Example sentences of "it is [adv] time that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the prevalence of graphical presentation , it is surely time that the ASB addressed this issue . |
| 2 | And it is surely time that the relatively under-resourced areas of England had a fairer allocation of resources to help fight their manifestly worse health and survival chances . |
| 3 | It is surely time that the old style of letter , ‘ Your patient is doing well and should continue on the same treatment , ’ was consigned to the history books . |
| 4 | It is surely time that students , as adults in part responsible for their own higher education , were formally accorded the rights and academic respect they deserve , and the social relations between teacher and taught were made more equal . |
| 5 | It is surely time that this process was reversed : cheap capital should be allowed to lead to higher productivity , which in its turn should push a liberated sterling upwards . |
| 6 | It is probably time that this was reconsidered ; in secondary schools it has led to absurdities like the daily dose , the thirty-five minute lesson , and the conviction that , though all subjects are theoretically equal ( hence the standard four period per week allocation ) some ( English and maths ) are more equal than others , and need a longer allocation . |
| 7 | It is indeed time that the functions of both English and American literature were taken over by younger and better men . |