Example sentences of "[be] what it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | … This ‘ me ’ , that is to say , the soul by which I am what I am , is entirely distinct from body … and even if the body were not , the soul would not cease to be what it is . ’ |
| 2 | It could not be what it is without that upon which it depends . |
| 3 | The challenge to take hold of the world and mould it into the Utopia so desired has so far not been seen by humanity to be what it is . |
| 4 | From what has been said above , it will be clear that the Oxford English Dictionary Department would not be what it is , if it were not for the Supplement project lying at the heart of its work . |
| 5 | So , one fact seeming to be what it is not , provided it is a fact of decent substance , is likely to meet your case . |
| 6 | As I have already made clear before , every such particular has certain " essential " properties which it can not shed without ceasing to be what it is ; but although its having such properties is necessary to its identity , it is not quite sufficient to explain its existential uniqueness . |
| 7 | I believe erm the rulers of Kuwait at the time were very erm wise to make such treaty with the British for the protection of their country and the British respected the Kuwait autonomy at the time and this joint erm respect for each other I believe which gave rise to Kuwait to be what it is today . |
| 8 | They 've had additional training in in erm filling in correctly the the the form and will pick up erm for example on the erm the principal accountabilities — every accountability should have three parts , it should be an action verb to help , or to do , or to ensure , or whatever and it should be what it is you 're doing and thirdly it ought to have some sort of erm target in in in doing it . |
| 9 | ‘ Human nature being what it is , my guess is that any maid worth her salt would have put a slightly imperfect dish in front of anyone but her master or mistress for the cook 's sake . ’ |
| 10 | They attempt to point out ways in which the world bears its self-insufficiency in its fundamental constitution , as being what it is , as existing . |
| 11 | The ratings competition being what it is , Blitz put Morrissey in the cover of the magazine when , of course , it should have been graced by the familiar features of Elsie Tanner . |
| 12 | Obviously , the political situation being what it is out there at the moment , things are a bit unstable . ’ |
| 13 | Fashion being what it is , with rarity the overriding factor , the position arises that the collector will have to pay very much more for the ephemeral , roughly produced parts , with their many inaccuracies and jumble of advertisements , than for the vastly more elegant and durable leather . |
| 14 | Replacement adsorption pads cost around £5 for three and because of this expense , human nature being what it is , there is a tendency not to replace them as regularly as recommended . |
| 15 | The food chain being what it is , these same waters are alive with fish , and the skies and islands are dense with birds . |
| 16 | To the perspectival appearance at that point of view being what it is it makes no difference whether or not the point of view is occupied by a viewer . |
| 17 | Depth being what it is , what can he mean ? |
| 18 | By the time it comes out there 'll be a demand for it and it will create its own market just by being where it is , by being what it is , a bold documentary . ’ |
| 19 | WITH THE English weather being what it is , pitch-covers can be considered as almost essential to any club . |
| 20 | The white rock being what it is , the routes which involve much friction padding have inevitably acquired the characteristic shine of much-loved , much-caressed limestone . |
| 21 | Human nature and society being what it is , the paucity of really juicy chatter in print does not mean that gossip has died . |
| 22 | The cursings are more detailed than the blessings : human nature being what it is , fear brings a readier response than love . |
| 23 | If results do not occur , the marketing director , or , worse , the managing director , looks for a scapegoat , human nature being what it is . |
| 24 | I say " in principle " because , life being what it is , there are many occasions when it is impossible to say whether a story is a pure detection affair or one partaking of more of the crime element . |
| 25 | Life being what it is , he thought , one dreams of revenge . |
| 26 | Finally Husband said : ‘ I assume , security being what it is , that you know our ultimate target is Gustav Eismark ? |
| 27 | Life being what it is , unfortunately , our desires inevitably conflict , especially since we are social beings as well as individuals ( Richards invokes Bentham here ) , and thus have to consider the needs of others as well as our own . |
| 28 | Only a fool would do that , Nigeria being what it is . ’ |
| 29 | Six months ago Alan Tate had said : ‘ His heart is by no means strong and his blood pressure being what it is … |
| 30 | English spelling being what it is , dependence on graphological patterns is untrustworthy in relation to phonetic patterns . |