medicine is a powerful system of knowledge , and one that affects us all ; it is therefore illuminating to find that within modern medical thought these fragments continue to be influential . |
| 11 | Does he also agree that there has been a noticeable change of opinion in the business community , in that in 1990 it thought that we could go into the exchange rate mechanism without any disadvantage whereas it is now beginning to realise that the ERM obliges us to have a higher exchange rate and higher real interest rates than are appropriate for domestic needs ? |
| 12 | Traces of all three elements have been found in isolated cases before then so it is perhaps exaggerating to say that an entirely new tradition was invented . |
| 13 | But while this explosion of concern for the plight of animals , species and natural habitats may seem new and unprecedented , it is perhaps reassuring to discover that the basic issues involved belong to an ancient tradition . |
| 14 | He is also asked to confirm that neither he nor his family will cause assets to be removed from the trusts . |
| 15 | He is thus qualified to predict that the other like himself will go and will be disappointed , and is proved a true prophet by the event . |
| 16 | He is then asked to assume that the true date will be before the p0·5 date and asked to nominate an earlier date that would again divide the range into two 50/50 bets . |
| 17 | He is then asked to assume that the true date will be before the p0.5 date and asked to nominate an earlier date that would again divide the range into two 50/50 bets . |