Example sentences of "it is [adj] [to-vb] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is frustrating to know that they can still , if they wish , punch the button marked ‘ Excess ’ . |
| 2 | It is good to see that he was remembered so kindly by at least one of his colleagues . |
| 3 | After that claim it is good to know that it has a — precision quartz movement ’ that rotates the hour , minute and second discs . |
| 4 | It is good to know that he was able to share his tears with the hospital chaplain . |
| 5 | It is good to know that he was thought so highly of and that we have so many friends . |
| 6 | It is good to know that there is now a growing number of organisations working on behalf of carers to bring their problems to the attention of the public and the government . |
| 7 | One 42-year-old market trader who did not want to be named , said : ‘ It is good to know that there is someone who is doing something about the problem . ’ |
| 8 | Tides are destroyers and creators of coastlines — nibbling here , building there ; it is odd to think that our coasts are shaped largely by the gravitational energy of the moon . |
| 9 | If the frail or housebound are to eat properly , it is essential to see that they have help with their shopping , for carrying or pushing heavy baskets soon becomes an impossibility and very few shops now deliver goods . |
| 10 | In attempting to understand the organisation it is essential to realise that there is a trade-off between being simplistic and being practical . |
| 11 | It is essential to acknowledge that there are differences between the concepts of delegated authority and delegated responsibility : both include the notion of power , but to differing degrees . |
| 12 | It is essential to note that there are no words constitutive of a trust , as the text explicitly states : instead they must be construed . |
| 13 | With respect to the second of these issues , Peirce holds that it is rational to suppose that there is , in any particular case , an affinity between our sense of plausibility and the nature of reality . |
| 14 | It is keen to stress that it is ‘ one of the few remaining brokerage houses that are genuinely independent ’ . |
| 15 | It is right to say that I have heard from Mrs Paul 's classroom assistant during the last academic year , she appears virtually to have acted as an enabler , but she was by no means dedicated to Paul as a one to one enabler and of course the extent of the attention of which she had to give to Paul detracted from her ability to give attention to other pupils . |
| 16 | However , if the landowner threatens you with a firearm , it is comforting to know that he or she would be committing a criminal offence . |
| 17 | To do so , it is necessary to demonstrate that there has been no subsequent inconsistent amendment to the Bill and that the statement has not been subsequently withdrawn or varied . |
| 18 | First it is necessary to establish that one exists ; if there is no intersection the lever does not pass through the cover and is therefore an incorrect arrangement . |
| 19 | However , it is necessary to note that there is a limit to the number of variables that can be held constant in this way . |
| 20 | Although LCC is used by other libraries , in order to understand the format of the scheme it is necessary to recognize that it was intended to fit the LC collections and services as closely as possible , without reference to outside needs and influences . |
| 21 | When installing the tray it is necessary to ensure that it is pushed home firmly and squarely to enable the internal pins to line up . |
| 22 | The ultra-violet process method will reproduce any flaws in the artwork , so it is necessary to ensure that there are no breaks in the conductor lines etc . |
| 23 | We shall return to the second part of the old horseman 's description : here it is necessary to emphasize that he used it in an exceptional way . |
| 24 | It is necessary to prove that there was a breach of the statutory duty . |
| 25 | As Ian Oswald once remarked , we know very little about the function of everyday , waking consciousness , so perhaps it is over-optimistic to believe that we should achieve a complete understanding of sleeping consciousness merely because we have reliable physiological indices of when dreams are likely to occur . |
| 26 | The double windows , divided by twin columns , are the most pleasing thing in the room , with simply sculpted capitals , of a demon , the head of Christ , animals , birds , stars and flowers ; these , like the door between them , once gave on to the cloister , and it is nice to know that they will do so again , once that vital adjunct has been rebuilt . |
| 27 | ‘ It is nice to know that there is someone to help fight your cause when you need it , ’ added Mr Kelly . |
| 28 | Of course , you can always do more but it is encouraging to know that you can reap the benefits of exercise in just ninety minutes a week . |
| 29 | It is simplistic to say that one should recognise Slovenia or Croatia . |
| 30 | It is sobering to report that there is nothing in it . |