Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it is [verb] that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is not MAS practice to fix fees solely contingent on the price obtained for the company ; however , acting on a part fixed/part contingent basis is acceptable provided it is judged that the interest in selling is genuine , the price expectation is realistic and there is likely to be at least one buyer . |
| 2 | The Electricity Council stated : ‘ the cost benefit ratio of installing FGD … would be very high as it is anticipated that the generating costs of a power station fitted would rise 25–30 per cent … ’ |
| 3 | The line manager should offer as much support as possible although it is acknowledged that in certain circumstances the individual might wish to seek support from another colleague rather than their line manager . |
| 4 | But this result becomes understandable once it is appreciated that in order to predict the outcome of a change of context it is necessary to know what associations have been formed , how each affects behaviour , and how susceptible each is to the contextual change . |
| 5 | Is it not also serious that it is implied that the Home Office knew about that involvement at the time ? |
| 6 | I shall here consider three such attempts to connect past and present : firstly , that which I shall call a ‘ kairos ’ approach , in which the past is basically normative but it is said that there can be development ; secondly , that which I shall call the ‘ golden thread ’ approach , in which a leading motif is lifted out of the past and applied in another situation ; thirdly , that which I shall call an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position , in which essentially authority is seen to lie in the present but there is not perceived to be any fundamental clash with the past . |
| 7 | This is somewhat ironic when it is realized that local government has substantial resources that can not be used because of centrally-imposed prescriptions . |
| 8 | Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers . |
| 9 | A coherent school policy on Standard English is possible if it is recognised that all these views are legitimate . |
| 10 | This will normally be impractical and it is suggested that the purchaser may wish to distinguish between the following three levels of consent : ( a ) critical consents ; ( b ) material consents ; ( c ) ancillary consents . |
| 11 | However , gold and silver colourings , though stunning in effect , do not taste pleasant and it is suggested that they are not eaten in any quantity . |
| 12 | This is particularly remarkable when it is considered that Roddick has made no acquisitions and has no major plans for diversification . |
| 13 | The hypotheses considered in the preceding section of this chapter ( that pre-exposure allows the formation of a stimulus — no event association , and so on ) still remain viable provided it is allowed that the associations they envisage can still be assumed to interfere with retrieval . |
| 14 | The parental vote will be even more powerful if it is proposed that a school should opt out of local authority control and transfer to grant maintained status . |
| 15 | This is a paradoxical fact for those empiricists who think that new theories are derived from the facts in some way , but it is quite comprehensible when it is realized that precise experimentation can only be carried out if one has a precise theory capable of yielding predictions in the form of precise observation statements . |
| 16 | For present purposes the oldest classification into fringing reefs , barrier reefs and atolls ( Fig. 8.33 ) may be retained as long as it is realised that , although these are commonly occurring forms , there are many others ( Guilcher , 1958 ) which it is very difficult to fit into these simple classes . |
| 17 | On the one hand it would be perfectly in order to write the biography of a poet as long as it is understood that it would be ‘ on a par with biographies of generals and inventors ’ ( Tomashevsky 1978 : 55 ) and was not mistaken for literary science . |
| 18 | And the notion of generalization decrement can also explain the effects of prior exposure to B alone if it is allowed that such training will make the B stimulus less effective and thus relatively unlikely to interfere with the perception of A when the two are presented in compound . |
| 19 | This is particularly important when it is felt that ageing people can no longer look after themselves at home and some form of residential care is suggested . |
| 20 | This was clearly important when it is recalled that Matadial , when cross-examined about the discrepancy between the January statement and her evidence , gave the explanation that the earlier version was due to a mistake by the police . |
| 21 | Important as it is to recognise that the notion of abuse has wider connotations than the physical , not much purpose seems to be served by struggling to define more precisely such elusive matters as emotional interactions . |
| 22 | Six wood veneers in Natural or Surfaced finishes are currently available and it is anticipated that appropriate applications will be for wall panelling and furniture . |
| 23 | Though this project is principally concerned with the city of Edinburgh its relevance is much wider , to British cities in general and it is expected that it will demonstrate how land-owners , builders , house factors and other interests in property were able to control the pace and pattern of urban development largely to their own ends without recognising the long term consequences for the physical shape and quality of the housing and building stock and its long term impact on modern society in terms of street lay outs , maintenance and repairs , and the availability of open spaces . |
| 24 | The two are entirely compatible if it is remembered that one of the popular theories of the nature of the state itself has always been that it was founded on a contract between the individual members of a society . |
| 25 | The significance of this will be apparent when it is realized that , while the sportsman is trying to get a sight of the tiger , the tiger in all probability is trying to stalk the sportsman , or is lying up in wait for him . |
| 26 | The importance of the distinction between hire-purchase and sale becomes apparent when it is realised that different legal results followed . |
| 27 | The outlook is not entirely bleak and it is reckoned that of those who enrol at a clinic , for whatever reason , about 40 per cent will be drug-free within ten years , although within that time , too , 15 per cent of opiate addicts may well be dead . |
| 28 | Affectivity is only incomprehensible if it is expected that emotions can be translated into thoughts with a proposition contained within them . |
| 29 | The public will not be outraged if it is told that precedents will be confined to their facts . |
| 30 | The funds are , of course , still open and it is appreciated that many people have already sent donations direct to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital . |