Example sentences of "this be [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's good about this is that it does n't take too much time . |
| 2 | On a portable , the justification for this is that it reduces the weight , but the BJ-200 is n't a portable . |
| 3 | The advantage of this is that it enables us to start focusing on content . |
| 4 | The disadvantage of this is that it creates all the lingering resentment and hostility of ‘ win/lose ’ situation . |
| 5 | One of the most useful benefits of this is that it allows you to create long filenames . |
| 6 | The weakness of this is that it fails to view the implications of the spending when it makes its impact but only when the spending actually takes place . |
| 7 | The principal justification offered for this is that it triggers discussion between the police and organisers , and prevents demonstrators from springing surprises on the police . |
| 8 | The difficulty with this is that it makes the question of A's liability to C turn on what may be a purely technical contravention of the law by A which is of no real concern to C. Further , there are uncertainties in the meaning of ‘ unlawful ’ for this purpose . |
| 9 | One argument advanced for this is that it makes no sense to include mortality data in a formula for resource allocation as dead people make no use of health services . |
| 10 | The reason for this is that it permits buyers to set aside a bad bargain following the seller 's breach of condition where only slight consequences have ensued . |
| 11 | This is because it does not develop ordinary vertebrae , but contains instead a central rod of cartilage . |
| 12 | This is because it does not depend on the source from which the language as an object is drawn but on the learners ' engagement with it . |
| 13 | This is because it hopes to anticipate what you want next . |
| 14 | To some extent , this is because it enables us to indulge in a form of mental shorthand which is convenient , if unimaginative , for communicating with others . |
| 15 | This is because it assumes that only one of the candidates in each position is correct , so the assignment of scores to words has to be delayed until the maximum for any given position is known . |
| 16 | This is because it raised the real sterling exchange rate , rendering ‘ marginal ’ manufacturing exports uncompetitive . |
| 17 | Indeed , Ross thinks the moral philosopher must take the deliverances of common morality as his basic data ( as Moore , in spite of his much proclaimed faith in ‘ common sense ’ did not ) though this is because it rests on intuitions of necessary truth . |
| 18 | If western free-market fundamentalism has been faintly relaxed in the west , this is because it has been intensified in its export version . |
| 19 | This is because it has been replaced by more suitable roads which have been adapted to the continually changing pattern of communications and settlement development . |
| 20 | We assume that this is because it has not known what role to play . |
| 21 | This is because it has been assumed ( e.g. by Argyle and Cook , 1976 ) that monitoring the behaviour of a listener involves a certain amount of attention and often increases the speaker 's level of arousal . |
| 22 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 23 | This is because it carries out a unique function within the nuclear industry : it tries to deal with the problems left over at the end . |
| 24 | This is because it knows how desperately it is threatened by this disease . |
| 25 | This is because it stands in a position closer to totally autonomous behaviour ( at the top ) than the others . |
| 26 | The danger with this was that it caused believers to look to their own faith rather than to Christ alone for the assurance of their salvation . |
| 27 | The justification for this was that it saved the skyline of the Granite City . |
| 28 | This was because it amounted to a transfer back to X of property in the car ( because Y 's cheque had not been met ) in return for X waiving any right to enforce payment from Y. At the time of the repossession , X was unaware of Y's sale to Z and thus by repossessing the car with Y 's acquiescence , X obtained ownership of it by virtue of section 25(1) of the 1893 Act ( i.e. section 24 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 ) . |