Example sentences of "is that [pron] [verb] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A principal feature of Dennett 's case is that we posit features of our unconscious apparatus , which have no necessary connection with the actual thoughts we have , any more than had Hume 's perceptions of causation with perceptions of causes . |
| 2 | So realism suggests a limit on the number of candidates , and if in some Irish constituencies there are a dozen or even a score the reason is that they include candidates of small or perhaps minuscule parties besides more or less cranky independents : the two major parties are not responsible . |
| 3 | The obvious advantage is that they provide sack-loads of fun and laughter , and the disadvantage is that you sometimes have to wait three hours for them to find their boots in the morning and finish flossing their teeth . |
| 4 | The net result of this state of affairs is that there exist citadels of private economic power ( Unger , 1983 ) — that is , relatively small groups of people who are in a position to control the basic terms of collective prosperity by making crucial decisions about investment and deployment of capital . |
| 5 | The other thing that I wonder might have some bearing is that I know parts of Sally Park and Sally Oak and they 're very acid , they can grow rhododendrons and azaleas and things very well . |
| 6 | The force of law is that it becomes part of common sense , and makes ‘ common sense ’ prescriptions about public order , theft and hard work . |
| 7 | An equally important reason for God 's giving music to us is that it forms part of our response to him . |
| 8 | The value of the writing is that it provides points of reference for the voyager within . |
| 9 | A general feature of the cortex is that it contains mappings of the body , and of the world . |
| 10 | For Ford , the virtue of slow change is that it permits retention of the organizational bases of current market strength and profitability , a virtue which outweighs the inevitable tension between the long-term goal of employee involvement and the short-term necessity of maintaining shopfloor discipline . |