Example sentences of "a [noun] [be] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But however the ‘ Conscription of Riches ’ was interpreted , the secret of its success as a slogan was that it fused basic socialist ideas about state control and greater equality with patriotic support of the nation at war . |
| 2 | The other advantages of a freezer are that it enables you to store food that can be brought out in an emergency when you have unexpected guests , or to store certain foods in bulk , such as bread , to save you from frequent trips to the shops . |
| 3 | One of the criticisms of reporting convertible debt as a liability is that it ignores the equity rights which are inherent in an issue of convertible debt . |
| 4 | Thus the criterion proposed in the Discussion Paper and the FRED to determine whether a capital instrument represents a liability is whether it contains an obligation to transfer economic benefits . |
| 5 | A corollary is that it provides an account of how more can be communicated , in his rather strict sense of non-naturally meant , than what is actually said . |
| 6 | One of the attractions of swearing for a child is that it seems a grown-up thing to do . |
| 7 | The Victorian obsession with comfort has some relation to this conviction , for the first and even the final — test of a home is whether it makes the visitor feel at ease . |
| 8 | The principal advantage of such a requirement is that it signals , in a formal way , that the procedure is under way . |
| 9 | The motion before such a committee is that it has considered an instrument , so that the only means of protest is to vote against the motion — in effect , deny doing what has been done ! |
| 10 | A complication was that it had to be reduced in a complicated , controlled manner or the electricity grid throughout Ulster would be burned out and would require a long time to replace after the strike would be over . |
| 11 | It is not a measure of price for no matter how cheap a product is if it does not achieve the desired result it is expensive . |
| 12 | A drawback is that it 's put them in the frame for some pretty clueless advances from non-comprehending journalists eager to get to the bottom of this modernist lark . |
| 13 | If the objection to a hatchback is that it means more noise in the cabin , the Safrane is an exception . |
| 14 | The winner 's benefit from responding appropriately to such a signal is that it does not risk injury by escalating the conflict into a real fight when it need not have done so . |
| 15 | Also , pragmatists draw the very different moral that the test of a theory is whether it organizes our beliefs into an elegant and suggestive web of belief . |
| 16 | However , the best reason for making a will is that it takes the practical burden from the shoulders of those you leave behind . |
| 17 | The main problem about drawing up a will is that it means accepting the inevitability of death . |
| 18 | His explanation of adaptation in a sense was that it occurred as a result , as he said , of the natural selection of variations which were in their origin non-adapted in some sense , random . |
| 19 | According to author Dr Eve Roman , ‘ it made no difference whether a woman worked on a VDU as part of her general day , whether she just used it occasionally or whether her only contact with a VDU was that it happened to be in the same room ’ . |
| 20 | The advantage of a Tender is that it gives the defender the initiative in placing responsibility for further action on the pursuer 's agent . |
| 21 | ‘ The only reason for the Prime Minister to make a statement was if it concerned a matter of grave constitutional importance . |
| 22 | One of the reasons why he drank a lot was because it made this possible . |
| 23 | Another benefit of such a system is that it enables one to learn about the human resources of the organization in a different way : |
| 24 | One of the attributes of such a system is that it makes available to all concerned the information they need to discharge their responsibilities . |
| 25 | Otherwise , the significance of a deposit is that it needs to be paid when contracts are exchanged . |
| 26 | The hon. Gentleman is asking a question which he knows will receive no answer , because the nature of a deterrent is that it remains uncertain — the nation that has it might be prepared to use it . |
| 27 | Certainly , one of the organisational reasons for centralising the buying function in a company is that it gives senior buyers more clout . |
| 28 | The importance of recognition as a goal is that it provides managers with unlimited opportunity . |
| 29 | A hacksaw may be the only possible tool to cut existing pipe which is installed against a wall ; however , the disadvantages of a hacksaw are that it produces fine copper filings ( and care must be taken not to get these into the pipes ) and that it will tend to flatten the pipe slightly — particularly if this is held in a vice . |
| 30 | The advantage of a lens is that it allows the image to be both sharp and bright . |