Example sentences of "[is] unfortunate that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unfortunate that the influential Dudek could only illustrate Leonard 's work by quoting from the admittedly despondent poem ‘ Rededication ’ , without a reference to the many other elements of positive delight that the book — and Leonard 's work elsewhere at that time — demonstrates . |
| 2 | It is unfortunate that the space enclosed by the 1862 building , together with its 1922 extension , was too small or too lacking in services provision to offer a convenient corner for installation of the new bathroom and WC . |
| 3 | It is unfortunate that shorthand here makes Lewis imply that the life of submission to Grace is a course of self-improvement . |
| 4 | It is unfortunate that Mrs Gardner 's thoroughness did not extend to laying down the law about insurance . |
| 5 | The application performance of pigments is extensively governed by their physical properties , and it is unfortunate that this relation is not highlighted . |
| 6 | It is unfortunate that these descriptions , published well after the completion of the lift , do not reflect the real experience of the machinery actually working . |
| 7 | It is unfortunate that recent re-building has destroyed the loft . |
| 8 | It is unfortunate that this street Křižovnická is so busy as it is difficult to see . |
| 9 | It is unfortunate that certain consumer terms reinforce the image of need and dependency . |
| 10 | But it is unfortunate that even if all those issues could be worked out , it is the rare bureau that has the space available in the waiting room for a receptionist anyway . |
| 11 | While it is essential , not only for the support through food supply for indigenous populations but also to provide a sound base on which economic progress can be made , it is unfortunate that in so many cases injudicious land-use practices have negated the very factor , increased productivity , that they sought to improve . |
| 12 | It is unfortunate that a clinical teacher may not always be involved in decisions taken by the school . |
| 13 | It is unfortunate that your article , wittingly or unwittingly , did not present the ICES report in its true context . |
| 14 | It is unfortunate that the team headed by Olive Tunstall feel the need to launch into a personal attack on Heim , however , saying that ‘ we consider that Heim acted in such a way as to reduce the credibility of the profession ’ . |
| 15 | It is unfortunate that the authors avoid mathematical formulae which are essential for a proper understanding of the experiments . |
| 16 | In The Natural History of Nematodes it is unfortunate that George Poinar Jr does not throw off the armour of nomenclature which prevents the general student from getting to grips with these creatures . |
| 17 | It is unfortunate that when a problem of this sort gets so much publicity it can become the bandwagon on which those who desperately want attention jump . |
| 18 | A It is unfortunate that you have used only ‘ common ’ names , as some of them could apply to a number of species . |
| 19 | It is unfortunate that Dustin did not similarly mime the songs he sings while strumming a guitar ( an instrument he studied for the part ) , because his singing voice is strained and uncomfortably high . |
| 20 | It is unfortunate that the referees are upset . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The IASC has spent almost 20 years in developing basic standards and it is unfortunate that they have not been used in practice . |
| 22 | It is unfortunate that the activities which took place in the buildings can rarely be determined . |
| 23 | It is unfortunate that we have in the Australia v New Zealand Second Test seen a player have his nose broken through illegal play , and the player 's union concerned choosing not to use this new law change . |
| 24 | It is unfortunate that both paths arrive at the head of the 350-foot falls where only the top plunge can be seen ; the steep slope alongside may be descended , with care , to bring more of this splendid waterfall within camera range . |
| 25 | It is unfortunate that Frey gets caught up in talk of ‘ sensory data ’ for it tends to deflect attention towards the workings of ‘ inner ’ sense and away from the whole context of the appetitive or like behaviour of the animal or human being . |
| 26 | To say the least , it is unfortunate that a multiply influenced process with many stages in it should be thought of by sociobiological proponents and their critics alike ( e.g. Solomon , 1978 ) as having an invariant outcome and a single explanation . |
| 27 | It is unfortunate that this is when most societies expect young people to choose a career . |
| 28 | Although Wheeler was never particularly interested in Roman pottery , he demonstrated the way it could be used to date construc-tional sequences on the Welsh forts , and it is unfortunate that this was not developed in his work at Verulamium , where what must have been a very small proportion of the pottery was published in the Report of 1936 ( Wheeler and Wheeler , 1936 ) . |
| 29 | This explains the wide brackets ( e.g. 70–110 or 80 — 130 ) suggested by John with wise caution , but it is unfortunate that adequate groups were not available from sites with brief periods of occupation . |
| 30 | Although the decision represents a much needed victory for the regulatory authorities , it is unfortunate that the appellate courts had to intervene in the first place . |