Example sentences of "[conj] it be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Thatcher will next month tell an international conference that the trade in wastes for incineration should be allowed where it is the best environmental option for existing wastes . |
| 2 | Labour did best in the north , where it is the stronger challenge to the Tories . |
| 3 | All I can say is , this is either bullshit , or it 's the biggest story in the history of mankind . ’ . |
| 4 | Or it 's the biggest cause of the budget deficit erm , in this country , is unemployment and social security etcetera , and we get a , a brilliant plan for erm , job creation , and what do they do ? |
| 5 | Either the evil they seek to prevent is the suffering of animals … or it is the moral corruption of human beings . |
| 6 | Although it is the consonant sounds which are essential for understanding speech , I am in duty bound to mention the vowel sounds too . |
| 7 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 8 | Although it is the second aspect which concerns speechreaders , you may be interested to share some discoveries made by the 1979 study group from their own experience , and from my own experience since 1972 . |
| 9 | Nearby Sigiriya 's palace and rock fortress give good views over the town , although it is the famed frescoes painted with earth pigment which attract most people . |
| 10 | Each year the TEC spends £80,000 on training up to 500 disabled people with County Durham firms through organisations like the Rathbone Society although it is the only one dealing mainly with the disabled . |
| 11 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 12 | This will account for the fact that although it is the obvious lesson of Darwinism that species mutate , they can not be said to be aware of this nor in any sense to change themselves . |
| 13 | Tax representatives are jointly responsible for the overseas businesses ' tax liabilities , although it is the overseas business , rather than the tax representative , which is seen to be registered for UK VAT . |
| 14 | Although it is the same gas , the two ‘ ozones ’ behave differently . |
| 15 | However , although it is the egoistic instincts which force us to work , to acquire knowledge and to co-operate , eventually the altruistic instincts , strengthened by the power of the intellect , gain ground . |
| 16 | It is a superbly-run event staged upon a sumptuous golf course , and although it is the youngest of the four major championships , it has built itself a tradition founded on the legendary career of Bobby Jones . |
| 17 | Although it is the hereditary peers who give the House of Lords its raison d'être , it is the life peers who give the place its intellectual distinction and who produce the most impressive arguments in examining the details of legislation . |
| 18 | This was evidently regarded as a heavy burden by the English government , although it was the merest tumulus compared with the great Everest of debts owed by the Emperor Charles V. The English Crown had escaped large-scale indebtedness by selling Crown lands , which produced 32 per cent of the total revenue raised for war , and by debasing the coinage , which produced just about as much . |
| 19 | Grangemouth was also developing rapidly although it was the early part of the present century before substantial tonnages were handled . |
| 20 | Mrs Bennett would have a fit if she knew Celia had gone up to Beckwith 's Folly , but it was n't the first time lately that she had been overwhelmed by the desire to escape , although it was the first time she had actually done anything about it . |
| 21 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 22 | Well , I could hardly say no , although it was the last thing I wanted . |
| 23 | Although it was the last thing on their minds . |
| 24 | This was n't an especially spectacular event , although it was the biggest eruption on Etna for some years , and there were no casualties , but none the less it was very instructive . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's so flexible that it 's the first book we reach for , whether for an intensive teenager or adult refresher course . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ That it 's the other one that 's important . |
| 27 | But I 'm discovering that it 's the other way round ; it 's the job that alters the spirit . |
| 28 | I think there are perhaps one or two who are very , very aware and are making their own life uncomfortable about it , but I think they 're so much in the minority that it 's the other lot that we should be worrying about . |
| 29 | And if I 'm right in my guess that it 's the latter — that you rule your nightclub kingdom with scant regard for the welfare and well-being of the poor fools who worship at your altar , then beware . |
| 30 | Protestors argue that it 's the disadvantaged who 'll feel the loss of he library most . |