Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 What is already clear is that it has been a success in developing our own AI-skilled personnel .
2 What is clear is that it evolved out of the neolithic Cretan religion and that the religion of the classical Greeks at least in part grew out of it .
3 What 's good about this is that it does n't take too much time .
4 On a portable , the justification for this is that it reduces the weight , but the BJ-200 is n't a portable .
5 The advantage of this is that it enables us to start focusing on content .
6 The disadvantage of this is that it creates all the lingering resentment and hostility of ‘ win/lose ’ situation .
7 One of the most useful benefits of this is that it allows you to create long filenames .
8 The weakness of this is that it fails to view the implications of the spending when it makes its impact but only when the spending actually takes place .
9 The principal justification offered for this is that it triggers discussion between the police and organisers , and prevents demonstrators from springing surprises on the police .
10 The difficulty with this is that it makes the question of A's liability to C turn on what may be a purely technical contravention of the law by A which is of no real concern to C. Further , there are uncertainties in the meaning of ‘ unlawful ’ for this purpose .
11 One argument advanced for this is that it makes no sense to include mortality data in a formula for resource allocation as dead people make no use of health services .
12 The reason for this is that it permits buyers to set aside a bad bargain following the seller 's breach of condition where only slight consequences have ensued .
13 This is because it does not develop ordinary vertebrae , but contains instead a central rod of cartilage .
14 This is because it does not depend on the source from which the language as an object is drawn but on the learners ' engagement with it .
15 This is because it hopes to anticipate what you want next .
16 To some extent , this is because it enables us to indulge in a form of mental shorthand which is convenient , if unimaginative , for communicating with others .
17 This is because it assumes that only one of the candidates in each position is correct , so the assignment of scores to words has to be delayed until the maximum for any given position is known .
18 This is because it raised the real sterling exchange rate , rendering ‘ marginal ’ manufacturing exports uncompetitive .
19 Indeed , Ross thinks the moral philosopher must take the deliverances of common morality as his basic data ( as Moore , in spite of his much proclaimed faith in ‘ common sense ’ did not ) though this is because it rests on intuitions of necessary truth .
20 If western free-market fundamentalism has been faintly relaxed in the west , this is because it has been intensified in its export version .
21 This is because it has been replaced by more suitable roads which have been adapted to the continually changing pattern of communications and settlement development .
22 We assume that this is because it has not known what role to play .
23 This is because it has been assumed ( e.g. by Argyle and Cook , 1976 ) that monitoring the behaviour of a listener involves a certain amount of attention and often increases the speaker 's level of arousal .
24 This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general .
25 This is because it carries out a unique function within the nuclear industry : it tries to deal with the problems left over at the end .
26 This is because it knows how desperately it is threatened by this disease .
27 This is because it stands in a position closer to totally autonomous behaviour ( at the top ) than the others .
28 The main gap in Table 3.7 is that it does not show the amount of sterling eurobonds not listed on the London Stock Exchange .
29 One of the particular benefits of receiving such an accolade as Scotmedia Magazine 's Best Scottish Business Magazine 1993 is that it gives the chance to pay tribute to the hard work of the people you see listed in the blue panel adjacent to this as well as of the contributors and others instrumental in our success .
30 The only difference between its policies and those of CND proper is that it does not campaign directly for Britain 's withdrawal from Nato .
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