Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [be] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the attraction of NVOCC carriage is that it offers discounted rates , especially for less than a full container load of cargo . |
| 2 | A brief analysis of Primal Scream 's pop career has also taken place , rounded off by a sure-footed declaration from Craig that ‘ the only respect I have for Bobby Gillespie is that he 's been closer to Kylie Minogue 's fanny than I have . ’ |
| 3 | Indeed , one of the key features of the Nottinghamshire initiative was that it occurred in somewhat of a policy vacuum . |
| 4 | And she knew now that the worst accusation to be levelled against such women as Marie Moon was that they found " all that " much more than simply worthwhile . |
| 5 | Another noteworthy aspect of Circumspecte agatis is that it reminds us that legislation at that time was by no means limited to parliamentary acts , but could result from decisions of the king and his councillors , expressed in general writs to his justices and sheriffs . |
| 6 | And the failure of IBM management is that it did n't understand — and still does n't understand — the extent of the mischief the genie of open systems it let out of the bottle with the original open IBM Personal Computer , could wreak . |
| 7 | Leaving the ever-increasing fitness demands on players aside , the chief weakness of the Sicily schedule was that it mixed a pool-based round-robin format , which creates a precise and fair hierarchy , with a league system , which reshuffles the pack and can end up rewarding skilful planning rather than success on the field , before finally moving to a knock-out format . |
| 8 | All that those LA police offices had to say to get acquitted of beating Rodney King was that they believed he had been using PCP . |
| 9 | Another advantage of the IBM environment is that we have had the benefits of a comprehensive and integrated payroll and personnel information system for a number of years . |
| 10 | … perhaps the main value of the Library-College movement is that it provides a speculative model for use in our thinking . |
| 11 | So the surprising feature of Ibstock Johnsen is that it continues to make any money at all . |
| 12 | ‘ The problem with the Touche Ross report is that it makes assumptions that lead it to overestimate the savings associated with smaller , more numerous councils . |
| 13 | The problem for Mr Lamont is that he has to attempt to control the public spending deficit but at the same time not take any measures that might stall a sluggish recovery . |
| 14 | The only redeeming feature of a goalless , worthless event at Stamford Bridge was that it did not require a grant . |
| 15 | The unspoken allegation against Mr Delors is that he sabotaged the talks because of his support for French farmers who oppose any reduction in EC agriculture subsidies . |
| 16 | Of course , one good thing about the Bastille fiasco is that it shows how seriously culture is taken in France . |
| 17 | Harris had said that the reason he killed Faye Whitehead was that he lost control and he has been questioned about his state of mind in the days before the incident . |
| 18 | But the great benefit of the NATO scheme is that it includes America , by far the alliance 's biggest defence market . |
| 19 | I think one of my difficulties with Adam Bede is that she begins to lose interest a little bit in the figure of the beautiful , but not actually very bright , village girl , whose seduction is an important part of the story , and by the end of the book we feel that she 's actually bored with Hettie , is n't really concerned any longer to explore Hettie 's own sufferings as the other woman who has been badly treated by the rascally gentleman . |
| 20 | Part of the attraction of alternative cancer treatments such as the Gerson therapy is that they allow a patient to feel more in control of the treatment . |
| 21 | No I could n't I mean , and these people are Jehovah Witnesses who sold me this house and my feelings about the commercial probity of Jehovah Witnesses are that they have n't any commercial probity . |
| 22 | Another argument for Quattro Pro is that it offers products in both the DOS and Windows worlds . |
| 23 | Perhaps the most important element in Florey 's brief occupation of the Sheffield chair was that it brought him into close contact with Edward Mellanby ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 24 | And if the value of Apolline art is that it redeems existence , the value of the suffering inherent in existence is that it impels the creation of this art . |
| 25 | The oldest rule in the Westminster book is that you do not try to reach difficult decisions in the last week of July . |
| 26 | The appeal of Brand A is that it does all the work for the slimmer . |
| 27 | Wilko still the bookie 's favourite , but the quote from Graham Kelly the FA Chief was that anyone appointed now is just there as a caretaker , because they want to change things around and take their time now that we have nothing to play for till 1998 . |
| 28 | An important aspect of the Esso case is that it illustrates that the restraint of trade doctrine is not simply applicable to those restraints which continue after the end of the contract period . |
| 29 | ‘ Another thing I admired about young lads like Ken Logan , Gregor Townsend and Peter Wright is that they have the right attitude , a little bit of cockiness . |
| 30 | And I fancy that erm a large part of his animus against latterday Oxford philosophy was that he suspected it of covert idealism , erm a preoccupation simply with the knowing mind , insufficient attention to the facts of the world as presented by science . |