Example sentences of "[vb infin] [that] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ask anyone about vitamin C and they will be able to tell you that it is found in oranges — but would they also know that it is in melons and tomatoes ? |
| 2 | When a young cat approaches an adult for play , letting it know that it is in a relaxed mood and accepts its subordinate social position . |
| 3 | When a sick cat is approached by a dominant one , letting it know that it is in a weak , non-hostile mood . |
| 4 | No animal can know that it is in a current unless there is some stationary object , such as a river bank , to serve as a reference point . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't doubt that it is within your ability . ’ |
| 6 | Encouraged by the demonstrated efficacy of CBT with disorders such as depression , the social worker can consider that it is at least plausible to use similar strategies with other client difficulties . |
| 7 | On the other hand , rather than move away from an area where similar firms operate , some firms may consider that it is in their own particular interest to move into such a location . |
| 8 | ‘ Remember , the new Children 's Act gives them rights too and a court will usually consider that it is in the child 's interest to know both parents where possible and reasonable . ’ |
| 9 | However , knowledge of a scheme , and indeed making use of it , does not necessarily demonstrate that it is of any particular value . |
| 10 | Now , I do not seek to defend the conduct of the Sun , but I do think that it is at best messy and may also be dangerous to use the common law to outflank the Act . |
| 11 | I do not think that it is in any way insulting to say that the epithet , ’ Clyde-built ’ , which was a badge of quality in the last century , was getting somewhat tarnished during the post-war years . |
| 12 | I can also confirm that it is for the TAVRAs and for the local people to determine the most appropriate location for the individual company headquarters . |
| 13 | I do n't feel that it is with any of you . |
| 14 | Take it ti the last row of squares at the top and you will see that it is in row 38 . |
| 15 | As an illustration of this point , consider the text in ( 3 ) as a dusty fragment , recovered during an archaeological dig in the ruins of Minneapolis in the year 2500 A.D. When asked what the text is ‘ about ’ , the discourse analyst in the expedition might report that it is about ‘ procedures used in mid-twentieth-century American middle-class culture for maintaining cleanliness in their garments ’ . |
| 16 | Another discourse analyst , providing a second opinion , might report that it is about something else entirely , and a debate would ensue in the discourse analysis literature . |
| 17 | Still , taking it for what it is , I can report that it is on the whole satisfactorily performed , due mainly to the merits of the soloists : Barbara Schlick 's soprano rings out finely in the wonderful air with cello , ‘ What passion can not Music raise or quell ’ ( I give titles in the familiar English rather than the German used here , of course ) , and again in her paean of the organ , though in the final chorus the sense and the noble simplicity of the solo soprano in turn with the choir , a real piece of English eccentricity , somehow becomes merely odd in German . |
| 18 | His publisher may then decide that it is worth incorporating all the additions and corrections in another edition . |
| 19 | He also notes that the fact that transcendental meditation changes one 's brain waves does not imply that it is in any way helpful ; he might have added that the brain waves during meditation show a remarkable resemblance to those of someone who is drowsy or even asleep . |
| 20 | The fact that a rug is signed or dated does not imply that it is in any way superior to similar items that have not been inscribed , although it is fair to say that weavers rarely sign inferior examples of their work . |
| 21 | It could mean that no stimulus is present or it could mean that it is in the wrong position . |
| 22 | And we must not forget that it is to a Public Relations expert that we owe the invention of traditional Irish coffee laced with Irish whiskey , which nobody will deny is a very great improvement on Irish coffee tout court . |
| 23 | We should never forget that it is in vocabulary that the bulk of the language actually lies . |
| 24 | Hopefully , people will realise that it is in the realm of fantasy . ’ |
| 25 | I would add that it is of importance to the Bank for the purposes of its own domestic supervision and in order to safeguard the interests of depositors that : ( a ) it is aware of any serious breaches of local law in any other jurisdictions in which an authorised institution conducts its business and of any steps taken by overseas supervisors in the event of such breaches ; and ( b ) where , because of the multi-national nature of an institution , the Bank is in part dependent upon overseas supervision , that supervision is conducted in an effective manner . |
| 26 | Whichever is the answer , one might protest that it is among the most self-evidently absurd generalisations to have been made since the ludicrous title of Saul Bellow 's last full-length novel , More Die of Heartbreak , to which one must answer : no , more do not die of heartbreak . |
| 27 | It can thus check that it is on course . |
| 28 | The hon. and learned Gentleman has his own view , but I think that , as a lawyer , he will agree that it is at variance with the constitutional practice that has operated hitherto . |
| 29 | Before examining it , however , let us agree that it is above all an expression of taste . |
| 30 | I am sure you will agree that it is in the best interests of the traditions of our society that there should be these circumspect checks and controls on what a public authority is permitted to do to interfere in the private lives of individuals , but at the same time it does make it difficult to act promptly and , in certain cases , and this must be one of them , one can only regret the outcome . ’ |