Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] that they " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , with all their drawbacks , panels are interesting ways of collecting information and it is rather surprising that they have not been used more in academic research where ideas rather than pin-point accuracy of measurement may be the desired goal .
2 But it is equally essential that they should know their school .
3 It is equally undeniable that they derive great pleasure from physical confrontations with rival groups of supporters and go to great lengths to evade the authorities and make such confrontations possible .
4 If politicians were normally able to manipulate freeholders and councillors by judicious use of their patronage powers , it is equally clear that they were on occasion themselves manipulated , and for all David Scott 's obvious embarrassment over the Robinson affair , it is evident that he felt unable to show much resentment towards the man who had led him into that predicament .
5 It is equally true that they are rarely associated with earthquakes .
6 It is equally true that they are not as suitable for a truly mixed sequential-direct application as indexed sequential files .
7 Because the winning of seats under the STV depends more often than not on the transfer of votes from one candidate to another of the same patty , it is particularly important that they should campaign unanimously .
8 Within the broad perspective of rural settlement studies it is most apparent that they are not static entities and their mobility results in their frequent desertion .
9 These two buildings were , therefore , clearly under military control , and it is most likely that they represented a collection centre for the annona militaris , a tax thought to have been introduced by Severus .
10 It is most important that they feel good about their work .
11 A committee may be pardoned for insisting on hearing candidates they had never heard , but it is scarcely pardonable that they should expect one who is not a candidate , and whose qualifications they had the best opportunity of knowing , to stake his reputation in any such way .
12 But , in the following discussions , I do take two leading new historicist writers , Louis Montrose and Stephen Greenblatt , as representing the current field , so it is probably inevitable that they will appear as paradigms for New Historicism as a whole .
13 It is also essential that they have a telephone number where diabetic expertise is continuously available .
14 It is also essential that they are part of the community , getting to know the members , donors , tenants and volunteers who play a major role in the work of the Trust .
15 It is also possible that they can be produced by the slumping of large masses of sediment in water , though in this case the cause may be confused with the effect .
16 It is also noteworthy that they are most effective on the steeply sloping shores of tectonically active regions , such as Japan , where they got their name .
17 It is also clear that they are seriously mistaken .
18 It is also clear that they understood the logic of tacit collusion , put very clearly by one firm :
19 That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose .
20 It is also likely that they will monitor and criticize the performance of their colleagues to the same end .
21 The problem in considering the future of fertilizers is rather to consider the changes which will occur in world agriculture , and it is already apparent that they will be many .
22 However , it is already clear that they are a real success , with enhanced scrutiny , better debate and , perhaps most noticeable , a reduction in the number of late-night debates on the Floor of the House .
23 In practice it is very probable that they do not .
24 Thus might the parents ponder but , as already stated , it is very unlikely that they will do so .
25 The other catering staff are non-committal , and it is very unlikely that they will be prepared to ‘ tell tales ’ against either Chrissie or Fred .
26 As children grow older , and start going to school , it is very important that they feel as ‘ normal ’ as possible .
27 Your pears should be under-ripe because you are going to poach them very gently , and it is very important that they do n't go mushy on you .
28 If the acquirer 's solicitors are to prepare the agreement , it is very important that they are fully informed as to the acquirer 's aims and concerns about the acquisition and its assessment of its bargaining position and that they discuss the draft with the acquirer before it is released to the seller .
29 Headhunters are , by definition , enemies of long-term company loyalty and , because they spend so much time persuading people to move , it is hardly surprising that they themselves do not hesitate when they see an exciting new opportunity .
30 It is hardly surprising that they regarded the Britons as the defeated enemy to be despised and kicked around .
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