Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it is [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Britain was the fastest to decentralize. suggesting perhaps that it is in an advanced stage of industrial-urban evolution compared with much of Europe , though behind the trends observed for the United States .
2 Each gesture in a sequence must be carefully timed so that it is of proper value to the whole .
3 The notional expenditure level assessed by the GRE plays a vital role in the process of allocation for the Block Grant element of the Rate Support Grant , so that it is of considerable importance for the assessment procedure to be equitable .
4 Now suppose that the electron 's mass is increased 207 times ( so that it is like a muon ) while it remains subject to the same attractive force holding it around the proton .
5 It is almost one degree away from the polar point ; it is 120 light-years away and only about six times as luminous as the Sun , so that it is by no means the equal of the northern hemisphere 's Polaris .
6 There is no real connection ; the Coal Sack is no more than 500 light-years away , so that it is in the foreground .
7 M4 , a globular , is only about 1 degree from Antares , so that it is in the same binocular field and can be found at once ; it is on the fringe of naked-eye visibility , but is comparatively loose , so that a telescope is needed to resolve it .
8 As has already been pointed out in section I .2 , practical redistributional measures are not costless , so that it is in all probability more efficient to tell the telephone company it has to bear the expense of maintaining rural telephone boxes than to fund these separately .
9 It has been suggested therefore that the monitor panel might be sited on the pillar between the two windows so that it is in the line of vision of staff .
10 ( 2 ) Choose a poem ( the same one as in exercise 1 if you like ) , and put the title after the first stanza , so that it is in the middle of the poem instead of at the beginning .
11 Hence at balance Although at first sight this may appear to be a single balance condition , in order to be satisfied , the real and imaginary parts of the two sides of the equation must be separately equal so that it is in fact a double balance condition as anticipated .
12 On the other hand , there is no alternative to understanding the world through interpretations and models and hence through what are , in the last analysis , intellectual fictions whose warrant is only that it is as if they were true .
13 West Oxfordshire accounts for just 10% and West Oxfordshire has always been a prudent careful Council , and if Oxfordshire followed West Oxfordshire 's policy , then the community charge would be very considerably less than it is under Labour/S L D over-spending policies .
14 The written word always has a special sanctity and more so if it is from a contemporary source , but it needs to be examined with the same ruthless and objective scrutiny as given to the archaeological evidence .
15 It is therefore not surprising that incidents and accidents happen when this kind of situation occurs , especially if it is during an early off-field landing when the pilot is under pressure .
16 The explanation is that , given a totally unvarying diet over a long period of time , especially if it is from kittenhood right through into adult life , a cat 's ‘ food variety mechanism ’ gets worn down and is finally switched off altogether .
17 This is the only valid state a DC can be in if it is to submitted for assessment by interested LIFESPAN users .
18 In principle , most people are in favour of more teamwork and better co-ordination , but in practise it often proves difficult , perhaps because it is at odds with the image of the autonomous professional who has a private relationship with his or her client .
19 Perhaps because it is of the very essence of human beings that they transcend any situation into which they come or bring about .
20 I say this last , only because it is at the bottom of my mind , deep hid and permanent , not because it is least .
21 Its linear diameter is I 392 000 km ; it looks so small only because it is at a distance of nearly 150 million km from us .
22 It makes sense for this alternative establishment to be pro-European , not only because it is in tune with the music Jacques Delors is making , but because it sees Brussels as a counterpoise to London.This is why it has been pointless to question the sincerity of Kinnock 's conversion to Europe .
23 We have a resource which Jeremiah did n't have , but St–Paul did — the companionship of the Holy Spirit , to be the strength when our work leads to tears , and to be the encourager whatever we do and wherever we do it , so long as it is for Him .
24 This has now become particularly important , since recent laws have made the disturbance or destruction of a badger sett illegal , so long as it is in regular use .
25 Her modesty in the face of such popularity is endearing , especially as it is for her self-confidence in front of canvas and tv camera for which she is probably best known !
26 Therefore , N-Oct 5 protein probably can inhibit only when it is in large excess to N-Oct 3 .
27 It is bad enough as it is at the moment .
28 ‘ There 's enough as it is with Charles in hospital , Jamie charged with assault , and you back in Hong Kong working for me .
29 It 's hot enough as it is in this place .
30 People who have infected sores , such as boils or styes , or who have diarrhoeal conditions , should not prepare food , especially when it is to be distributed to large numbers .
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