Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] it [is] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Editor , — Fritz H Schröder rightly emphasises that it is not known whether treatment of early prostatic cancer is beneficial or whether screening for the disease offers any advantage . |
| 2 | ‘ So it looks like it 's all solved already . |
| 3 | But even in democratic societies knowledge of the past changes as historical scholarship develops and it is often found that the official record of the time under study contains errors or even deliberate falsification . |
| 4 | In its latest World Development Report , the World Bank acknowledges that some of its past policies have led to environmental degradation , but insists that it is now geared toward promoting sustainable development and , in particular , the alleviation of third world poverty . |
| 5 | When one thinks , however , that coming up the Sacred Way one 's first sight of the building would be the corner , the long Gigantomachy stretching in front of one , the combat of the east abutting on it and the seated gods closing the composition at the end , one understands that it is so designed to suit its position ; as the formal archaic structure of the west frieze suits the highly decorated frontally approached entrance-façade . |
| 6 | In addition , Article 23 says that it is especially forbidden ( a ) ‘ to employ poison or poisoned weapons ’ ; ( d ) ‘ to declare that no quarter will be given ’ ; and ( e ) ‘ to employ arms , projectiles or material calculated to cause unnecessary suffering ’ . |
| 7 | First , he assumes that it is not correlated with permanent consumption . |
| 8 | He says if it 's not cut down it literally chokes the jungle and so every four or five years the mangrove is cut and then it grows again like a blackthorn or hawthorn hedge would grow . |
| 9 | What happens when it 's absolutely stopped ? |
| 10 | Rule 5 tells us that property passes when it is unconditionally appropriated by one party with the other 's assent . |
| 11 | It has fulfilled a useful purpose , but experience shews that it is better fitted for consultation than for active concern with details of educational provision . |
| 12 | The Labour party 's amendment shows that it is still wedded to clause 4 and to renationalisation , despite the fact that the leader of the Labour party said recently : ’ We must learn to run capitalism better than the Conservatives . ’ |
| 13 | Touche Ross has audited this pro-forma and states that it is properly prepared on the basis set out . |
| 14 | A very detailed specification is drawn up , and a tight system of checking and auditing ensures that it is closely adhered to . |
| 15 | Although a DC is the sole permission required for updating software stored in LIFESPAN , LIFESPAN ensures that it is not granted without all the interested parties having agreed to it . |
| 16 | Its nonthermal spectrum indicates that it is probably powered by supernovae . |
| 17 | Finally , any other COB rule that expressly indicates that it is not restricted to regulated business will also apply ; the firm must therefore comply with those COB Rules that are expressed to apply to investment business ( rather than the narrower regulated business ) . |
| 18 | Thus the embedding of a label in a total sentence structure ( complete linguistic predication ) indicates that it is less tied to its situational context and more related to its linguistic context . |
| 19 | Thus the embodying of a label in a total sentence structure … indicates that it is less tied to its situational context and more related to its linguistic context ’ ( 1972 , p. 175 ) . |
| 20 | This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist . |
| 21 | where the bar over the V term means that it is exogenously determined : i.e. determined independently of M. |
| 22 | The plume of smoke is safely confined to the lower atmosphere , which means that it is soon mixed with fresh air and removed from the sky by rain . |
| 23 | This condition is mostly dealt with in the community , which often means that it is not dealt with at all . |
| 24 | And the firm 's dominant share of the country 's group-life insurance and pensions market means that it is well placed to make money as private pension plans expand to supplement over-stretched state retirement schemes . |
| 25 | Classical democracy 's belief in the self-regulation of the individual is recognised as theoretically valid , but the legacy of aristocratic colonial politics means that it is highly restricted in practice . |
| 26 | The central location of Carmarthen Bay & Teifi Valley within the context of West Wales means that it is ideally situated both as a touring base and for that special day visit . |
| 27 | If we hoard money , it soon learns that it is not needed , and we no longer attract it . |
| 28 | Indeed , in proclaiming its independence , the Responsible Society argues that it is not affiliated to any political party , pressure group or religious body . |
| 29 | Response to the moh lam presentations demonstrates that it is throughly enjoyed by all . |
| 30 | Presenting a piece of information as given suggests that it is already established and agreed and is therefore non-negotiable . |