Example sentences of "means that it [is] " in BNC.

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1 That means that it 's practically impossible for a landowner to enforce restrictions unless you 're setting fire to his house or driving a JCB over his grouse moor .
2 Whether this means that it 's full of nubiles we 've no idea , but Matt does get his vocal chords out on the single 's B-side and contributes to the chorus of the band 's cover version of the old GRAM PARSONS chestnut ‘ Hot Burrito 2 ’ .
3 Whereas a system by thirds means that it 's unlikely that the council or at least a lot of councils , will suddenly have a quick switch around and you 'll get a greater continuity of policy .
4 sort of there 's a model , a conversational model and if it if it 's if it 's conversation is following a model then it 's It means that it 's running smoothly
5 And the fact that it 's got a B S label means that it 's the , the indigenous one to the U K really .
6 DISK : a data transfer rate of 995KB per second means that it 's fast , beaten only by caching IDE controllers and the Elonex machines on our meters .
7 The kick up design at the top of the rudder means that it 's particularly easy to fit on the beach .
8 Three to one , four to one , that simply means that it 's that much easier to pull everything in .
9 it means that it 's just , it 's a realization of , of the progression of communism is to establish a capitalist phase .
10 it 's twenty two so that means that it 's ten degrees ten above zero .
11 Its domination of the final text only means that it is Raskolnikov 's favourite way of rationalizing his malaise .
12 In gender terms this means that it is ‘ precisely when most compelled to see yourself as a woman or as a man , [ that ] you are confronted with the mystery of the other [ sex ] who faces you from across an impassable moral divide ’ ( p. 306 ) .
13 Its cause is uncertain — it is also found even if we do not eat then — but it means that it is often possible to catch up on lost sleep by taking a nap at this time .
14 The plume of smoke is safely confined to the lower atmosphere , which means that it is soon mixed with fresh air and removed from the sky by rain .
15 This means that it is regarded as criminal for a man of 21 to commit this offence with a consenting male under 21 .
16 That was the 1988 development value but the state of London 's housing market means that it is probably worth only half that today — and Chelsea is naturally reluctant to pay .
17 The sharing of genes means that it is possible to sacrifice myself for my sister in such a way that , even if I die in the process , a proportion of my genes will survive in the next generation .
18 The newly risen semi-literacy in England means that it is likely that those who read the book after seeing the film will not be able to find the works of Donne and other classic authors alluded to in the book in their local libraries .
19 Heading up high means that it is difficult for anyone to pass since you can always bear away down on to them , forcing them to sail in your dirty wind .
20 This means that it is not only effective for those who suffer from spinal disorders but in the treatment of many other conditions too .
21 Crocodiles are being preserved in some parts of the world by farming them , because that means that it is not so worthwhile to go out and kill the wild ones .
22 Some say that the breed originated in Wales from a cross between local cattle at Castle Farm in Brecon with Castlemartins from Pembrokeshire , which means that it is related to neighbouring Glamorgan , Gloucester and Welsh Black breeds .
23 Fluorescent lamps have what is called a negative voltage-current characteristic , This means that it is the nature of the discharge not to be self-sustaining .
24 This means that it is necessary to work closely with local authorities , and to do so in selecting a site as well as in the construction of the power station and its subsequent operation .
25 This means that it is important in analysing unemployment to take account of the average duration of unemployment spells , as well as the total number unemployed .
26 This means that it is possible to kill many more rabbits in one field at any one time with a rifle than can ever be accomplished with a shotgun .
27 Held in the way described , it can not move its front legs and that means that it is unable to scratch you even should it want to .
28 This , in effect , means that it is impossible to predict how much time will be needed to complete the work .
29 This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist .
30 This means that it is important that all those likely to be affected by the introduction of new technology should be involved in the decisions about how it is to be used .
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