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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | where the bar over the V term means that it is exogenously determined : i.e. determined independently of M. |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In fact , a close examination of a section tucked away right at the end of the Act reveals that it is very vague . |
| 15 | Some critics of the public sector maintain that it is inherently inefficient and unable to control its expenditure . |
| 16 | there is not much to go wrong with the equipment provided that it is properly cared for . |
| 17 | A very detailed specification is drawn up , and a tight system of checking and auditing ensures that it is closely adhered to . |
| 18 | The kick up design at the top of the rudder means that it 's particularly easy to fit on the beach . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Recent analysis of the impact of retirement on personal adjustment suggests that it is less aversive than many have assumed . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It is selectively impaired by lesions involving subcortical visual relays but detailed analysis of the deficit shows that it is probably due to a mild impairment in detecting contrast similar to that obtained with small cortical lesions ( Legg 1988 ; Legg and Cowey 1977 ; Legg and Turkish 1983 ) . |
| 24 | Experience shows that it is often difficult to assess the extent of exposure to light that samples receive in the market and hence to estimate the degree of exaggeration or acceleration that any one test gives . |
| 25 | IBM Corp reckons that it is so vital to its future to gain possession of it that it is betting the company on making a success of OS/2 2.0 . |
| 26 | It is as well at this point to confirm that it is so and to add that there are further complications , bibliographical and biographical . |
| 27 | AMNESTY regrets that it is only able to send full English transcripts of replies to members who write in requesting one ( accompanied by SAE ) . |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | The example of the a-ray microscope shows that it is far from clear how these two worlds could be juxtaposed without subverting and contradicting the very quantum theory they were invented to explain . |
| 30 | Obviously , the answer is , ‘ For the ego , ’ but we have no right to suppose that it is equally defensive for the culture . |