Example sentences of "that [be] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe the powers that be have been only interested in cleaning up opponents . |
| 2 | The prevalence of assignments for development , coupled with the belief that being moved is A Good Thing , a reward for virtue . |
| 3 | It came to her that being bewitched was like drowning , dark and easy . |
| 4 | And he 's proved against all the adds that being disabled is no handicap . |
| 5 | Geoff Nicholas has proved that being disabled is not necessarily a handicap on the golf course . |
| 6 | Can I just clarify then , how far do you imagine this being deferred , that is to say are you awaiting the outcome of the local government commission report |
| 7 | From that point on we need to give a name to that person we need to give the environment , that is to say is she inside ? |
| 8 | Having in Scotland lost the vote for the ordination of women to the priesthood , it seemed profitable to argue that women should be ordained to the diaconate ( that is to say be made deacons , not simply deaconesses ) . |
| 9 | For semiconductor ‘ disks ’ or fixed-head disks all that is involved is electronic switching , which takes negligible time . |
| 10 | And I just have the feeling w the point is w what that is proving is we 're good enough , we can compete . |
| 11 | Apart from the infiltration of the local anaesthetic , when the patient will feel a prick in the back , less painful than the anaesthetic for dental work , all that is felt is a pressure on the lower spine with occasionally a faint ‘ tingle ’ in one leg which simply signifies that the needle is in the right place . |
| 12 | But hope that is seen is not hope . |
| 13 | However , each editing process that is undertaken is demanding to the system . |
| 14 | Of course , any plan that is made is liable to be disrupted by supervening events , but at least there will be a plan and a more systematic approach to the management of the project . |
| 15 | ‘ The uncertainty and debate that is developing is not helpful to the profession as a whole . ’ |
| 16 | Approaching the fabliaux with a mind prepared to find moral instruction in the texts , however unpromising they might superficially seem to be for such interpretation , is something that we can reconstruct as an authentic medieval mode of reading — " " All that is written is written for our doctrine " " as St Paul has it — although there is little direct evidence for the application of such literary theory to vernacular literature as well as the classics before the fourteenth century , and even then the extent of such application is difficult to assess . |
| 17 | All that is recorded is the two chance meetings between Jesus and lepers . |
| 18 | That is agreed is n't it ? |
| 19 | All that is recommended is that experienced , practising teachers be increasingly involved in the selection process . |
| 20 | Blackburn have won only one of their last 10 games and Dalglish says all that is missing is the bounce of the ball . |
| 21 | All that is missing is reasoning of an inductive or abductive sort ( in the parts of ethical thought which can not be hived off as ‘ factual ’ ) and even for this there is a kind of substitute . |
| 22 | All that is missing is the outer framework . |
| 23 | Surely all that is needed are those volumes of ‘ Yes , Minister ’ and the works of Dobbs and Archer , together with a beginner 's guide to political advertising . |
| 24 | Sometimes all that is needed is for the smear to be repeated in 6 months or a year . |
| 25 | The style must disclose and be expressive of the moods , emotions and actions of the roles played even where few personal feelings are allowed to show , as in such ballets as Ashton 's Monotones where all that is needed is a calm , unhurried and seemingly endless weaving of the dance design in all its dimensions . |
| 26 | With a sensitive magnetometer all that is needed is a few turns of enamelled wire reasonably carefully wound onto a piece of plastic drainpipe . |
| 27 | A major attraction of dolphin and porpoise hunting is the low operating costs - all that is needed is a harpoon and fuel for the boat . |
| 28 | Often the problems are only storms in teacups , and all that is needed is a gentle ‘ sorry ’ , a laugh , a hug , a cup of tea , and all is well . |
| 29 | No formal qualifications are required for enrolment and young or old are all potential candidates ; all that is needed is a desire to learn . |
| 30 | A wide choice of spectrophotometric methods ( absorbance , reflectance , fluorescence , luminescence ) and geometry ( single optical fibre , bundle , bifurcated fibre ) is feasible ; all that is needed is that the biolayer modulates the light path . |