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

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1 The upshot of it all is that Major-General Holomisa has made Transkei a haven of sorts , a thorn in Pretoria 's side , for the ANC .
2 The one inescapable impression left by it all is that the canal system as a whole was so run down and dilapidated that nothing short of a central canal authority wiling and able to undertake a vast investment programme could have any hope of making the canals profitable again .
3 The joy of it all is that this is a resort which is peaceful — you can hear the Atlantic waves breaking on the seashore .
4 The outcome of it all is that Wainwright heads the points table with 55 and is followed by Karen Cross with 48 .
5 As early as May 1910 , the local WFL organiser , Madge Turner , commented more in sorrow than in anger on the dispute , admitting that " the saddest part of it all is that the majority of women in all the departments are supporting the men .
6 The remarkable thing about it all is that he had already caused significant bad debts when his Pergamon Press failed in the seventies .
7 The irony of it all is that Jim does not eat fish .
8 The implicature we can draw from it all is that Anderson 's enthusiasm for the topic overrides his concern for his positive face , but that the conflict between these two concerns remains , and is visible in the nervous flaws in his linguistic performance .
9 Yes I am the outcome of it all is that she 's waiting on the wall , getting piles and I 'm going to go down the shop with her .
10 The feature that makes it dreadful is that it is crammed with unattractive tourists throughout the summer months , shambling around 50 feet above sea level in a state of exhaustion , asking everyone if they 're near the top yet .
11 What makes it worse is that nobody seems to know what happened . ’
12 There are hitches and hassles aplenty to contend with now and what makes it worse is that you 're powerless to do anything except grumble and grouse .
13 this is rather what what it , makes it difficult is that I had a copy as well farce right , but do n't say farcical .
14 What makes it manageable is that the carbon-based compounds of which living things are made mainly belong to one of four classes : carbohydrates , fats , proteins , and nucleic acids .
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