Example sentences of "[noun sg] suggests [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The fact that disruptive behaviour often leads to considerable stress , anxiety and absenteeism suggests that it is all the more important that schools tackle the issue with more clarity and imagination .
2 Recent analysis of the impact of retirement on personal adjustment suggests that it is less aversive than many have assumed .
3 One type suggests that it is simply the frequencies with which the separate features occur ; a ‘ prototype ’ is often said to be formed from the most commonly occurring features ( thus we form mental prototypes of dog , tree , car , and so on ) .
4 Historical evidence suggests that it is not the absolute level of unemployment which restrains wage claims but its rate of change .
5 Although in general the evidence suggests that it is usually the man 's retirement that provokes most friction , this may change as more of today 's working wives turn sixty and find themselves facing the same need to make difficult adjustments .
6 His comment suggests that it is almost as if , when someone woke up in the morning , they were suddenly possessed of something mysterious in becoming conscious , like a metaphysical virus .
7 The betting odds here are extraordinarily long ; theory suggests that it is not possible to liberate useful energy this way nor is there any natural phenomenon that gives us confidence that this can occur .
8 A novel theory about the origin of oil suggests that it is actually a product of the earth 's core , and not of living organisms at all , but this is not widely accepted .
9 The prevailing value system suggests that it is only if you have paid in full for what you receive that you fully deserve to have it .
10 Experience suggests that it is not just valuable but essential for recruitment , as well as for effective working relationships and enhanced musical performance .
11 Although the death rate from asthma in England and Wales is reported to be about 2000 a year , clinical experience suggests that it is much rarer .
12 Our ordinary sense of language suggests that it is not possible for a person to use words or conduct ‘ towards another person ’ if he is unaware of that person 's existence .
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