Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 But experts say unless it is carefully controlled , the fish stocks and entire eco-system could be affected .
2 The authors conclude that it is more likely that many other factors should also be included in the analysis such as motivation , nicotine dependence , personality type , self-efficacy , therapeutic support , etc , which act together in a complex way and would substantially increase the explained variance of smoking cessation .
3 Monetarists argue that it is relatively inelastic and stable , as in Figure 16.8(b) .
4 The fact that the specialist literature ( for example , IRS , 1986a ) continues to make repeated reference to the particular practices of a rather limited number of organizations implies that it is not , as yet , a particularly common one .
5 Those conceptions hold that it is not so much the white individuals who are the oppressors , for they are only part of an overall structure which has been designed to exclude blacks from positions of seniority .
6 This small Islamic jug ( OA 1952.2-14.1 ) of the ninth century AD appears intact below when viewed by ordinary light , but X-rays show that it is extensively repaired right , especially around the rim .
7 The purposes of a pre-trial review are twofold , viz : ( 1 ) if there is no reasonable case in law to be tried ( whether on the claim or defence ) , as far as is possible , to dispose of the case ; ( 2 ) if there is a case to be tried , to give directions to see that it is properly prepared .
8 The natives know that it is not the actual paintings in the caves that activate the Kurunba but the rocks on which they are drawn ; the rocks being imbued with the ‘ spirit ’ of the entities depicted .
9 Families may have to share lavatories with other families or it may be inconveniently placed and so parents find that it is too much bother to take children to the lavatory and continue to let them soil .
10 Language delay is one of the most important areas to check as it is highly correlated with behaviour problems and later reading difficulties at school ( Stevenson 1985 ) .
11 The fact that this lead time can be substantially reduced under special circumstances means that it is not impossible to produce books much more quickly .
12 Indeed , so strong have the differential views on advantageous locations become that one recent assessment of the total stock of foreign capital in developing countries suggests that it is less today than it was in 1900 , measured in relation to GNP ( Maddison , 1990 ) .
13 On the one hand , the Bhatta-Mimamsaka school argued that time is perceptible , whereas their Nyaya-Vaiseka opponents claimed that it is only an inferred concept because it lacks sensible qualities , such as colour , form , etc .
14 I would prefer an analogue contents display because it is more eye-catching and less likely to be misread .
15 Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on .
16 But we will hear more of this in years to come and it is yet another sign that church planting is on God 's agenda at this time for Britain , for Europe , and for every nation .
17 But the cracks show that it is far less resistant to corrosion than previously thought .
18 The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so .
19 Wayne Clark , SNA architect with Cisco Systems commented that ‘ there will always be customers who go with APPN just because they 're IBM users ’ — but that may turn out to be a dated view : even IBM these days concedes that it is no longer in a position to dictate standards in the brave new world of open systems .
20 This is largely due to the increase in the number of module versions retained but it is also due to the overhead in the database management files controlling the database .
21 Despite Fieldhouse 's erudite attempt to consign the concept to the dustbin of history , most observers agree that it is both sufficiently homogeneous in function and consistent in character to be useful .
22 These patterns imply that it is not simply a matter either of ability or of socialization which affect subject choice .
23 I 'm just keeping my fingers crossed that it 's not too serious . ’
24 For the none technical , these figures mean that it is not a super quick modem , but has features that improve data transfer and have error correcting protocols .
25 Neil , as it happens , is himself a committed Scot , but the Scottish-based executives say that it is not the current incumbent of that post , but the fact that the regional directorate enjoys ultimate power of veto which worries them .
26 Whilst this suggests that a large number of people make use of the procedure , the recent research figures reveal that it is not only private citizens , but also ‘ large organisations ’ and other ‘ small litigants , ’ who make extensive use of the procedure .
27 Woe betide gilts prices if investors conclude that it is not .
28 Some Irish nationalists hold that it is just to unite the nation by force — a typical view of secular nationalism throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Europe .
29 The finding that ‘ ee ’ occurred significantly less often in the gead condition than in the other two conditions shows that it is not only the single grapheme that is used as a unit in reading non-words aloud .
30 This acts as a commitment payment and demonstrates the seriousness of the vendors confirming that it is not their intention just to test the water and withdraw .
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