Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] that it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analyses of voting patterns revealed that it was primarily the racist demagoguery against foreign nationals living in West Germany that accounted for the party 's victories . |
| 2 | The 1377 poll-tax returns suggest that it was over three times the size of the largest provincial centres , Bristol and York , almost five times that of Coventry and six times that of Norwich ( 104 , p.1 ) . |
| 3 | The the reconciliations suggesting that it was n't a good stock take . |
| 4 | He showed that it was harmless to white blood cells , which are a principal defence against invading microbes , and he and Craddock administered enough to animals to discover that it was remarkably innocuous . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The historical sketch included in Macdonald 's 1904 survey of women in the printing trades states that it was indeed the pupils of Merchant Company Schools who formed the first recruits , and that these were " a better class of girl " , sometimes described as " stickit " ( would-be ) teachers . |
| 7 | Monetarists argue that it is relatively inelastic and stable , as in Figure 16.8(b) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Seeking to translate this question of morality to local issues , I asked the question , did the candidates agree that it was morally wrong and perhaps a misuse of public funds for local councillors to claim that there was no money available to install gas central heating in the homes of elderly disabled people when they always found money for hospitality allowances and trips abroad for themselves . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on . |
| 19 | It was dominated by members of the former Soviet political system , and observers noted that it was out of step with political and economic realities after the demise of the Soviet Union . |
| 20 | But the cracks show that it is far less resistant to corrosion than previously thought . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Seven editors rejected it despite several reviewers indicating that it was well written . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | These patterns imply that it is not simply a matter either of ability or of socialization which affect subject choice . |
| 26 | I 'm just keeping my fingers crossed that it 's not too serious . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Woe betide gilts prices if investors conclude that it is not . |