Example sentences of "it [verb] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The island on which it stands is the loneliest inhabited place on Earth . |
| 2 | All it covers is the basic treatment in line with the minimum requirement in the country where you are staying — and that can be very different from what you would expect from the NHS . |
| 3 | It is hard to under-estimate the influence of the Popular Church in the lives of Salvadorean women who have become involved in the opposition movement , For many it has been the crucial eye-opener , the starting-point for what many describe as the transformation of their lives and their commitment to revolutionary change , Particularly among the poor , in the shanty towns and in campesino communities , women have become actively critical of the government because of the influence of their church leaders , Many have been encouraged to join self-help organizations or trade unions through their church and from there have developed wider political commitments . |
| 4 | There is substantial evidence in the literature already cited that it has been the critical area of failure in Britain . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ It has been the critical factor in deciding to make our investment here in Wrexham rather than elsewhere . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It has been the largest and longest sustained fall in unemployment in the history of this country . ’ |
| 7 | Since 1987 , it has been the only monetary aggregate with a target range set annually . |
| 8 | However , it has been the closer integration of the European Community which has dominated the economic development agenda . |
| 9 | Unfortunately it seems that it has been the agricultural ministry which has won the debate , and Britain is merely tinkering with the problem . |
| 10 | In this Marx has been proved by subsequent anthropology to be quite right , and many anthropologists would argue that the attribution of the profit motive to people who do not have it has been the greatest hindrance to an understanding of pre-capitalist societies . |
| 11 | There 's no doubt it has been the major factor in walkers having accidents . ’ |
| 12 | It has been the combined effect of these changes — both on income and capital — that has led to such a growing polarization in living standards between different social groups that a new pattern of class inequalities is becoming apparent . |
| 13 | We pray for those who are sad because it has been the first Christmas without a loved one , and who grieve with their memories . |
| 14 | Since 1979 , it has been the declared aim of the Government to ‘ let the children grow tall ’ . |
| 15 | To say that it has been the poorer for it is not to denigrate the work that was done . |
| 16 | Also it has been the larger institutions that have benefited from low dealing commissions since the ‘ big bang ’ in October 1987 . |
| 17 | In recent weeks , however , it has been the sudden rise in the number of Soviet Jews that has alarmed the authorities . |
| 18 | It has been the biggest frustration of my career . ’ |
| 19 | But he said : ‘ It has been the biggest mistake of my life . ’ |
| 20 | However , those who operate the law are well aware that it will only be respected to the extent that it conforms with public opinion : the reason why journalists and broadcasters are not prosecuted much more often for undoubted infringements of the letter of the laws of contempt and official secrecy is simply that the authorities are well aware that up-to-the-hilt enforcement of these vague laws would bring the law into further disrepute , and precipitate precisely the sort of clash between government and the press that it has been the British genius to avoid , whenever possible , by cosy arrangements . |
| 21 | It has been the deliberate policy of the Supplement to give these the prominence they lacked during the period when the OED was being edited . |
| 22 | It has been the long-standing practice of Leaders of the House not to comment on matters of security within the Palace of Westminster . |
| 23 | It has been the long-standing practice under Governments of both parties not to comment on operational matters , and we do not intend to depart from that precedent . |
| 24 | The female ‘ imaginary ’ which is often counterposed to the phallic code of the symbolic , belongs in history and culture as closely as the law of the father , and it has been the self-elected quest of women 's art to elucidate the character of that interaction , participation and combination . |
| 25 | It has been the predominant mode of care for people with long term care needs , whether their needs are concerned with mental illness , learning difficulty , mental handicap , age related needs or physical handicap . |
| 26 | It has been the main source of advice to successive governments on all matters nuclear . |
| 27 | It has been the main argument of this book , however , that this objection ought not to be allowed to have the last word . |
| 28 | It has been the para-military organisations , notably the IRA , who have murdered and maimed innocent men , women , and children . |
| 29 | It is not clear however that it has been the stronger adversary which has done so , rather than a weaker party with its back to the wall . |
| 30 | An interesting species in the way it overwinters is the wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana . |