Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's accepted that the towing tractor will stand idle for some of the time , but at least you are n't taking tankers into the field , ’ he adds . |
| 2 | Stan Wilson became a sergeant in the Army Educational Corps ‘ it 's said that the only battle they ever won was the 1945 General Election for Labour ’ before spending 34 years at what he terms the chalk face . |
| 3 | Again it 's claimed that the smallest unit — the 300 — can be used on fishtanks . |
| 4 | It 's claimed that the secret GCHQ listening centre is even trawling through personal phone calls abroad in its search for useful information . |
| 5 | It 's claimed that the laser-engraved cards are fraud-proof at a cost of £1.20 each to produce , compared with 25p for the old cards It 's an investment that the industry hopes will beat the fraudsters hands down . |
| 6 | Once it is suspected that the archaeological levels have been reached or almost reached , the excavation area is cleaned up using hand tools , and all the loose earth is removed so that any differences in the colour and texture of the soil can be distinguished . |
| 7 | Now it is confirmed that the Imperial War Museum will site its maritime branch there . |
| 8 | It is intended that the reclaimed land should be used for agriculture , as opposed to its present use as seasonal cattle ranching . |
| 9 | At present it is intended that the next series of workshops to be organised by SCOTVEC will concentrate on writing HN Units in competence terms , assessment in a criterion referenced system and the appraisal of merit in HN Units . |
| 10 | A clause along the following lines could be inserted in the trust deed if it is intended that the same be effective for income tax purposes : No part of the capital , capitalised income , or income shall in any circumstances whatsoever be paid or lent to or applied for the benefit of the settlor or any spouse of the settlor for the time being . |
| 11 | It is intended that the main part of the investment programme will be completed by next year , with the remainder phased over a further two years . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it is recognised that the young person is becoming increasingly influenced by the world in which he/she lives — in the main a pluralist and secular world . |
| 13 | It is recognised that the established electoral system does discriminate against third parties securing seats in proportion to votes , but this is defended because of the virtues that are seen as flowing from the fact that the system helps to ensure that just one party has a secure majority in the Commons and is therefore able to form a government without the need for coalition . |
| 14 | More fundamentally , however , because the suggested analogy at once breaks down when it is recognised that the public interest immunity presently in question is not , or at least not principally , confidentiality-based . |
| 15 | It is recognised that the multi-million dollar high technology companies have dabbled in throughput , life cycle and activity-based costing techniques , some have even tested Japanese target costing . |
| 16 | 13.2.2 However , it is recognised that the Academic Partners will be expected to publish the results of their work on the project and may wish to disclose such work in ways other than by publication . |
| 17 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 18 | Although these cheeses are very popular in Europe ( it is said that the average German eats 5kg/11lb of quark a year , accounting for half their cheese intake ) they may become a passing fad of the era of nouvelle cuisine in the UK . |
| 19 | However , in another report ( EP , 26 January 1987 ) it is said that the average proportion of all contributions to the Federal Fund used for direct investment has not exceeded 2.5 per cent . |
| 20 | These men will not readily wear garment of crotal when going to sea , as it is said that the crotal plant was plucked from the rocks and will therefore return to the rocks . |
| 21 | It is said that the masked lady died there in childbirth . |
| 22 | But it is said that the Kal yuga gives way to the Sat yuga when the manifested power of the Life Force has reached its lowest ebb . |
| 23 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
| 24 | It is said that the final preparations owed their antibacterial activity to the phenol which they contained as a preservative . |
| 25 | It is said that the first of the Macchi flying-boats was developed from a captured example of the Lohner E type . |
| 26 | It is said that the reclining river-god is a Hellenistic invention . |
| 27 | By handling an object , it is said that the sensitive person can not only identify its owner , but describe his character and even his whereabouts . |
| 28 | It is said that the most the justices should do if they think that contact should not take place is to say that there should be no order as to contact , leaving it to the local authority and the parent by agreement to make any other provisions they wish . |
| 29 | There is no publicity out yet for the line , but it is said that the 1993 peak season of four trains each way will operate for only five weeks and that at the beginning and end of season there will be no trains on Fridays . |
| 30 | It is said that the original Shorthorn ( as a British type rather than as a general term for short horned cattle ) was being bred by the Dukes of Northumberland in the sixteenth century and was probably descended from a mixture of red Anglo-Saxon cattle with red and white Dutch ‘ Hollanders ’ and ‘ Zeelands ’ that are typified in the Paul Potter painting , The Young Bull . |