Example sentences of "but it [be] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite the contrary , degrees of review may have differed over time but it is indisputable that the judiciary accepted that non-jurisdictional errors of law could exist . |
| 2 | North America and Europe are catching up fast , but it is appropriate that a Japanese company has gone back 30 years for a discarded technology to solve some of the problems . |
| 3 | There are moments of natural awakening to one 's own beauty , but it is rare that it is really appreciated in the early years of womanhood ; usually it is taken for granted , and only lamented when it is gone . |
| 4 | It is not clear to what extent the Securitate is now a ‘ state within the state ’ and to what extent it is directly answerable to President Ceausescu , but it is odd that the service 's worst excesses have occurred when the head of state is on an official trip abroad , in this case to Iran . |
| 5 | Such an advanced social and administrative development is certainly apparent in seventh century Kentish law-codes ; but it is odd that these make little provision for economic transactions . |
| 6 | At first it was felt that this was caused by their failure to understand what was required of them despite being notified by the Board , the NEC , through the pages of The Embalmer as well as at Divisional meetings , but it is apparent that there is an element of tutors who deliberately do not follow the guidelines and rules , ignore well publicised and individually notified closing dates for entry and submission of coursework results , presumably to try and ‘ force ’ the Institute to return to the ‘ old ’ system . |
| 7 | But it is possible that the Dostoevsky scholar whose book prompted Bayley 's comment might not have understood it — how could an acknowledged great novel , worth writing about at length , be said not to ‘ come off ’ ? |
| 8 | But it is possible that we have such an idea when there is no external thing like it . |
| 9 | The reference here to the ‘ University ’ is almost certainly exclusive to Cambridge but it is possible that Green had in mind its implications in a wider context . |
| 10 | All accommodation and resorts are described as they are seen , but it is possible that local conditions and changes could affect the situation quite significantly . |
| 11 | But it is possible that so much competence could be transferred from the member states to the Community that member states would lose their status as sovereign states ’ . |
| 12 | But it is possible that all this evaluation of sites and techniques may be wasted . |
| 13 | But it is possible that more or less than this number may develop . |
| 14 | Dom Grossard need not be correct ; certainly Pérignon perfected the art of producing starbright white wines , but it is possible that others succeeded before him — the fame of the white wines of Aÿ , for example , suggests this . |
| 15 | We initiated the solution of P2 by solving LP ( 1 , θ ) , but it is possible that this problem is unbounded whereas LP ( 1 , θ ) has a solution for some other values of θ . |
| 16 | No German records relating to such a formation have so far been found , but it is possible that they were aircraft of III/ZG 26 . |
| 17 | He did add , however : ‘ But it is possible that it could be held elsewhere , maybe in Italy , Germany or Britain . ’ |
| 18 | But it is possible that auditors are trapped by their competitive environment , and so are unable to heed Professor Tweedie 's warning even if they wanted to . |
| 19 | This may come more naturally and easily to some than to others , but it is possible that where a prolonged conscious effort has been made to tap this creative source , greater understanding and appreciation result than where only little work has been needed . |
| 20 | Of course , almost always the two immediately annihilate each other , so the event might never have happened , but it is possible that on occasion , for one reason or another , the two are separated so swiftly that annihilation does not occur . |
| 21 | Details are not yet available , but it is possible that Dr Threadneedle turned her into some sort of cyborg death machine . ’ |
| 22 | But it is possible that they will ask . ’ |
| 23 | The Bull Court at Knossos is not well preserved , but it is possible that a fence of some kind ran round its edge ; a fragment of fresco found in the Labyrinth shows a strongly made three-rail wooden fence with a priestess or attendant leaning on it , watching the spectacle . |
| 24 | But it is possible that warmer soil temperatures contribute in part to greater fine root mortality rates in the southern forest ( Table 1 ) . |
| 25 | The concept of ‘ effective enforcement ’ is not a very clear one ; but it is possible that it could be used to attack other rules which limit the remedies available against governmental bodies . |
| 26 | It has not been proven , but it is possible that rather than withholding information , maternity staff do not always have it themselves . |
| 27 | It is not clear how such appointments related to the right of the steward of a specific lordship to appoint his own deputy , but it is possible that two deputies coexisted . |
| 28 | Her connection with the duke is not explained , but it is possible that she was his mistress since Gloucester 's illegitimate daughter bore the same Christian name . |
| 29 | Mancini 's account is an inversion of that suggested here , but it is possible that he had the spectrum of conciliar opinion right and then misread its implications . |
| 30 | But it is possible that both views were influenced by hindsight and that matters seemed less clear-cut at the time . |