Example sentences of "[adj] [be] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is clear is that for different reasons the Nordic states were disinclined to pursue closer economic integration wholeheartedly , or were at least following their customary practice of slow and cautious deliberation to try to pinpoint and resolve in advance any possible difficulties . |
| 2 | What is undoubtedly clear is that during these years Henry 's power was still steadily advancing , though most modern writers tend to create the false impression of a king entirely preoccupied with the awkward domestic problem of the quarrel with Thomas Becket . |
| 3 | The reason I am interested is that at that time I was off work for six months and I suspected I had the illness . |
| 4 | What is so interesting is that despite that disastrous performance , Labour 's policies have hardly altered — and they would have the same effect again . |
| 5 | What is so sad is that through all the tinsel shines a reality , but we can not seem to grasp it . |
| 6 | In the court case of June 1790 , Henry Cecil was awarded £1000 damages and a divorce , but what makes the whole story so remarkable is that by this time he was already secretly remarried . |
| 7 | But what is most extraordinary is that in all these little villages and towns there are Stars and Stripes displayed everywhere , usually in association with the red , white and blue of the Czech flag . |
| 8 | The result of the above is that in one case costs are so high as to detract from its use , whereas the other positively attracts business . |
| 9 | What they do have in common is that in all cases industry will be looking for the location where it can make the best profit . |
| 10 | Another aspect which the two modes do appear to have in common is that in neither mode is the participant required to concentrate on the emotion itself ( another reason why Cemrel has got it wrong ) . |
| 11 | However , what has often gone unnoticed is that in most cases this does not happen and , even more interesting , in some the outcome is what has been called ‘ outstanding ’ ; that is to say , the individual turns out to be a highly competent and sometimes very creative adult . |
| 12 | Even more worrying is that in some LEAs the uptake of free school meals by those eligible for them is less then 65 per cent . |
| 13 | What is certain is that for countless ages the greatest mountain range on earth will continue to form an impenetrable barrier to the terrestrial animals that live north and south of it . |
| 14 | What is certain is that for many competent readers the ‘ voice in the head ’ is there — flickering in and out of consciousness , audible when helpful , silent when not . |
| 15 | What is certain is that in each category the hotel will be excellent of its kind : the five-star hotel a very good five-star hotel , the one-star hotel a very good one-star hotel . |
| 16 | There are eight other recordings of the Barber Piano Sonata in the catalogue , but to my mind the most thrilling and satisfying is that by this artist , who created the work in 1949 : his quicksilver delicacy in the scherzo is unsurpassed , and the dazzling virtuosity of the fugal finale makes one want to stand and cheer . |