Example sentences of "[be] [that] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 2 | My main impressions are that it is easy to use and displays information clearly . |
| 3 | No one has yet formulated an entirely comprehensive definition of sexual harassment , but the key components of such conduct are that it is sexual in nature and unwanted . |
| 4 | ‘ Industrial drug research is facing a crisis ’ was the headline of a British Medical Journal editorial recently ; and all the indications in Cured to Death are that it is going to get worse . |
| 5 | The trolleybus 's major advantages are that it is quiet and pollution-free . |
| 6 | The drawbacks of the LB procedure are that it is slow , not easily applied to large areas and does n't always produce a film with the desired structure . |
| 7 | Disadvantages are that it is very expensive . |
| 8 | If the colours are lighter near the surface , the chances are that it is either old or has genuinely been bleached by the sun . |
| 9 | The advantages of the PP3 are that it is small , compact and light . |
| 10 | Other criteria for a suitable tax are that it is easy to collect , the yield is predictable , it is cheap to collect , and that it is fair . |
| 11 | The disadvantage are that it is necessary to set a maximum value for the number of different tags are allowed in any one position . |
| 12 | The great advantages of copper pipe over the old-fashioned lead piping are that it is light in weight , relatively cheap and easy to work with . |
| 13 | The advantages of using this measure are that it is independent of the subfield , and of the year of citation . |
| 14 | The advantages in determining serum 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one concentration are that it is an even simpler method , that only a serum sample is needed , that no radioactivity needs to be used , and that it is less time consuming . |
| 15 | The required user attributes of the software management system are that it is efficient in operation and supportive of the needs of software producers . |
| 16 | If successful , its advantages are that it is cheaper , avoids the stigma of admission and the danger of being influenced by the behaviours of other patients , and causes less disruption to the patient 's life . |
| 17 | The drawbacks are that it is significantly slower than the mainframe version , and the user is limited to the amount of data which can be fitted on to a PC ( a typical county takes up about 20 MB ) . |
| 18 | One of the major criticisms of the battery cage has been that it is so small that the hens have no room to move or to perform their natural behaviour patterns . |
| 19 | Throughout , our view has been that it is teachers who are closest to children , and together with parents they are responsible for deciding how to use the tools at hand . |
| 20 | But my argument has been that it is not difficult to defend something roughly resembling the status quo rather than being bludgeoned into a guilty conscience by accepting that one is a covert elitist or racist . |
| 21 | Working within this international world it is , of course , a great help if one speaks several languages , but my own experience has been that it is not the ability to speak another language , rare enough this essential tool of international business is amongst British people , but the experience of having lived and worked with people in another country which is the decisive factor . |
| 22 | It may well be that it is the first of these , his work in children 's theatre , for which he will be most remembered , for he revolutionised the whole conception of what forms theatre for children might take . |
| 23 | However , it has also been suggested that since there is a dominance hierarchy among the females and only the subordinates do badly , it may be that it is only younger females that fare worse in big harems than they would if they were monogamous . |
| 24 | That could have been done anyway if the disposition were in a will , but it may well be that it is in a codicil or other document to which the nuncupatio did not apply . |
| 25 | Although nature is infinitely diverse and the techniques and approaches used for its study are widely varied , a most obvious feature of science seems to be that it is concerned with the dismantling of superfluous structure , and the description of nature 's many facets in the simplest possible terms . |
| 26 | The moral to this little story must therefore be that it is always worth checking that the components you receive from a supplier are the ones that you actually ordered ! |
| 27 | One reason might be that it is a case of ‘ out of sight , out of mind ’ , because despite the fact that the chestnut-shaped prostate gland plays a vital secretory role in ejaculation , it is a very hidden organ , surrounding the upper part of the urethra and tucked away under the bladder and behind the rectum . |
| 28 | One conclusion might be that it is possible to define different grades of appropriateness , in which case it could be argued that the word-of-mouth teaching of the lobon-gur solution was a more appropriate form of oral therapy technology than the distribution of an insufficient number of Oral Rehydration Salt packets via restricted outlets . |
| 29 | The main criterion for an effective service must be that it is staffed by experienced professionals who are appropriately qualified . |
| 30 | One reason must be that it is the only staging halt within thirty miles ; another , more certainly , is the excellence of the seaward views and , in particular , the glorious sweep of the silver sands of Sango Bay and Balnakeil Bay , both exquisitely charming in kind weather . |