Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the political assessment was that there would be another round of talks in the summer . |
| 2 | One of the greatest things about the beauty of a Journey through Spain 's rich heritage is that it can start from almost anywhere . |
| 3 | The result of both explicit and covert discrimination was that boys were far more likely to succeed at public examinations and to enter higher and further education ( Wilkin , 1982 ) . |
| 4 | A strange finding was that the rate was the same for all the ‘ mixed ’ molecules , regardless of what ‘ unusual ’ oxygen isotope they were composed of . |
| 5 | A drawback of this fire-setting technique is that it was liable to impair the value of the product by cracking it . |
| 6 | Another strong link is that the areas of inefficiency and non-collection are the very areas where the Conservatives have been scoring the most remarkable by-election victories in terms of council seats . |
| 7 | Ormerod 's working hypothesis is that the parasites migrate there to avoid the host 's immune response , which can not recognise foreign invaders that have crossed the blood-brain barrier . |
| 8 | A consequence of this unquestioning enthusiasm is that the implications of change have not been thought through , and may yet have a sting or two in the tail . |
| 9 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 10 | The only technical difficulty is that it 's difficult in a family where there 's two children perhaps one 's well off and can pay , and the other ca n't , so you you 've got technical problems there . |
| 11 | Dalgliesh 's private verdict was that it was technically brilliant , but overwrought and painted , he felt , in hatred . |
| 12 | The problem with New Right Conservatism is that it has to claim to be reducing the influence of the State in the field of welfare , health , income support and education , but has to maintain the strong State in the arena of law and order . |
| 13 | The most striking finding is that individuals which most frequently gave aid are those which most frequently receive it . |
| 14 | Our most striking finding was that Asians differed consistently from Blacks , and this emphasises the need to consider these two racial groups separately . |
| 15 | The most striking finding was that more than three-quarters of the vacant land was owned by Liverpool City Council , being reserved chiefly for housing , highways , open spaces and schools . |
| 16 | One surviving base is that from North Luffenham , made of a circular piece of wood cut with the grain , 0.2 cm thick , slotted into a groove at the bottom of the staves ; such a method of fixing is common . |
| 17 | If difficulty is encountered , the normal result is that the input is disrupted in various ways . |
| 18 | The first merit of P. N. Furbank 's admirable biography is that it should revive interest in Diderot . |
| 19 | A not-surprising result is that low market share coupled with high capital intensity spells disaster . |
| 20 | I am doubtful about the validity of ‘ torturing the evidence ’ : surely , if you torture someone the usual result is that he will speak the truth . |
| 21 | Since perfect learning of a new language or dialect is very rare beyond the age of , say , fourteen , ( see the discussion in the last section ; also Trudgill 1986 : 34 ; Romaine 1984 : 190ff ) , the usual result is that S 's personal variety shows some features of V1 ( the variety of S 's " native " community ) and some features of V2 . |
| 22 | One such charming and dated anomaly is that a school like Burleigh can be bought . |
| 23 | A possible reply is that they are neither . |
| 24 | A possible future is that regions will pass away and districts amalgamate to make contracts for more specialist services — tertiary care . |
| 25 | Among the wilder rumours in strong circulation were that Lenin was dead , that the French had chosen Nicholas as their Tsar , and that England had declared war on Russia , so there would be wholesale peasant mobilization once again . |
| 26 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |
| 27 | One practical reason for the literal rule is that judges are now deeply afraid of being accused of making political judgments at variance with the purpose of Parliament when it passed the Act . |
| 28 | With tuck the normal rule is that two needles side by side should n't tuck . |
| 29 | The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans , except the Germans , whose courage they admired . |
| 30 | Whatever this strange apparition was that held them in its awe , reality would return when the bangs announced a train that belonged to this world . |