Example sentences of "that [pron] is often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A feature of the jazz chord is that it is often conceived as a small and highly mobile unit . |
| 2 | This case is so important , by comparison with the social situations of artists in later societies , that it is often presented as if it were singular and uniform , and this can have important effects on its more general interpretation . |
| 3 | Indeed , the pervasive appeal of the term ‘ bottom line ’ ( profit after all deductions ) is such that it is often used as the ultimate test of success in any aspect of society ; in sport , how well the game is played is irrelevant , what matters is the final score — the bottom line is winning or losing . |
| 4 | It is a symptom of the high esteem in which ivory has consistently been held in civilized societies that it is often linked with gold and precious stones . |
| 5 | Such behaviour is hardly the ultimate manifestation of anarchy that it is often depicted to be . |
| 6 | Particularly , we have seen that it is often financed by revenue , either explicitly ( by recording it as an asset with an equal figure of capital discharged ) or implicitly ( by expensing it ) . |
| 7 | The great defect in such writing is that it is often structured by questions of the form Who discovered such and such a fact first ? or Who first anticipated such and such a concept ? |
| 8 | NB : It is important that this is taken into account when calculating the cost of goods sold as our experience is that it is often overlooked . |
| 9 | The scarlet pimpernel is so sensitive that it is often known as the Poor Man 's Weather Glass . |
| 10 | As we have seen , he claims to have had glimpses only of absolute Truth and we have interpreted this to mean that he is often made aware of the need to live and act in accordance with certain ethical and religious principles and to travel in a certain spirit . |