Example sentences of "problem [is] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our problem is that while Mrs Iverson appears to have ingested that from which she died at the dinner party there is no dish from which some or all the guests did not share . ’ |
| 2 | One problem is that although they stay slim they grow very tall , up to 11ft in six years . |
| 3 | Usually the problem is that no one is really taking charge and telling the others exactly what to do . |
| 4 | The real problem is that such research reveals modes of thought and practice which are well known and constituted , but which are necessarily concealed . |
| 5 | The problem is that it is highly improbable that a group of patients with brain injury constitute a natural kind , even when they display similar symptoms on some test or other . |
| 6 | The June issue of Tennis World was no exception , with letters and articles giving both sides of the picture being published ; the only problem is that , in their own way , they are probably both right . |
| 7 | When planning if the problem is that the vice jaws foul the plane fence , the answer is simple . |
| 8 | The problem is that unless you have absolutely plain walls , there will be a number of obstacles to tile round , and you have to decide how to get the best fit round them with your inflexible tile squares , without ending up cutting impossibly thin slivers to fill in all the gaps . |
| 9 | The real problem is that the writers of such texts may make political difficulties within a department , or teach in ways difficult for students to understand . |
| 10 | ‘ Ken Livingstone 's problem is that he is always on the television slagging the party off . ’ |
| 11 | The real problem is that , unless resisted , the vigorous pressure for federalism by some leaders in Europe will become an assumed part of our involvement in the European Community . |
| 12 | Well , basically her problem is that she is afraid of nobody . |
| 13 | He said yesterday : ‘ The problem is that the law is artificial . |
| 14 | The real problem is that he is Swiss and not Danish . |
| 15 | One problem is that there do not seem to be many potentially blue-chip names in the pipeline , ready to join what is now a severely restricted group . |
| 16 | The only problem is that the Dutch have not really been very good at the game since Dr Euwe retired . |
| 17 | ‘ The basic problem is that everything has been pushed out , and we ca n't see the light at the end of the tunnel , which is bad for shares . |
| 18 | The problem is that normally potential purchasers have to incur the expense of undertaking surveys and arranging mortgage finance , without any idea whether they will be able to afford the final selling price . |
| 19 | A further problem is that a BAe takeover would strengthen German objections to Ferranti winning the radar contract for the European Fighter Aircraft since it would mean BAe gaining a disproportionately large share of the total project . |
| 20 | ‘ The problem is that Knighton wants to sit in the chairman 's seat , at least for a while , ’ one confidant said . |
| 21 | The root of the problem is that there is no Non-Conformist equivalent of the church commissioners who , as well as contributing in large measure to Church of England clergy stipends , share with the state the responsibility for providing the Redundant Churches Fund . |
| 22 | ‘ The problem is that Israel wants to choose both teams on the football field , ’ a diplomat said . |
| 23 | Our real problem is that people are now comparing our performance with our own record . ’ |
| 24 | The only problem is that the Soviet side insists there is nothing new . |
| 25 | And the problem is that its effect on the neighbours — within a radius of miles , given the capability of modern sound systems — is severely damaging . |
| 26 | The problem is that so little of police time is devoted to it . |
| 27 | A new act 's problem is that if they approach an established manager , he or she will already be representing at least one major act . |
| 28 | one problem is that most live gigs are one-offs . |
| 29 | Labour 's problem is that its core constituency in the manual working class has steadily declined over the years . |
| 30 | Another problem is that if you 're trying to deal with other manufacturers in the way that we do , where we have this extremely close relationship and they are very reliant on our forward forecasts of volume , they feel if you have your own manufacturing plant that you would always give preference to it in bad times and the other suppliers would be the people to suffer if sales declined . |