Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [is] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the Fox prediction tonight is that Oxford United will draw and probably beat them at the Manor . |
| 2 | A more exciting spin-off still is that by feeding the digitised information into a computer-guided lathe it is possible to carve reproductions of sculptures in a variety of materials , such as wood , plaster , glass or stone . |
| 3 | The fear now is that banks will start to compete by driving commission rates lower and lower until they are prepared to arrange issues at break-even or worse . |
| 4 | Law-enforcement officials say the fear now is that the terrorists that blew up Pan Am 103 somehow learned about what the DEA was doing , infiltrated the undercover operation and substituted the bomb for the heroin in one of the DEA shipments . |
| 5 | The o one thing that w we have to have in mind though is that the this particular criminal that we are does n't want to get caught . |
| 6 | One reason for the widespread torture today is that many victims are killed , while others are afraid to speak out . |
| 7 | The indication here is that the caged finch has been placed close to the owl in order to provoke it into prolonged alarm calling that will attract others of its kind . |
| 8 | The key here is that Major may be about to achieve in government what Thatcher never did — indeed , she never tried to achieve it . |
| 9 | His fault here is that he has not organised enough feedback . |
| 10 | I mean the one fear surely is that this is n't something which is happening on a , I was going to say a small local area , that 's perhaps exaggerating but it is in a at the moment in a confined locality , we know where it is , it 's not actually here and |
| 11 | The result today is that few important functions ( measured in terms of expenditure ) are handled by local government in Northern Ireland : most , like housing , are instead the responsibility of non-elected quangos or , like education , of area boards . |
| 12 | The intention here is that they should operate down to individual budget holders . |
| 13 | The intention here is that victims do not have to pursue claims against manufacturers in foreign countries which may have less favourable laws . |
| 14 | The general rule here is that dukes are a better topic than baronets , especially dukes who have been through several expensive duchesses ( you can never have enough ex- duchesses ) . |
| 15 | The criterion here is that if the publication is published and on sale it should be considered for purchase . |
| 16 | The reasoning here is that such goods are only capable of being identified through defining their characteristics . |
| 17 | The difference between the ego and id however is that if that is gon na happen in the real world , there has to be a cake there for you to eat . |
| 18 | What is serious about so much school work generally is that so frequently it seems to fail to have any deep effect on life outside the classroom . |
| 19 | ‘ The benefit now is that a child can institute proceedings without having to wait for somebody else to do it , ' said Mr Kidd . |
| 20 | ‘ The main difference between cricket and rugby now is that they 're both more competitive , which means they 're taken too seriously . |
| 21 | ‘ The mood now is that there is a chance for change . ’ |
| 22 | So the invariable requirement now is that a market member trading on the market floor or its equivalent ( eg an automated trading system ) is required by market rules either to be a clearing member or to have a clearing agreement with a clearing member . |
| 23 | The issue here is that the debtor has no control over the use to which the credit is put . |
| 24 | The public policy issue here is that farmers should not be strictly liable for defects beyond their control , such as the long-term effects of fertilisers . |
| 25 | Its relevance here is that it defines general insurance business ( and divides it into seventeen classes ) and long-term insurance business ( divided into seven classes ) . |
| 26 | One of the strengths of Cable 's work here is that he makes such possible lines of argument and controversy vivid . |
| 27 | The problem for the Committee here is that any adequate specification of the " richness " or " intrinsic value " of English upon which their claim for its " greatness " as a subject rests , would require that these terms be subjected to a rigorous critical , historical , and sociological analysis . |
| 28 | Note that the philosophy here is that all the hardware is ultimately an extension of and a support for human functions . |
| 29 | ‘ The likelihood here is that , as fast as the working class catches up at O level , qualifications required in the labour market will move upwards with A levels becoming the key qualifications for a successful career in the salariat ’ ( Anthony Heath , ‘ Class in the classroom , ’ New Society , 17 July 1987 , p. 15 ) . |
| 30 | The proposal here is that the right to gain an attachment of earnings should now be limited to maintainance payments only . |