Example sentences of "[is] [adj] that it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it is clear that it is owing to her body that a woman is defective . ) |
| 2 | As a general rule , when the demand for a resource is such that it is allocated for two thirds of the available time , then programs spend twice as long waiting for the resource as using it . |
| 3 | Nor from the point of view of the speaker , is there any hard and fast boundary between these and a non-restrictive adjective used in order to make explicit some property , when it is suspected that the hearer is unaware that it is implied by the use of the noun , as with poisonous in : ( 10 ) she threw Maisie 's lunch-box out of the window because it had a poisonous red-back spider in it Note that ( 10 ) further exemplifies the fact that whether an adjective is taken as restrictive or not depends on the rest of the entity-identifying phrase rather than just on the head noun . |
| 4 | If there is a deficiency it is important that it is corrected by good diet and appropriate nutritional supplements . |
| 5 | ‘ It is essential that it is backed by community leaders in order to raise funds , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The review is designed to identify substantive points rather than minor drafting matters and it is essential that it is carried out in sufficient time to enable any major issues to be dealt with . |
| 7 | Given the pre-eminence of the multi-national corporation in international development , it is surprising that it is accorded so little attention in development literature … . |
| 8 | Once established , even man finds it difficult to change his trend of mind , even if he is aware that it is leading to his downfall . |