Example sentences of "[conj] it is [adj] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , with respect to language issues , a variety of debates are still in progress and it is premature to draw firm conclusions ; however , there is some evidence to suggest that bilingualism may actually enhance educational performance ( Houlton , 1986 ) , that in the case of Afro-Caribbean pupils there may well be ‘ dialect interference ’ , although it is clear too that some of the problems here may derive from the negative attitudes of teachers towards Creole ( Edwards , 1979 ) , and that in the case of some Bangladeshi pupils lack of familiarity with English may be an obstacle to academic achievement ( House of Commons Home Affairs Committee , 1986 ) . |
| 2 | They should make certain that the authorities are spending a suitable amount on adult education , and that it is available locally as well as centrally . |
| 3 | ‘ What is important is that international financial assistance is well-packaged and well-planned and that it is visible so that people feel that international aid really helps . ’ |
| 4 | One characteristic of modern industry is that it is capital-intensive rather than labour-intensive and hence does not provide much employment . |
| 5 | However , pH can influence the outcome of competition , with acidic conditions selecting for acetogenesis , and it is possible therefore that the luminal pH in the colon is important in this respect . |
| 6 | It may well be that the sons of barons and knights jostled with Sceva and Ollo in the markets of the twelfth century ; and it is likely enough that there were more rich men 's sons than poor men 's sons wearing the alderman 's robes . |
| 7 | The Sophronia in the poems , however , is unmarried , and it is likely therefore that she was a housekeeper or a relative . |
| 8 | A cat inhibits the desire to chase the bird until it is ready so that it has the highest chance of success . |
| 9 | This is a separate offence from manslaughter , but it is relevant here because of its close links with diminished responsibility . |
| 10 | But it is poisonous so if I start smelling it I 'm going have to switch the cupboard on to suck the fumes away . |
| 11 | But it is notable enough that the deal is worth 3.6 times the annual $125m sales value of these products . |
| 12 | The contemporary evidence is fragmentary , but it is clear enough that the strike was the occasion for certain master printers to revive the idea of employing women . |
| 13 | This would certainly simplify equation ( 6.3 ) to yield : but it is clear intuitively that we can not completely fill the file , as the last available storage position would on average be half the file area away from the last record 's computed address . |
| 14 | It is true that exercise should stretch every part of the body , but it is safe only if the body is in a stable , well-balanced position in the first place . |
| 15 | While it is clear enough that by 1519 the Household system badly needed reform , it is less clear that the Edwardian system existed only on paper . |
| 16 | But it is not a very good one , since it is available only until the moment that Titius brings suit . |
| 17 | The company said it will ‘ seriously consider ’ the software when it is available rather than the alternative Unix-based operating system OSF/1 , from the Open Software Foundation . |