Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most wonderful things about religion is that it 's always there waiting for us . |
| 2 | The real importance of the Christian religion is that it claims to be true irrespective of how I regard it . |
| 3 | The attractiveness of the cultural explanation of religion is that it appears to account for the diversity in religious practices and beliefs without the necessity to get involved in controversy . |
| 4 | Although this is not so good as the quick sponge or madeira cake for cutting and shaping , it is ideal for the simpler shaped fantasy cakes and its advantage over the quick sponge is that it is lighter . |
| 5 | Now the reason I used the word association is that it 's different from correlation which is what we 're gon na talk about shortly . |
| 6 | The relevance of Christian thinking is that it puts certain limits on the market place , not on the basis that they are politically necessary to secure greater freedom in the market economy , but that they are right and desirable in themselves . |
| 7 | ‘ Not really because it seems to do any good but just because the thinking is that it 's better for him than other commercial products , ’ says Kathleen . |
| 8 | One explanation of the progressive advance of the temperature rhythm is that it is being driven by a body clock that is running too fast . |
| 9 | The reason Scottish Equitable is proposing this deal is because it is short of the necessary capital needed to carry on growing its business . |
| 10 | One problem with this experiment is that it presented subjects with a very artificial task and , not surprisingly , various criticisms have been made by authors such as Hupet and Le Boudec ( 1977 ) and Schultz and Kamil ( 1979 ) . |
| 11 | The reason vitamin D was regarded as a vitamin is because it is found in our food , and this is important for those who do not receive adequate exposure to sunlight — for example , the house-bound elderly . |
| 12 | But they 're different , the thing about the fully-fashioned is that it is shaped . |
| 13 | The reason the coding metaphor has such currency in contemporary talk about perception is that it seems to suggest a way in which very simple and apparently homogenous elements such as nerve impulses can generate the richness and variety of consciousness . |
| 14 | If the campaign has been logical to the strategists , the public perception is that it has been awful . |
| 15 | The premier 's talk of working with councils rings rather hollow in Mr Cawley 's ears : ‘ My idea of a partnership is that it 's a two-way thing , with give and take . |
| 16 | The disadvantage of using a partnership is that it is an unincorporated business , although tax-neutral mechanisms exist to enable it to be incorporated at a later date ( see s162 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ( " TCGA 1992 " ) and s343 TA 1988 ) . |
| 17 | The problem with this reasoning is that it comes very close to construing a clause to the extent that the plaintiffs seek to enforce it rather than as it stands . |
| 18 | The most evident fact to note about the Ring is that it is in conception strikingly anachronistic , totally modern . |
| 19 | The importance of the ley crop , particularly clover , in an arable system in this contest is that it not only provides diversity , but also a better opportunity for wildlife , particularly plants and insects , to complete its annual cycle than do crops which are cleared every year . |
| 20 | It is often said that one of the problems with antiracism is that it knows what it is against , but not what it is for . |
| 21 | The first question I want to ask of contemporary antiracism is whether it does not collude in accepting that the problems of ‘ race ’ and racism are somehow peripheral to the substance of political life . |
| 22 | An advantage of wind is that it at least partially kills sound . |
| 23 | One other aspect of hovering in a wind is that it will tend to mask any offset in the tail rotor trim . |
| 24 | The most likely explanation of the episode is that it was a pre-emptive strike , designed to smooth Gloucester 's way to the throne . |
| 25 | The most likely explanation of the episode is that it was a pre-emptive strike , designed to smooth Gloucester 's way to the throne . |
| 26 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 27 | The good side is that it is easy to use , you can transfer money between accounts , you can record debit card transactions and many more . |
| 28 | Its positive side is that it implies man 's ability to recognise his aptitude for self-pollution , and thus trigger the dynamic power which first clears the mess through the sacrament of penance ( repentance , confession , satisfaction ) and then works through self-discipline to keep the channels running clear in thought , word and deed . |
| 29 | You see , the point about a magnum is that it is metal psychology : it scares the shit out of the guy it is aimed at , it makes the guy who holds it feel really proud . ’ |
| 30 | Because the ministry has been brought into being by God , the result is that it bears fruit , whether it is among the gentiles in Pisidian Antioch or the whole group of hearers in Lystra . |