Example sentences of "[is] [conj] it [verb] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists incandescent with rage . |
| 2 | Although one character does get to chunter on for half a page about how the real point of fund-raising is its feelgood side effects ( get-away ! ) , there is really no satirical content here at all : the real point of the book is that it features loads and loads of cartoon rumpy-pumpy : randy housewives and naughty underwear , haystacks and giant inflatable condoms , improbable sexual positions and unlikely transvestites . |
| 3 | the major benefit of the system is that it allows partners and managers to tap into the system directly . |
| 4 | And although this research is industry-specific , the hope is that it offers insights and design lessons applicable in many areas . |
| 5 | ‘ The problem with the Touche Ross report is that it makes assumptions that lead it to overestimate the savings associated with smaller , more numerous councils . |
| 6 | The value of ITED is that it pinpoints strengths and weaknesses precisely . ’ |
| 7 | Like any other scientific theory , it may initially be put forward for aesthetic or metaphysical reasons , but the real test is whether it makes predictions that agree with observation . |