Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is pretty safe to conclude that the bats really were biased in favour of feeding old friends rather than strangers from a different cave . |
| 2 | Indeed , it is rather illuminating to discover that within the first few pages of her book — and before she has even introduced her own work — she peremptorily dismisses the idea that genius is akin to madness . |
| 3 | It is rather sad to note that the main objective of these Committees these days seems to be enforcing petty rules and regulations whereby , possibly by accident , a secretary may have incorrectly banked a cheque in the office account rather than the client 's account . |
| 4 | It is however impossible to believe that among these — bearing in mind that each applicant had to be sponsored by some reputable person — there were , as some claimed , barbers , man-milliners , tailors , shoemakers , mercers , mutton pie men , rat catchers , razor-strop makers , razor grinders , a druggist 's porter , insolvent debtors , and in general , the out-at-elbow fraternity . |
| 5 | Our argument is that a discussion about whether positivist or natural law theories are correct is as useful as a discussion about whether Italian or Greek is the correct language to speak : it is however useful to recognise that someone is an Italian speaker if one wants to communicate with him . |
| 6 | It is however true to say that in most countries the hotel and leisure industry remains staffed by expatriates , as do the more senior positions in the contract services sector . |
| 7 | And it is equally inadequate to suggest that the audience should only respond morally , elevated by the supposed triumph of good over evil — even though for many people now this is undoubtedly the effect of tragedy . |
| 8 | It is essential that flyblown meat is not given as food and it is equally essential to ensure that food given to the young ferrets does n't subsequently become flyblown . |
| 9 | It is equally refreshing to note that such criticism is acknowledged and solutions are readily available to provide an answer . |
| 10 | It is equally difficult to deny that the radioactive fall-out from a nuclear explosion in fact consists of a cloud of poisonous gases . |
| 11 | It is equally true to say that the advent of the impending change has caused the behaviour in just the same way as an itch causes a scratch . |
| 12 | If you intertwine your fingers together , it is equally true to say that your right hand is in your left , or that your left hand is in your right . |
| 13 | It is equally true to say that for many applications open-loop control is entirely adequate , and to opt for a closed-loop system would be an expensive luxury . |
| 14 | But , it is equally vital to recognize that the reversal of reforms began well before Mao 's victory in China in 1949 , indeed , it appears that one section of the US occupation was anticipating a reversal almost as the constitution was being drafted . |
| 15 | But it is equally important to insist that the WEA is effective among an agricultural population … |
| 16 | It is equally important to see that the fence is well braced laterally with tripods at the ends and every 30 yards along its length . |
| 17 | Therefore it is equally important to remember that when two people are committed to investing their lives in each other , the actual outworking of this structure on a day-to-day basis will be much more a partnership . |
| 18 | It is equally important to ensure that all joints and connections between the wires , uprights , and anchorages are properly made and strong enough for the job ( see Figure 13 ) . |
| 19 | Although there is some truth in this relative deprivation argument , it is equally important to note that the pains of imprisonment are mitigated by pleasant recollections : to be doing ‘ a lot of bird ’ without having lived well seems far more futile and absurd that to be paying for the rich fruits that crime has already brought . |
| 20 | It is equally safe to wager that some of her actions will bring her into conflict with the competition directorate in Brussels , while her community policy plans will draw fire from Britain and Germany . |
| 21 | It is similarly naive to believe that management who have relied on these external services will necessarily be able to control them when they are brought in-house |
| 22 | Also , it is simply incorrect to state that ‘ the Italian wolf , which is perilously close to extinction . |
| 23 | It is wholly wrong to suggest that it is the European Community alone which has difficulties with the agriculture dossier . |
| 24 | It is reasonably accurate to say that good teaching comes largely from thorough planning , yet all too often far too little planning time is made available . |
| 25 | But , given the Judaic character of the Celtic Church , it is reasonably safe to suppose that attitudes towards Jesus were , at very least , extremely questionable in Roman eyes . |
| 26 | It is completely untrue to say that there is no such thing as being over-insured , this is a nonsense . |
| 27 | It is true we did increase the pupil to teacher ratio to one to thirteen in line with the F E er guidelines and that of course did provide some extra nursery places but last year we did put in real resources and actually increased the number of nursery places by about four hundred which involved the development of several new nursery classes , so it is completely untrue to say that the Conservatives attempted to increase nursery education on the cheap . |
| 28 | The two entries are adjacent to each other in the body of the encyclopedia under S. Obviously , this makes sense in that different readers approaching the synoptic outline from different disciplinary perspectives will both end up in roughly the same place , but it is slightly disturbing to find that while there is a main entry for " Applied linguistics " ( which cross-refers readers to " style " ) , there is no matching entry for " Literature and linguistics " to help the reader coming from a purely literary discipline . |
| 29 | Terry Ellis , racing director at SIS , answered these points for me yesterday , commenting : ‘ First of all it is factually incorrect to say that the turnover is not subject to levy . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) It is generally acceptable to state that an offer will not be made for a particular period of time . |