Example sentences of "[adj] this [vb -s] [is] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this proves is that the Chancellor is human like the rest of us . |
| 2 | Although the constitution of the Confederation contains detailed regulations on the powers of the federal government and on the content of federal policy , all this means is that whenever a centralising measure is proposed , they amend the constitution . |
| 3 | What all this means is that if non-Tories get the bit between their teeth , they have a chance . |
| 4 | What all this means is that going through a black hole is unlikely to prove a popular and reliable method of space travel . |
| 5 | All this means is that they have built-in microprocessors which convert the characters and instructions sent from the computer into a series of co-ordinates which the plotter then draws . |
| 6 | What all this means is that in common with all other performance figures Whetstone and Dhrystone should be regarded as performance indicators rather than as absolute measurements . |
| 7 | What all this shows is that a distinctively structuralist kind of criticism is possible , and moreover , that it is more than the simple application and refinement of the tools of poetics . |
| 8 | What all this suggests is that people themselves may anticipate that a particular type of credit would be difficult for them to arrange , and therefore simply do not apply for it . |
| 9 | What all this indicates is that creatures — human or otherwise — are aware , are conscious , of danger to life and limb . |