Example sentences of "it [adv] [adj] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've always found it rather sad that a man could produce something as evocative as this and also produce a child who could not appreciate it. , |
| 2 | Being aware of the strict alcohol regulations , I did not object to this , although I did think it rather unfair that a school-friend was obliged to dispose of his soft drink before he entered the ground . |
| 3 | Each in his own way , the four evangelists make it abundantly plain that a new era has dawned with the coming of Jesus of Nazareth . |
| 4 | I always find it so sad that a dearly loved husband 's name should be discarded immediately . |
| 5 | The UK claims it is making its contribution to reducing emissions by imposing value added tax ( VAT ) on domestic fuel ; the government says the VAT measures make it less likely that a carbon tax will be needed to meet the target of stabilising CO2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 6 | The last is a source of amusement for Waggoner 's family and friends , who find it delightfully bizarre that a man who weighs around 300 pounds and dresses down with a passion should pen a guide to etiquette and fashion for the vaunted Esquire magazine . |
| 7 | ( 1 ) In all the circumstances is it more appropriate that a court of the country to which a child has been wrongfully removed or in which it is being wrongfully retained ( country B ) ’ — in this case one can say England — ‘ should reach decisions and make orders with a view to its welfare or is it more appropriate that this should be done by a court of the country from which it was removed or to which its return has been wrongfully prevented ( [ Australia ] ) ? ( 2 ) If , but only if , the answer to the first question is that the court of [ England ] is the more appropriate court , should that court give any consideration whatsoever to what further orders should be made other than for the immediate return of the child to [ Australia ] and for ensuring its welfare pending the resumption or assumption of jurisdiction by the courts of that country ? |
| 8 | At the time the experts believed that a previous transfusion sensitised the patient and made it more likely that a transplant would be rejected . |
| 9 | Anything that makes it more likely that a child will behave in a particular way . |
| 10 | Each additional child makes it more likely that a couple who are not already local authority tenants will become so . |
| 11 | These same factors might also make it more likely that a person will experience the sorts of events to which they will be vulnerable . |
| 12 | A willingness to accept greater liability under a contract in return for payment of a higher price may make it more likely that an exclusion or limitation of liability will satisfy the test of reasonableness ( Woodman v Photo Trade Processing Ltd ( 1981 ) , unreported ; see Lawson , Exclusion Clauses p174 ) ; however , the fact that the client has a second set of terms of business , containing less restrictive terms , may be taken as recognition that the more stringent terms are unreasonable . |
| 13 | The typical rationalist will take it as self-evident that a high value is to be placed on knowledge developed in accordance with the universal criterion . |
| 14 | Most industry regulators would regard it as fundamental that a member may be called to account for the conduct of its registered traders . |
| 15 | The law makes it quite clear that a member of a local authority may not be employed by that authority . |
| 16 | Article 5 of the convention makes it quite clear that a contracting state such as Libya must either extradite an alleged offender , or prosecute the alleged offender itself . |
| 17 | The case of Donson & Frudd v Conoco Ltd , 1973 IRLR 258 , also makes it quite clear that a conviction does not permit the employer unlimited freedom in dealing with employees . |
| 18 | We had some very , very moving speeches yesterday , as we had had at previous meetings , which made it quite clear that a few pounds were vital and crucial to people 's lives , so we thought it was a a gesture that was worth making , and I have to say that probably our group also includes people on , as members , as Councillors , who are themselves on income support , so it was a move which was n't without it 's personal difficulties for us either . |
| 19 | I wrote to Ivy ( more or less ) : ‘ People say that work is a comfort at such times , and I have always thought it very sad that an author 's work is no good at all , and indeed can not be done . ’ |
| 20 | In Romans 8 and Galatians 5 Paul makes it very clear that a battle royal rages in the lives of believers ; a far greater battle than before their union with Christ . |
| 21 | I sat down with LIFE and worked through their philosophy , erm in line with our own as it were , and they agreed , and I would ask them to agree this year that any paperwork or any leaflets they distribute make it very clear that a choice remains for a woman in terms of whether or not she should have an abortion , because LIFE is fairly , yes , Michael ? |
| 22 | The Government have made it absolutely clear that a statutory register of council taxpayers is not required . |
| 23 | but is , is it , is it therefore true that a system which does introduce conflicts therefore can progress ? |