Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [to-vb] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er and although it nobody could ever say that the union was politically motivated er it it 's strange to relate that at union meeting when the general strike started and we of course we were n't in the T U C we were too small anyway , although I know that there 's been unions with twenty eight members in the T U C now . |
| 2 | It is pleasant to read that in 1936 Mr George Ramsey was ‘ cordially asked to take charge of the harvest decorations in the church and cheerfully agreed . ’ |
| 3 | Mental incapacity It is usual to provide that upon a partner becoming a patient under the Mental Health Act 1983 his colleagues should have the option of terminating their partnership with him . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is possible to argue that in both the fields of child language and acquired disorders the earliest studies to be carried out were almost exclusively concerned with production . |
| 5 | … At the same time it is right to say that in her evidence … she repudiates the notion that any influence was exerted or any pressure put upon her , or that her husband made any misrepresentation to her . |
| 6 | As this medical view is based fundamentally on the gender identity and self-image of the transsexual , he implies that the law is prepared to concede that in most circumstances sex determination is a matter for the individual . |
| 7 | But the point is that it makes sense for him to reject such a statement as false on a given occasion , only if he is prepared to admit that in different circumstances the same statement could be true . |
| 8 | I think it 's exciting to think that on the rare occasion we feature a non farming issue , we discover what a group of internationalists our readers are , and how in touch you are with current affairs . |
| 9 | As one of the growing number of management consultants here in Australia attempting to show that business can be both profitable and have an ethical approach , it is heartening to see that at least some directors think we need a profound change in how we work . |
| 10 | IT is heartening to see that in the wake of Glasgow 1990 and despite increasing difficulties in funding , large scale multi-media events can still take place . |
| 11 | And the change now means that if a married woman , it does n't , as I say , it does n't affect single women , if a married woman now has n't earned income using all her allowances , so she does n't work has n't worked , never qualified for a pension , or does work but does n't earn more than that , and the couple have got investment income then it 's sensible to switch that into the wife 's name to give her income to use up her allowances . |
| 12 | It is interesting to speculate that in the fetus the G cells may , by a means yet to be identified , lead to the disappearance of parietal cells in their immediate vicinity . |
| 13 | It is interesting to note that during renovations to an old house in the village dated 1638 , a priest hole was uncovered under the fourth step of a spiral staircase . |
| 14 | However , it is interesting to note that during World War I , when soldiers ’ wives received dependants ' allowances totalling a maximum of 17/6d in 1915 and 31/7d by 1918 for a wife and three children ( the average male labourer 's wage in 1918 was £2 ) , the heights and weights of schoolchildren and the infant mortality rate both showed improvement , which would suggest that wives and children found themselves rather better off . |
| 15 | It is interesting to note that on a descending value of energy , maize is greatest followed by barley , followed by oats . |
| 16 | It is interesting to note that among those subject areas with lower than average levels of students seeking employment were all the " purer " IT specialisms . |
| 17 | It is interesting to note that among the fruits taken by birds in southern Europe , it has been shown in the case of Smilax aspera ( Liliaceae ) , there is selection in favour of greater pulp : seed ratio ( with a loss in seed numbers ) in those conditions of high competition for dispersers , which , faced with an apparent glut , select the most nutritionally valuable . |
| 18 | However , it is interesting to note that in a City History of 1830 , reference is made to ‘ the ideal dwellings for the working class now being erected by Mr. Penniston . ’ |
| 19 | It is interesting to note that in a guidance booklet produced by the Royal College of Nursing , the assumption throughout is that two people will be lifting a person out of a chair or bed . |
| 20 | Previous reference has been made to the slowly increasing proportion of graduates entering the Division , and it is interesting to note that in 1984 of all members achieving corporate membership of the RICS , 65.6% did so by exempting degree or diploma courses , but of building surveyors only 51.1% joined the Division by this method , the lowest proportion of the three main Divisions . |
| 21 | ( It is interesting to note that in order to pass a driving test a motorist needs a visual acuity of 6/15 , that is , a standard between the 6/12 and 6/18 line . ) |
| 22 | It is interesting to note that in the US , Congress has expressed an overriding concern for fairness in the securities markets . |
| 23 | Given that science is often thought of as a laboratory-based activity , rather than as a " bookish " subject , it is interesting to note that in three of the four schools , science departments had pioneered activities to develop basic library and information retrieval skills as part of their lower-school curriculum . |
| 24 | In this context it is interesting to note that in 1976 the DES informed the WJEC that it was customary to use the title ‘ College or Institute of Higher Education ’ only for establishments where the advanced courses represent 60 per cent or more of the total provision , which is certainly not the case in all the Welsh colleges . |
| 25 | Given that the level of eligibility for free legal aid is so low , it is interesting to note that in 1989–90 , 79 per cent . |
| 26 | However , it is interesting to note that in four of the sectors where small company exports dominate , exports have actually decreased from the 1989 levels . |
| 27 | It is interesting to note that in the 1978 World Bank Report some communist countries were given a special category , ‘ centrallyplanned economies ’ . |
| 28 | It is interesting to note that in the last analysis it is evil which is its own undoing . |
| 29 | The invention of printing in the fifteenth century steadily did away with the need for handwritten books , and it is interesting to note that from that time onwards various styles of calligraphy developed for different purposes . |
| 30 | Tony Benn is right to be dismayed at the talk of ‘ firework displays bigger than the Fourth of July ’ , but he 's wrong to deny that on some level this is what war has become . |