Example sentences of "[adj] is [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer to all of this is surely that it is not the legal qualities of limited liability or separate personality in themselves that justify intervention , but the concentration of power in private hands that has come about partly as a result of their existence . |
| 2 | The point of all this is not that the entire women 's liberation movement should support the Wages for Housework demand ( as at present formulated ) — a pretty remote possibility — but that it should recognise — as WfH does — the importance of feminism 's attitude to housewives . |
| 3 | The proper reply to this is not that the truth of a view , strictly speaking , is independent of the motivations of those who hold it , although that is so . |
| 4 | It seems that the children have been too easily persuaded to sell their land and houses , for what matters in a drama like this is not that the children should act out what actually happened in real life , but that it should open up and help them understand the dilemmas of industrialisation . |
| 5 | The reason for this is probably that the fields are situated on top of upthrown fault blocks . |
| 6 | One reason for this is probably that subjects who were not told the overall theme of the passage until the end were able to draw on their knowledge of similar stories which they had heard before . |
| 7 | The justification for this is probably that it provides the chargee with an additional incentive to ensure that his charge is registered . |
| 8 | ‘ The reason for this is just that in these matters custom makes us reason and judge so quickly , or rather we recall the judgments previously made about similar things ; and thus we fail to distinguish the difference between these operations and a simple sense perception ’ . |
| 9 | This is why that the leaning process never ends , it 's , it 's always on , the new developments come in and people have to be taught , and firemen have to keep up to date with that . |
| 10 | This is simply that the accounts would record , as an expense , an item which is only supported by the issue of an order . |
| 11 | Of course , the assumption behind this is precisely that enunciated by Barnes , that woman are dominated by their reproductive organs . |
| 12 | This is so that the energy can be made to travel a much greater distance . |
| 13 | One of the reasons for following a routine like this is so that you are less likely to make a mistake . |
| 14 | This is so that they are easy to find on the large boxes . |
| 15 | I suspect this is so that we ca n't talk back or properly assess their charges or claims . |
| 16 | This is so that when the end of the pattern is reached and the design is read again from the bottom , the uneven top block added to the uneven bottom block make an even number of rows . |
| 17 | The reason why the Nazis persecuted the Jews was so that people would forget their own problems ; perhaps the reason you do this is so that you can blame someone else for your failings ? |
| 18 | The reason for this is so that the recipient can see at a glance what the letter is about . |
| 19 | Now if you notice Carol 's movements , they are always in a an upward direction and the reason for this is so that you do n't drag the skin , so when you 're whatever you 're doing with your face , whe , when you 're cleansing , toning , and moisturize , always try and keep the movements going up because you do n't want to stretch the face , you do n't want to make any any loose skin any looser than it is |
| 20 | This is so that members of the public will know who they are talking to . |
| 21 | This is so that the flatter base becomes the top , ensuring a smoother surface to the cake . |
| 22 | This is so that the crowd can give him a fair judgement . |
| 23 | The reason for this is essentially that if expectations are rational , the government has an incentive to ‘ cheat ’ on its monetary rule which it does not have under other forms of expectations formation . |
| 24 | But what makes Courtney especially dangerous is not that he abused his position as a doctor . |
| 25 | So much is right that one can afford to overlook the inconsistent quality of sound , intrusive coughs , noisy stage movement , and one or two other unnerving moments attendant on live relays , including some untidy ensemble among members of the chorus . |
| 26 | What makes war likely is not that America and Iraq are not talking . |
| 27 | The answer to these is not that your boss will be mad if you do not deliver . |
| 28 | The striking thing about cases such as these is not that they failed — that is only to be expected — but rather that they contain suggestions that a proper claim might meet with success , although difficulty might attend mounting it . |
| 29 | The most informative is undoubtedly that caused by Gundovald 's claim to the throne , since Gregory of Tours not only allocates a considerable amount of space to the rebellion itself , but also provides evidence in the ensuing books of the Histories which illuminates the nature of the " pretender's ' following . |
| 30 | What is important is not that members of the capitalist class participate directly in the state apparatus , but that the relation between bourgeoisie and state is ‘ objective ’ . |