Example sentences of "[adj] be that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The explanation for this being that weather caused by frequent vigorous systems coming off a relatively warm Atlantic is not conducive to lengthy spells of severe frost . |
| 2 | What Jencks 's argument makes clear is that inheritance theories are only of practical value when the inherited characteristic is specified , together with the way in which it actually operates to produce criminal behaviour . |
| 3 | What does seem clear is that Nu was one of the hardliners : he was suspicious of the British Government 's intentions , particularly with regard to keeping the Frontier Areas apart on ‘ Divide and Rule ’ lines . |
| 4 | In all these projects , what has become clear is that software configuration control is essential . |
| 5 | However , what is clear is that agriculture in many parts of the developing world is extremely vulnerable to even a slight worsening of conditions ( Parry , 1990 ) . |
| 6 | What is now becoming clear is that clozapine produces a build up of dopamine in different receptors from other neuroleptics , and this gives a strong indication that another neurochemical abnormality underlies at least some symptoms of the disorder . |
| 7 | Whether annexation was a long-term aim in Japan is debatable ; what is clear is that Japanese believed that their nation 's security necessitated a hold on power in Korea of a kind which could only be achieved by colonial status . |
| 8 | There is no room here for a highly technical debate about language , but what is clear is that Christianity can not possibly associate any view of God with what we would normally conceive a person to be . |
| 9 | What is clear is that business managers are pulled in many directions and that they must and do make choices among alternative objectives ’ . |
| 10 | It can therefore be assumed that Miller 's message from this is that betrayal is wrong — it is the act of betrayal which finally destroys Eddie 's happiness forever . |
| 11 | This is that kind of book . |
| 12 | A possible conclusion to be drawn from this is that management can provide alternative more attractive forms of work organisation but these may be at higher cost . |
| 13 | One justification for this is that gravity is so weak that quantum gravitational effects would be large only at particle energies way beyond those in any particle accelerator . |
| 14 | The most obvious reason for this is that neuro-science has not yet reached the point where it is possible to describe language as a direct manifestation of underlying physiological of neurological states . |
| 15 | A main reason for this is that preparation for housewifery is intermingled with socialization for the feminine gender role in the wider sense . |
| 16 | A straightforward explanation for this is that inflation affects all voters whereas unemployment tends to be heavily concentrated on ( as far as the UK is concerned ) areas not noted for extensive Conservative support . |
| 17 | This is that empiricism leads to verificationism , and verificationism embodies the foundationalist asymmetries . |
| 18 | One implication of this is that evaluation procedures are usually better developed in-house than bought in from other institutions . |
| 19 | A sufficient reason for this is that M may be an adjective or a verb , neither of which would normally be considered as having a referent . |
| 20 | The response to this is that intentionality and consciousness are emergent properties of physical systems . |
| 21 | The advantage of this is that space is used economically . |
| 22 | One reason for this is that reading development is normally closely related to children 's knowledge of spoken language . |
| 23 | The major reason for this is that exchange markets appear to be fairly volatile , and therefore governments have required large reserves of foreign currencies to moderate unwanted fluctuations in the exchange value of their currencies . |
| 24 | Computers in general have undoubtedly allowed us more dive time , but a consequence of this is that ascent speeds are now critical . |
| 25 | What 's even more special about this is that Lindsey 's back with us too . ’ |
| 26 | Nor do I believe that the conclusion to be drawn from all this is that life is a miserable business . |
| 27 | The moral of this is that rationality , at least as narrowly defined , does not ‘ add-up ’ . |
| 28 | Part of the explanation for this is that government spending tends to be planned over a number of years ( e.g. hospitals , schools , and other capital expenditures take several years to complete , and governments are reluctant to dismiss teachers , policemen , and other employees for short-term economic reasons ) ; consequently such expenditure tends to be fairly inflexible , especially downwards , in the short run . |
| 29 | This is that section 4(2) serves as a useful reminder of the consequences which may follow when an obscure common law power ( which seems to have been rarely used ) is restated in statutory form . |
| 30 | What can be deduced from this is that religion as he understands it involves belief in an ordered moral government of the whole universe and in the fact that religious and ethical ideals should inform all our actions . |