Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] is [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of any claims for psychic phenomena or powers is that there are alternative realities to the physical . |
| 2 | All that matters is that we know and they do n't know that we do . ’ |
| 3 | Whilst it is no doubt true that the heaviness of early Soviet ICBMs and the ‘ dirtiness ’ of their warheads stemmed from crude propulsion and guidance systems , all that matters is that they accomplished what they were designed to . |
| 4 | All that matters is that they 're both true , which I hope you 'll agree they obviously are . |
| 5 | The natural way to do this is as an N-dimensional rectangular array ; but all that matters is that there is some metric D on the set of nodes , so that we can talk about the distance |
| 6 | There is a sense in which all grieving is for ourselves , so whether or not we loved the lost one can be irrelevant : all that matters is that they played an important part in our lives . |
| 7 | In our electronic technology the discrete , digital locations have only two states , conventionally represented as 0 and 1 although you can think of them as high and low , on and off , up and down : all that matters is that they should be distinct from one another , and that the pattern of their states can be ‘ read out ’ so that it can have some influence on something . |
| 8 | A paraphrase usually substantially changes the language of the original , because all that matters is that the idea is conveyed . |
| 9 | But for some villagers who the remember the Lambourn as it used to be , all that matters is that it flows once again . |
| 10 | The reason why reliance is more deserving of protection than expectations is that the former involves merely a resto-ration to the position once held , whereas the latter entails a transfer of wealth or the enrichment of one party at the expense of the other . |
| 11 | One possible theory about why some people are much more affected than others is that they may have had traumatic experiences of falling as a baby or a young child , and that this has further re-inforced their instinctive behaviour . |
| 12 | The great contrast , according to this moral philosophy , between beliefs and attitudes is that beliefs can be true or false , while attitudes can not be . |
| 13 | But the interpretation from dealers and experts is that motorists are hanging on to their ageing cars instead of buying new ones . |
| 14 | When you know what we should be saying to John Major and employers is that it is n't any surprise that er disablement er has increased over the last thirteen , fourteen years . |
| 15 | What distinguishes the last two from gains and losses is that they are transactions involving owners in their capacity as owners . |
| 16 | At the root of many of the dilemmas and contradictions is that while mothers gain a great deal materially from these benefits , they run the risk , at an ideological level , of merely con-firming the link between being a woman and necessarily , therefore , becoming a mother . |
| 17 | Arguably , the major advantage of procedures and functions is that they can be referred to by name . |
| 18 | The principal difference between ECP and euronotes is that euronotes are issued with the backing of a syndicate of underwriters whereas ECP is issued on a non-underwritten tap basis . |
| 19 | Pseudo-Ulpian suggests that the distinction between civil-law dispositions and trusts is that the former are in direct and the latter in precatory words . |
| 20 | A common complaint from clients and workers is that courts give young women sentences designed to control and confine their behaviour rather than punishments which fit their crimes . |
| 21 | However , the problem with contact lenses and glasses is that your eyes can change over time , so it is imperative that problems are sorted out as soon as possible , as it will be difficult to establish whether the fault lies in your eyes or in the lenses . |
| 22 | The first relevant principle to be derived from the ticket cases in the case of contracts placed on standard terms and conditions is that , if the party whom it is sought to bind knows that there is a set of standard terms which the other party intends should apply to the contract , and he enters into the contract on this basis , he will be bound by them . |
| 23 | Microcomputers are now common in homes as well as in schools and one uncomfortable fact facing school librarians and teachers is that pupils have a much greater technical knowledge of microcomputers than they have . |
| 24 | And the reason he remains friends with his ex-wives and lovers is that he 's a man 's man , essentially , he 's not the sort of man who would not have women friends around him unless they had , in some way , been involved with him . |
| 25 | The trouble with all these concessions and compromises is that they raise as many problems as they solve . |
| 26 | The difference between modes of address and pronouns is that the use of pronouns is unavoidable , particularly since pronominal reference is coded in the inflection of verbs in many languages , whereas one can often avoid addressing a person directly . |
| 27 | The only relaxation presently available from the absolute prohibition against foreign lawyers ( other than those who duly obtain the professional qualifications necessary to become members of the legal profession in England and Wales ) undertaking the work of solicitors and barristers is that afforded under the European Communities ( Services of Lawyers ) Order 1978 which , as amended , has effect for the stated purpose of enabling an EC qualified lawyer to pursue his professional activities in any part of the UK by providing , subject to conditions , the services otherwise reserved to the local professions ( advocates , barristers and solicitors ) . |
| 28 | One of the main disadvantages of needles and syringes is that needles invade through skin with the possibility of cross contamination and we think with our device we can completely eliminate that . |
| 29 | ( The problem with the concept of external costs and benefits is that while they undoubtedly exist , almost anything can , with a bit of imagination , be classified as a cost or benefit . ) |
| 30 | What we learn from Wilde , Gide , Barthes , and others is that a conventionally understood politics which ignores sexual desire will quite possibly be as disastrous as one which makes that desire the prime mover — even , or especially , in the age of so-called post-liberation . |