Example sentences of "is [adj] [subord] it has " in BNC.

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1 The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie .
2 The success of the concept of franchising is self-evident as it has grown to encompass more and more business sectors .
3 Germany , of course , is different because it has a federal system , so that the central administration is important in policy-making terms and policy is tending to go more and more towards the centre , but the administration of the different states , federal states , what they call the Länder , has a very important executive role , and the central government has a much less important role in actually carrying out policy .
4 Child Slaves is written in prose that pulls no punches and is strident when it has to be , unlike When the Bough Breaks … which is a bit bloodless by comparison .
5 If the conscience indicates to the individual , child or adult , that he must reject a proposed action which his teaching tells him is wrong because it has not been incorporated into the Created God by the process advocated , or has been classified as evil , then that is the action of a healthy conscience .
6 The last quality is interesting because it has sometimes been suggested that his music-making lacks humour , one of those generalizing statements that , typically , posits a judgement without bothering to examine the evidence .
7 The East Sussex region is interesting because it has a very high retired population and it also has quite a long of young people , particularly in the Brighton area , and a relatively small workforce , rather low in industry , certainly in the primary industries , erm service occupations are perhaps almost the mainstay of the local populace — now how would an area such as that rate in your chart as to needs ?
8 The spearhead is dangerous because it has been dipped into the poison of communal rivalry between the 80%-plus of India that is Hindu and the 11% that is Muslim .
9 The Welsh Office is similar although it has fewer devolved powers .
10 46 Leonis Minoris is just in the same × 7 field with Xi and Nu , and is identifiable because it has a K-type spectrum and shows its orange colour when viewed through binoculars ; unusually for so dim a star , it has a proper name — Præcipua .
11 Magnificently preserved in its original calcite in a matrix of chalk , this specimen is unusual because it has the spines still joined to the rest of the animal .
12 COOK 'S NOTE : This vinaigrette is unusual as it has equal quantities of vinegar and oil .
13 The enterprise is hard because it has to involve mastering new language in new ways .
14 Physically it is costly because it has been proven to cause ulcers , arthritis and all sorts of other conditions .
15 This usually requires quite a lot of practice but is invaluable once it has been mastered .
16 Breast milk from milk banks is safe as it has been pasteurized .
17 This is important since it has been shown that in inflammatory bowel disease , architectural disturbances in the mucosa , manifest especially in crypt distortion , are well established by the time of the first clinical episode .
18 Ithanguni is important because it has contributed most of the fine ash deposits that blanket the lower slopes of west Mount Kenya and make rich farming and ranching land .
19 Evaluation of its performance is hazardous because it has not generally been subject to commercial practices and norms [ Pryke , 1981 ] .
20 It is unclear whether it has recently changed hands .
21 Mr Souness , who arrived at a Manchester hospital offering the comment : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it but it is essential so it has to be done , ’ broke the news to his players on the way back from Sunday 's semi-final which Liverpool rescued late in extra time through Ronnie Whelan .
22 Most commonly , a given element is an element which is recoverable because it has been mentioned before .
23 However , as a very occasional desperation measure if a flower or leaf is useless because it has inadvertently been creased or folded , I have been known to try pressing it with an iron on the lowest setting .
24 The hon. Gentleman does not need to rely on my words to rebut every word that he has just said ; he need only read the latest edition of the in-house magazine of the Confederation of Health Service Employees , where it is written : ’ The Mid-Glamorgan District Linen Service is efficient because it has no choice .
25 Information is relevant when it has a significant effect on our assumptions : in other words , when it will allow us to alter our knowledge structures to give us a more accurate representation of the world .
26 How useful including this software is debatable since it has a limited range of file transfer protocols .
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