Example sentences of "[v-ing] that it is [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is usually done in order to reassure the patient ( e.g. explaining that it is customary for a person 's interest in sex to be impaired when depressed ) . |
| 2 | The whole question of the burden of proof was nicely summed up in the Esso case by Lord Hodson where he said : It has been authoritatively said that the onus of establishing that an agreement is reasonable as between the parties is upon the person who puts forward the agreement , while the onus of establishing that it is contrary to the public interest , being reasonable between the parties , is on the person so alleging … |
| 3 | He is a good cook , believing that it is important for men to learn to cook so that if they marry a woman not too well versed in the culinary arts , they will still survive ! |
| 4 | We view the torso as a flexible tube or sausage-shape , remembering that it is capable of twists and bends in any direction at the waist : forwards , sideways and backwards . |
| 5 | We view the torso as a flexible tube or sausage-shape , remembering that it is capable of twists and bends in any direction at the waist : forwards , sideways and backwards . |
| 6 | It is worth remembering that it is useful to the Bank to know what their customers think of the services they receive : it enables them to improve upon the services they offer . |
| 7 | From this material he felt justified in inferring that the universe of galaxies is isotropic about ourselves , and in due course , in inferring that it is homogeneous in the large . |
| 8 | Efficient N-Oct 3 expression in vivo depends on deletion of a large portion of the 3' untranslated sequence , implying that it is likely to be a determinant of RNA instability . |
| 9 | ‘ save that it can be required by Matlodge [ the purchaser ] to give possession on not less than one quarter 's notice in writing upon Matlodge certifying that it is ready at the expiration of such notice forthwith to proceed with the development of the property and the neighbouring property involving , inter alia , the demolition of the property . |
| 10 | An example of the use of isotopically-enriched 15 N is illustrated in Fig. 5.41 , in which a band just above 1000 cm -1 in the IR spectrum of is seen to shift to lower frequency , confirming that it is due to an Os-N stretch . |
| 11 | By section 50C , a lawful user is permitted to copy or adapt a computer program providing that it is necessary for his lawful use and not prohibited by the agreement regulating the use ( for example , a licence agreement ) . |
| 12 | This is a difficult question that will be examined more fully later ; for the present I will answer it ( rather unsatisfactorily ) by saying that it is unusual for a syllable said on a level pitch to be so prominent that it would be described as carrying a level tone . |
| 13 | DEC has decided to withdraw from exhibiting at the London Open Systems Show the first week in November , saying that it is worried about lack of support for the event . |
| 14 | However , where , as in the present case , there is an injunction in force , it seems to me that Mr. Langley and Mr. Philipson are right in saying that it is open to the court to consider the issue of validity , since , if the notice were indeed invalid , it could not override the injunction or give grounds for a variation . |
| 15 | It is as though Lawrence was acknowledging that it is hard for human beings to say what they feel and that we often have to search for the form of words before we can find the words themselves . |
| 16 | As it stands , this maximin problem is not an LP but it can be made into one by observing that it is equivalent to maximising subject to min and the constraints . |
| 17 | Regardless of the methods used , however , the quality of print is superb and is referred to as ‘ letter ’ or ‘ correspondence ’ quality indicating that it is indistinguishable from that produced by a professional office typewriter . |
| 18 | The velocity variance on these scales , can be estimated by assuming that it is equal to the squared bulk flow measured on this scale , . |
| 19 | Christians need to reflect from time to time on their faith , knowing that it is easy to be distracted from their calling to be disciples . |
| 20 | It is obviously the case that showing that something is inevitable is not the same as showing that it is necessary for health and survival . |
| 21 | Bird food should have the Birdfoods Standard Association 's Seal of Approval , showing that it is free from aflotoxins . |
| 22 | Eudoxus scorns this answer , arguing that it is typical of acts with failed human agency ( the ‘ good counsels ’ devised ) to throw the reasons for their failure on to divine agency , ‘ so as to excuse their own follies and imperfections ’ . |
| 23 | Instead of thinking that it is natural for a moving object to carry on in a straight line at a steady speed , and then worrying about how the force of gravity manages to pull all objects — heavy ones and light ones — round in the same orbit , what we ought to be doing is thinking of the path they all follow as being the natural path . |
| 24 | Technological knowledge created by R&D is the classic example of a public good , meaning that it is non-rival in use ( its use by one firm does not limit its use by others ) and non-excludable ( the owner can not prevent others from using it ) . |
| 25 | Entertainment is selected with care , ensuring that it is appropriate to the lifestyle and values of the community . |