Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [that] it do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only real problem with QBasic is that it does n't come with any sort of printed documentation — this is where we can help . |
| 2 | But the trouble with climate modification of the sort imposed by the greenhouse effect is that it does not move naturally to a new , warmer status quo which will remain undisturbed for the next thousand years or so . |
| 3 | A characteristic feature of the placebo effect is that it does not last all that long : it is usually only a matter of weeks , and two to six months is about the most that can be expected : If a patient responds to a new treatment and is still well after a year , it is unlikely to be a placebo effect . |
| 4 | Cos one of the things that I said , you know , just when I was looking through the last five or six months is that it did seem er , to be inconsistent in terms of certain areas like the first floor , there 's an awful lot of reporting going on but , there was very little from the other , from the other areas . |
| 5 | Erm the point about the regional census study was that it did a reasonably good job of analyzing the present situation , but not a very good job of the projections . |
| 6 | The second major defect in the relative clause proposal is that it does not actually explain anything unless it is supplemented by some account of what a relative clause is . |
| 7 | And the failure of IBM management is that it did n't understand — and still does n't understand — the extent of the mischief the genie of open systems it let out of the bottle with the original open IBM Personal Computer , could wreak . |
| 8 | The advantage of the pen system in Eo 's machine is that it does away with the keyboard , so enabling applications to be written for all language forms — non-Roman script like Japanese or Arabic for instance . |
| 9 | The outstanding feature of black parents ' relationship with their children 's sport is that it does not exist . |
| 10 | The view of the County Council is that it does not raise those issues . |
| 11 | The likelihood is that it does n't . |
| 12 | One of the problems perceived in Dr Ting 's autocratic management was that it does not endear him to the more easy-going American physicists ; and there were few large American institutions taking part in L* . |
| 13 | One of the major differences of the Department of National Savings relative to other financial intermediaries is that it does not hold an asset portfolio to back up liabilities held , and therefore is not constrained by the need to adhere to liquidity , solvency or capital adequacy regulations ( given that funds are backed by the Treasury and are therefore essentially default-free ) . |
| 14 | But the trouble with the picture is that it does absolutely nothing with its various prognostications except play the fool with them . |
| 15 | The major difference was that it did not operate in a context of contest . |
| 16 | Probably the single most raised criticism of PageMaker in its earlier versions was that it did not automatically flow text from column to column or page to page . |
| 17 | My only criticism is that it does n't come out often enough . |
| 18 | Its main drawback is that it does not discriminate between authorised and unauthorised absences . |
| 19 | One of the objections frequently made about CAI is that it does not permit student-student interaction . |
| 20 | Although one of gold 's most prized qualities is that it does not tarnish easily , it deserves to be treated with respect . |
| 21 | The only redeeming feature of a goalless , worthless event at Stamford Bridge was that it did not require a grant . |
| 22 | Moderator the beauty of the statement of faith er the beauty of , of a statement of faith that wins support or , or can be accepted as useful in many quarters is that it does n't er try to be too specific perhaps . |
| 23 | To judge from this book , the most surprising thing about the paper is that it did not collapse long ago . |
| 24 | A further weakness of the theory is that it does not explain why so much hooligan activity is based on fan rivalries within the working class ; nor can it deal with Wagg 's ( 1984:198 ) observation that ‘ the most notable attempts by a club 's following to prevent it parting with a popular player or manager have usually been initiated by middle-class people ’ . |
| 25 | Another feature of this definition is that it does not specify at what level within the organisation the leader is . |
| 26 | The winner 's benefit from responding appropriately to such a signal is that it does not risk injury by escalating the conflict into a real fight when it need not have done so . |
| 27 | The first thing to notice about functionalism is that it does not fare any better than behaviourism in providing an account of what it is that V knows and BS does not , for BS could know all about V 's functional or covertly behavioural states ; so there is no lack of knowledge that his deficit could consist in . |
| 28 | One of the advantages of the Scottish arrangement is that it does not create martyrs , and the hon. Gentleman should know all about that . |
| 29 | One distinct advantage of metformin over the sulphonylureas in obese Type 2 patients is that it does tend to suppress appetite and certainly therapy is usually associated with weight loss ( Taylor et al , 1982 ) . |
| 30 | One of the main characteristics of the register appropriate for academic writing is that it does not resemble the register of conversational speech . |