Example sentences of "[noun sg] is that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The key to yesterday 's deal is that a problem of this magnitude is now unlikely to happen again . |
| 2 | The key recommendation is that a workforce should be recruited and trained to bring five million energy-inefficient homes to current building standards at a cost of £2–3,000 each or a total of £40–45 billion . |
| 3 | Not only that , the word from the Other Side is that a new man will soon be looming in Diana 's life . |
| 4 | Then , the basic result is that a new solution of the source-free equations , depending on an arbitrary real parameter x , is given by ( 12.23 ) where ( 12.24 ) It can be seen that f and g are respectively the norm and twist potential of the Killing field . |
| 5 | The inevitable result is that a family 's capital base will be both eroded and diffused to the point where maintaining a large house becomes impossible . |
| 6 | The inevitable result is that a plant young in years becomes old and senile in form and shape . |
| 7 | The new Directory holds everything from users and their privileges to file servers and printers as objects within a distributed database — the result is that a user logging onto one server gets immediate access to resources , irrespective of location on the internet . |
| 8 | The result is that a large proportion of the elderly are solely dependent on the basic state pension , with supplementary benefit . |
| 9 | The result is that a degree of leeway is normally granted to dischargers , and a certain amount of pollution allowed to occur with impunity . |
| 10 | The result is that a student may have answered half the paper in a manner worthy of a Law Lord , and yet obtain a third class because he has not answered the other half . |
| 11 | The result is that a distribution of relaxation times is to be expected for a given process and this results in a broadening of the dielectric loss peak . |
| 12 | The end result is that a complex of peptide and MHC molecule ( and the MHC molecule must be the same allelic form as that on the T cell ) is recognised by the T-cell receptor ( TCR ) , with consequent activation of the T cell and expression of its effector functions . |
| 13 | Some would say that the result is that a Classification Society does act as an expert in resolving technical disputes . |
| 14 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
| 15 | The result is that a complete flowchart of both wings of the Chemical Products business — which manufactures up to 800 different specific chemicals — strongly resembles a bowl of spaghetti . |
| 16 | Advice from the BMAA is that a high positive incidence on the right tip , in relation to the left , is likely to precipitate a right wing-drop at the stall from which recovery would be difficult at low level . |
| 17 | But the irony is that a human being , with all his potential capacity for understanding , is actually so cut off from his fellow humans that a plant sometimes has better perceptions at the subtle level than he has ! |
| 18 | They 're reduced to five thousand with short commons and sickness , and the extra irony is that a cargo ship diverted from Chios got in just before the port closed . |
| 19 | The stonking irony is that a disappointing Fall gig remains worthy of two of most other bands . |
| 20 | The stonking irony is that a disappointing Fall gig remains worthy of two of most other bands . |
| 21 | We do n't name him but whoever is in a particular spot should be responsible for a certain area , which in in fundamentally it is done that in quite a number of instances but I mean one thing that springs to mind is that a lady shall clear the ladies toilets . |
| 22 | The prospect for the future is that a modernising Soviet economy might even prefer to buy better quality equipment from elsewhere . |
| 23 | Indeed one of the major conclusions to be drawn from the historical and sociological discussion in this chapter is that a proper analysis of the operation of ‘ race ’ as an element in British society and education requires an understanding of its interrelationship with the structured and cultural divisions which derive from class and gender relations , in the context of an understanding of Britain 's past imperial domination and its continuing legacies . |
| 24 | The general practice is that a discount of up to one third should be allowed from a sentence but may be limited when the protection of the public is required , when there is a ‘ tactical ’ plea , or when an offender is caught red handed . |
| 25 | If the normal trade practice is that a sample be subjected only to visual examination , there is no breach of s15(2) ( a ) if the bulk does not correspond with the same in some manner not discoverable by such visual examination ( Hookway & Co v Alfred Issacs and Sons [ 1954 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 491 ) . |
| 26 | The general rule is that a battery is committed where a person touches or strikes another , grabs hold of their sleeve or lapels and so on , without implied or express permission . |
| 27 | The general rule is that a claim for damages for breach of contract can be brought at any time up to six years after the breach occurred . |
| 28 | Morton 's rule is that a double bond is advantageous and that a double barrier must never be permitted . |
| 29 | Morton 's rule is that a double bond is advantageous and that a double barrier must never be permitted . |
| 30 | The problem in today 's computer industry is that a company needs to be not just adequately well run but superbly well run to turn in acceptable numbers : Hewlett-Packard Co , now doing over $16,000m of business has 20,000 fewer employees than Digital Equipment Corp , which is still stuck at around $14,500m . |