Example sentences of "[adj] it is the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid it is the latter rather than the former . |
| 2 | All for now — it is chucking down hail , so I am afraid it is the post lift near here tomorrow Monday and not the trek to the main sorting office . |
| 3 | I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ? |
| 4 | By and large it is the large brewers , which include Allied , Bass and Whitbread , who are leading the way in refurbishment and catering , and ownership of these retail outlets is at a premium . |
| 5 | Perhaps I 've ‘ grown ’ — more likely it is the fact that I have a wealth of female experience that other women are writing about , like myself ( unrecognised at present … ) so I have no need to be ‘ ashamed ’ any longer . |
| 6 | ‘ The more evidence we accumulate of their unreasonable behaviour the more likely it is the Government will legislate . |
| 7 | I 'm not sure it is the same for children yet . ’ |
| 8 | Alicia says you should spend time talking to a breeder before diving in to buy one , to be sure it is the breed for you . |
| 9 | But please , make sure it is the ‘ perfect bite ’ enigma before you try any of the methods I have recommended . |
| 10 | Point one end and paint with Cuprinol green — make sure it is the green kind for garden use ; the brown wood preservatives are very like creosote and can be harmful to plant life . |
| 11 | Obviously this is the experience of some children but we must make sure it is the experience and entitlement of every child in this country . ’ |
| 12 | Although the poetic writing of this author is undoubtedly praiseworthy , I am sure it is the near pornographic content that actually makes her sell . |
| 13 | For the alto in E flat it is the same as for E flat horn , for the tenor in B flat the same as for B flat bass clarinet , and for baritone in E flat an octave below the alto in E flat , i.e. a major sixth plus an octave below the written note . |
| 14 | A simple process may become part of his general knowledge but the more complex it is the less reasonable will be his claim that knowledge of it is part of his general skill and knowledge ; the difficulties can be illustrated in United Indigo Chemical Co Ltd v Robinson [ 1931 ] 49 RPC 178 . |
| 15 | A sentence with an indefinite referent , such as ( 82 ) , on the other hand , simply asserts that there was a snap ( based on the fact that a perceptual event took place ) : because the subject 's referent is indefinite it is the mere occurrence of the infinitival event and not its realization by a certain person or thing which constitutes sufficiently significant information here , whence the acceptability of such uses . |
| 16 | Although this may seem somewhat esoteric it is the first step towards understanding the concepts of population and sample with which this text began . |
| 17 | Temporal periodicity is fairly self-evident It is the number of times part of the display cycles from light to dark to light again in each second . |
| 18 | The reason I 'm standing up here cos your not get things done in this town I 'm sorry it is the only way of saying something . |
| 19 | Er erm I 'm sorry it is the question now that I 'm going to come to was going back to organisation how often does the board meet ? and who does it regard as ? |
| 20 | The quality of printout depends mainly on the type of paper used , the more absorbent it is the more the ink soaks in and the image blurs . |
| 21 | In particular it is the duty of newspapers to allow people or bodies they attack editorially a reasonable opportunity to reply . |
| 22 | ‘ We do n't intend to pull out until we are certain it is the right thing to do . |
| 23 | At its densest , as in a stone , it is inert , but the more tenuous it is the more freely it moves , for example as the air we breathe ; even the void is ch'i at the ultimate degree of rarefication . |
| 24 | However , there is the school of thought that argues that Microsoft does n't want to restrict Windows unduly because the more ubiquitous it is the better Microsoft 's own position . |
| 25 | Of all the animals that sham dead it is the snakes that are the star performers , some of them going to amazing lengths to convince their assailants that they are truly deceased . |
| 26 | In other words , in considering a possible connection between the creative and the mad it is the differences , as well as the similarities , between them that need to be understood . |
| 27 | Knowing how lovely it is the temptation is tremendous … |