Example sentences of "it is that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Essentially , it is that no biologist imagines that complex structures arise in a single step . |
| 2 | The former chairman of the Independent Appeals Tribunal said to me recently ‘ I wonder why it is that no benefit starts from the premises ‘ What can we do to help ? ’ but always seems to be ‘ How can we stop the bastards getting away with it ? ' ’ — coarse , but true ! |
| 3 | Neither of them was capable of searching out any fairy-tale kink in the more drab theories of evolution which might explain how it is that a frog taken ( however reluctantly ) into the soft bed of a princess can be changed overnight back into a prince . |
| 4 | These two tasks are inextricably interwoven : if advisers fail to establish what it is that a client wants to know because of poor interviewing , then they will not be able to supply the correct information even if it is available . |
| 5 | By his intimate connection with the greatest men of the day in the medical profession , he obtained for his pupils the privilege of their teaching free of expense , and thus it is that a considerable number in the ranks of our profession are pupils of Abernethy , Astley Cooper , Charles Bell , Brodie , Faraday and Brand . |
| 6 | It is that a pupil decides what he will , or will not , consent to do . |
| 7 | The control which the withholding of love gives to a parent emphasises how tremendously important it is that a child should be genuinely loved in the first place . |
| 8 | Jennie explained how crucial it is that a rider can use his aids independently of each other . |
| 9 | Could somebody please explain to me why it is that a project that was always highly speculative and which now looks like a near disaster should have been so profitable for investors ? |
| 10 | Repetition of the same or similar ground can be stopped by a gentle reminder , followed by asking why it is that a particular story or incident is so important . |
| 11 | Bumble-bees do not have advanced knowledge of aeronautical science , yet some extremely complicated maths is required to explain why it is that a bumble-bee can fly . |
| 12 | What dreadful news it is that a lethal , new form of algae pollution has been found in one of Scotland 's best known lochs , lovely Loch Awe in Argyll . |
| 13 | James 's aim is the psychological one of explaining how it is that a person is able to locate a stimulus on the surface of his body . |
| 14 | A duty is something black and white : once we know what it is that a body has a duty to do and what it actually did , we can say either that the authority has performed its duty or that it has not . |
| 15 | When you come to think about it , how amazing it is that a singer whose recording career lasted only seven years ( where Decca is concerned ) could produce enough material to fill ten CDs even allowing for the addition of much off-the-air material , and excluding Das Lied von der Erde , the Klemperer Kindertotenlieder and Mahler 's Second , and Brahms 's Liebesliederwalzer , the last three just issued on three further discs in Decca 's Historic series . |
| 16 | The more serious the incident , the more likely it is that a judge 's professional neutrality and independence , as well as his legal training in taking evidence and establishing the facts , will be sought to command public confidence . |
| 17 | We have to produce some account of how it is that a belief can achieve this status and play this special role . |
| 18 | The second defining characteristic of compatibility guarantees a genuine relationship of sense : it is that a pair of compatibles must have a common superordinate . |
| 19 | It is that a person who takes another 's car ‘ can escape liability to tougher sentences only if he or she can show , on the balance of probabilities , that either the aggravating event occurred before he or she committed [ the basic s. 12 offence ] , or that he or she was not present at the relevant time . ’ |
| 20 | In general , it appears that the more complex the level of stimulus processing required , the more likely it is that a difference between the ears will be revealed with monaural presentation . |
| 21 | Grey breath in the air , snowmen on the heath , pub bores droning on about how typical it is that a few inches of snow throws the whole country into chaos when the Swiss handle metres of the stuff without missing a beat . |
| 22 | The orthodox view of civil pre-trial procedure is that the more the two parties know about the real issues between them the more likely it is that a ‘ realistic ’ settlement can be reached . |
| 23 | This question can not be answered without knowing just what it is that a manager does . |
| 24 | The appearance of a weaning-trauma in early agricultural cultures explains the paradox of why it is that a loss of the ideal mother — that is , a frustration — leads to an over-involvement with her . |
| 25 | rhetorical question is , you know is it is that a question you wanted to try to answer or are you erm |
| 26 | The more rules that exist , then the more likely it is that a new product or service will impinge upon or be prohibited in some way by those rules . |
| 27 | The problem with it is that a lot of people are asymptomatic and you do n't know whom may or may not be carrying Jardea . |
| 28 | If there is one certainty in a crisis , it is that every Tory MP will put party before country . |
| 29 | Rather , all items should be recognised where a sufficiently reliable measure can be obtained , although the more likely it is that an item will have an outcome of zero , the lower its recognised amount will be . |
| 30 | All four books reveal a steady concern with imitation and interpretation , and to read them together is to be clearer about what it is that the writer intends us to think that he thinks about things . |