Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] that it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Note that here and elsewhere in the book , underlined stretches of talk mean that it is phonologically and/or grammatically marked as " Creole " . ) |
| 2 | Contrary to some of the conclusions drawn from social scientific research suggesting that it is primarily home or family backgrounds that determines the level of educational performance , Edmonds proceeds to identify those characteristics of effective schools delivering marked improvements in children 's educational achievements . |
| 3 | Later metabolic studies of methotrexate revealed that it is virtually without effect in the rabbit because of a metabolic peculiarity . |
| 4 | ( The third effect should strictly speaking be regarded as a substitute for the first since it assumes a zero , or at least a very low , interest elasticity of the demand for money whereas the Keynes effect assumes that it is reasonably powerful . ) |
| 5 | Pointing out difficulties is a very common behaviour but is one of the riskier ones because research shows that it is far from certain how people will take it . |
| 6 | In response to a letter from the Law Society , the Revenue states that it is not possible to set hard and fast rules to determine whether a payment made to an employee who intends to seek further employment will be treated as made in connection with retirement . |
| 7 | ‘ This led to a tightening up of the law and Knowsley 's environmental health and trading standards officers will continue to monitor the sale of food in the borough to ensure that it is as safe as the public rightly expects it to be . ’ |
| 8 | At 32 , the actor turned producer-director has proved that he has the clout to raise money for stage and screen and the artistic talent to ensure that it 's well spent . |
| 9 | where the bar over the V term means that it is exogenously determined : i.e. determined independently of M. |
| 10 | Drawing on an analysis of American inter-organizational relations Lindblom argues that it is simply not possible for the central state to impose its wishes on the local state . |
| 11 | The fact that disruptive behaviour often leads to considerable stress , anxiety and absenteeism suggests that it is all the more important that schools tackle the issue with more clarity and imagination . |
| 12 | Despite launching those 40 new ValuePoint models , IBM Corp says that it is still supply-constrained on the earlier models of ValuePoint but that supply will be strong for the new models : ‘ Demand continues to outstrip supply with the models we currently have on the market , ’ said Angelica Horaitis , director of value brands at the IBM Personal Computer Co ; she says IBM has learned and is ready with the new ones . |
| 13 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |
| 14 | In his footnote to Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind , J. S. Mill says that it is not ‘ the individual and instantaneous impressions ’ that an object produces in us that we predicate of the object . |
| 15 | The Institute says that it is now receiving a steady stream of IVA notifications every month , a phenomenon which , until the recession started , was extremely rare . |
| 16 | However , a close examination of this work shows that it is not strictly ab initio , in that extrapolations are made from calculations performed on other molecules . |
| 17 | In fact , a close examination of a section tucked away right at the end of the Act reveals that it is very vague . |
| 18 | Whitehead Mann 's prominence shows that it is not necessary to wholly own a large number of overseas offices to gain and handle top assignments successfully ; its membership of the Ward Howell Group covers its international search needs without incurring the capital expenditure and risk that the Big Four have undertaken . |
| 19 | Some critics of the public sector maintain that it is inherently inefficient and unable to control its expenditure . |
| 20 | there is not much to go wrong with the equipment provided that it is properly cared for . |
| 21 | A very detailed specification is drawn up , and a tight system of checking and auditing ensures that it is closely adhered to . |
| 22 | For example Barthes 's account of French amateur wrestling asserts that it is not a contest but a spectacle and so the outcome ( who wins ) is not a significant point in the event . |
| 23 | That er erm the county council feels that it 's not able to move toward a preferred general location in advance of the detailed assessment of the criteria . |
| 24 | The kick up design at the top of the rudder means that it 's particularly easy to fit on the beach . |
| 25 | I 'm speaking as a bus driver , yes , within a company that 's about to be privatized , and yes of course the bottom line is important and management think that it is vitally important and we know no longer get subsidies from any where including the Government , unlike your erm Local District Council , operated services so its very , very difficult for people in our position to actually keep services on the road if they do n't pay . |
| 26 | 10.6 Where , exceptionally , the Director of Social Work considers that it is not possible to redeploy the employee within the Department , the full circumstances of the case will be forwarded to the Personnel Manager who will circulate details to other Heads of Department , in an appropriately confidential manner , with a view to identifying suitable vacancies for the employee in question . |
| 27 | The philosophy maintains that it is up to you to take initiatives and through so doing to refuse to be bored . |
| 28 | Within that framework the committee believes that it is not clear , firstly , whether external auditors are independent of the directors of the companies they audit , secondly , whether external auditors should be accountable to a wide range of stakeholders or only to primary stakeholders , and , thirdly , for what and to whom external auditors are financially liable if they fail in any of their duties . |
| 29 | Recent analysis of the impact of retirement on personal adjustment suggests that it is less aversive than many have assumed . |
| 30 | One type suggests that it is simply the frequencies with which the separate features occur ; a ‘ prototype ’ is often said to be formed from the most commonly occurring features ( thus we form mental prototypes of dog , tree , car , and so on ) . |