Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [verb] that this " in BNC.

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1 All posts are subject to the local government superannuation scheme and it is widely acknowledged that this is one of the most attractive schemes offered anywhere .
2 It is widely accepted that this system ‘ has nothing to teach us ’ .
3 It 's little wonder that this month Patrick Eggle guitars occupy two of the top ten slots in the British guitar sales league .
4 Mr Clinton is apparently determined that this will have no effect on what looks like being a cordial relationship between two leaders who have much in common , especially as Mr Major says he had no knowledge of it .
5 It is generally accepted that this theory accords better with the view of modern science and is superior to that of Kant .
6 It is generally supposed that this is because he is on his death-bed , and his gift of making conversation has already ebbed away .
7 Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away .
8 It is normally assumed that this reconstruction will not result in long-term unemployment of resources , or worse , permanent under-utilisation of resources in some sectors .
9 It is normally believed that this arose through my friendship with Harold Wilson .
10 It is usually assumed that this is a deficiency in the enzymes ( see p 18 ) that detoxify foreign chemicals .
11 The sense of urgency conveyed by the ‘ Look out ’ indicates the expectation that the pram , complete with baby , will fall over the cliff and perhaps be dashed on the rocks beneath and it is further assumed that this will be-deleterious for the baby .
12 It is further suggested that this will lead to women being able to take up paid work instead , further advancing their equality with men .
13 It is probably time that this was reconsidered ; in secondary schools it has led to absurdities like the daily dose , the thirty-five minute lesson , and the conviction that , though all subjects are theoretically equal ( hence the standard four period per week allocation ) some ( English and maths ) are more equal than others , and need a longer allocation .
14 The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue .
15 It is also recognized that this complex individual does not live in isolation but is in continual interaction with his or her environment , and that this must also be taken into account in both assessing the problem and planning the treatment .
16 It is also agreed that this can only be achieved by changing current patterns of human behaviour ( see for example , the European Commission 's Green Paper on Sustainable Mobility ) .
17 Instead , it is typically hypothesised that this association is attributable to other confounding factors .
18 It is customarily acknowledged that this model was first developed by Bobbitt ( 1918 , 1924 ) , clarified by Tyler ( 1949 ) and refined and elaborated by numerous others ( e.g. Taba , 1962 , Bloom , 1956 , Block , 1971 ) .
19 It is now recognised that this approach , seldom if ever actually applied in practice , is based on a confusion of thought .
20 It is often said that this is just an example of Swiss discretion in business , but in my view we have begun to believe that works acquired abroad are somehow superior .
21 The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages .
22 It is often held that this is the prerogative of governments , the economically or politically powerful , the leadership within the churches or simply those who can afford the means .
23 It is here contended that this last group , forming a close network of interdependent and inter-communicating people working at the leading edge of science at a time of rapid personal and scientific development may be a highly significant unit for the establishment of contacts in later careers , and for the promulgation of paradigm shifts in science .
24 However , it is strongly rumoured that this may be sometime in the early part of 1992 , when some amendments to the Building Regulations are to be introduced .
25 It is strongly advised that this privilege is only given to responsible users — please contact Sema Software Technology Technical Support Department for further advice .
26 It is strongly recommended that this module type is used only when it is totally impractical to embed a header in a file to be controlled by LIFESPAN ( e.g. in binary files ) , since :
27 It is well known that this canal always had water shortages , even before modern water extraction diverted part of its natural supply at Greywell , and thousands of thirsty trees grew up on its banks on what had been open country in 1790 .
28 For example , I wonder why there are no English-speaking contributors to the Panofsky centenary conference , even though it is well known that this approach was most fully developed in the English-speaking world .
29 It is surely fitting that this should happen since nearly every member of the congregation contributed in some way to the result .
30 It is surely time that this process was reversed : cheap capital should be allowed to lead to higher productivity , which in its turn should push a liberated sterling upwards .
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