Example sentences of "[be] that [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the two essential components for a policy of nuclear deterrence are that one possesses the capability and that a potential enemy does not doubt one 's willingness to use it in order to defend oneself ? |
| 2 | Estimates of the effect of the few Concordes currently in operation are that they have a negligible impact on the ozone layer . |
| 3 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability . |
| 4 | Their strengths are that they have a critical thinking ability and they can be objective . |
| 5 | The strengths that these people show are that they have an ability to combine a sense of concern , with a sense of order and purpose . |
| 6 | The advantages of films , video-tapes and MEDIATRON programmes are that they allow the careful preparation of material which is recorded and so can be used many times . |
| 7 | In 768 Alhred married Osgifu , daughter of King Oswulf ( 758–9 ) , presumably an attempt to strengthen the dynastic aspirations of both families by a judicious alliance , and the indications are that he made an effort to behave in a way appropriate to his new position . |
| 8 | The positive things that have come out of the divorce are that I have a much better relationship with my children and I can read a book in bed and not have a jealous partner by my side trying to prevent me . |
| 9 | The differences are that you have a feminist movement in Europe for example , which you can classify or they classify themselves , in terms of the origination of the politics Liberal , Radical , Marxist , Socialist and this is what happened in Europe . |
| 10 | Until quite recently the outstanding problem with many recordings of music before 1600 has been that they reveal the lack of tradition behind their vocal and instrumental practice and therefore suffer from an inevitable slide towards solipsism . |
| 11 | ‘ For the railway monopolies , it has always been that they wanted the data network modernised . |
| 12 | Gaily 's quiet defence had always been that he liked a certain monotony . |
| 13 | The Irish Times quoted Craig as claiming that a reason for banning the march had been that it posed a threat to the United States military base in Derry : |
| 14 | Up to this point the only political significance of racism had been that it provided a divided work force for employers . |
| 15 | A disadvantage of team teaching , of course , has been that it required the teacher , normally an individualistic person accustomed to complete authority within the four walls of his classroom , to sink his authority and his subject speciality within a group . |
| 16 | The second could have been that whoever ordered the manuscript took seriously Rameau 's silly claim that the keyboard part was self-sufficient and that no one hearing a solo performance of this music would guess that anything was missing . |
| 17 | It may be that they left the gate open when they went , and Joe just trotted out . ’ |
| 18 | My reading of these figures would be that they reflect a surging interest and are not quite as unpopular as you would indicate . |
| 19 | In this case it would possibly be that they had the name of the subscriber but … |
| 20 | It might be that they lead the opinions of a group of three people , ten people or thirty , but those opinion-makers are the key . |
| 21 | For others it might be that they want the relationship to end completely and do not want to be financially dependent on their former partners ( Bradshaw and Millar found that a fifth of those not receiving maintenance said that they did not want any ) . |
| 22 | Assuming that all the materials you have are equally suitable for your students , the main distinguishing feature of the video materials is likely to be that they provide the most realistic examples of the language in use . |
| 23 | Whilst it is conceivable that some of these jobs will be craft based and thus provide an outlet for some initiative and self activism , the significant reality will be that they have no economic power and no industrial muscle . |
| 24 | When archaic figures of this type first became known they were called ‘ Apollo ’ , and it may be that they have an early association with his worship , but certainly not all can represent him and the non-committal ‘ kouros ’ is preferable . |
| 25 | If a secretarial assistant does not wish to accept the invitation with its terms , we would not press the matter but the policy should be that we appoint no more off-the-payroll secretarial assistants and that the whole arrangement ends by April 1993 . |
| 26 | But may be that we had a description , want to get the description out to as many people as possible , to see if anybody recognizes the person described , er then we 'd come to you there , give you the description of the |
| 27 | You know it seemed to be that we had a working rule that had functioned reasonably well over the years and all of a sudden he was tearing up various paragraphs that did n't suit him , and altering bits you know and changing them round just to suit the company , and all to our disadvantage . |
| 28 | In a letter to his congregation he said : ‘ It may be that we have no influence on those who plan and carry out murders in both parts of our community , but we can all help create a climate of opinion where they will be increasingly isolated and disowned . ’ |
| 29 | The problem will be that we have no great tacklers in the midfield without Batts . |
| 30 | If I had any criticism of our organisation it would be that we have a tendency to hide our light under a bushel . |