Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a word which everyone is using and it 's almost like confetti . |
| 2 | A slightly more oblique approach to the problem of determining whether a contextually unique item is a semantic constituent is to see whether it is normal in the language to treat it in parallel with unquestionable semantic constituents . |
| 3 | Sensory loss frequently occurs with motor loss ; the patient is paralysed and it compounds the problem of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 4 | the Amstrad is hidden and it 's patched . |
| 5 | This is compounded when it ‘ not only exists for private consumption , but is publicly displayed … [ or ] forced on the attentions of those who have not even volunteered to be voyeurs ’ ( para 7.7 ) . |
| 6 | While Labour seeks to simply snatch the language of one nation from the Tories , the danger here can only grow and it is compounded because it is by no means clear how far a reconstituted and emphatically ‘ un-loony ’ socialism may go in negotiating its own language of toughness on immigration and nationality , even perhaps on humane socialist repatriation . [ … ] |
| 7 | I I 'm still a little bit puzzled about the thirteen hectares , is that footloose depending on where the settlement is placed if it 's placed within Greater York ? |
| 8 | Plugs or outlets too , are often fitted in a haphazard way around the room , with the result that when a lamp is placed where it seems most needed , it frequently has to trail a dangerous mess of flex or wire with it . |
| 9 | ‘ Almost every product on sale in this country is barcoded so it provides immense game-play possibilities . |
| 10 | However , it is clear that currently far too much fat is consumed and it is an ideal area in which to make a significant reduction without fear of nutrient deficiency . |
| 11 | This represents a homogeneity of effort but is criticized because it is some way away from full partnership . |
| 12 | TIM WEBB believes such concern is misplaced if it fails to address cultural as well as environmental issues . |
| 13 | Your Board is confident that the plan for restructuring the Group will result in a more streamlined , flexible and dynamic organisation and it is intended that it be carried through as fast as possible . |
| 14 | It is intended that it will draw in towns , villages , fields and woods and , according to the commission , 20 million visitors from an 80 mile radius . |
| 15 | Yet this particular policy is intended and it says so in the explanatory memorandum , that it 's to be once established as open count open countryside would be out immediately outside the settlements . |
| 16 | The meaning of prevention in the new Children Act is multifaceted and it remains to be seen how it will be operationalized . |
| 17 | The darker humour associated with ED 209 , which does indeed look quite large and threatening at first ( and not at all like a model only one foot ( 30cm ) high , which it is ) is typified when it , in error , riddles a young executive with machine-gun bullets on its first official presentation and the stunned silence is broken by a cry of ‘ Someone send for a paramedic ! ’ |
| 18 | It matters just as much to a person 's education what he learns and is taught as it matters to his salvation what he believes . |
| 19 | Nectar never provides a complete diet for any of these birds , which also eat insects or other animals but , as nectar is replenished as it is removed , birds may defend clumps of nectariferous flowers . |
| 20 | Either it is raining or it is not raining . |
| 21 | It is not good enough to say that an authoritative measure is justified because it serves the public interest . |
| 22 | I believe , however , that the emphasis is justified because it has received so little systematic attention in the British literature . |
| 23 | Under retributive justice punishment is justified because it is ‘ deserved ’ by free , choice-making individuals who are held responsible for their actions . |
| 24 | ( 1 ) A change in the content of the curriculum is justified because it is the content which is intrinsically worth while and any improvement in content is ipso facto an improvement in education ; i.e. we change subject content for its own sake . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) A change in the process of teaching and learning , regardless of the subject content , is justified because it is these processes which are intrinsic to personal development and any improvement is ipso facto an improvement in education ; i.e. we change the process for its own sake . |
| 26 | ( 3 ) A change in the processes of teaching and learning is justified because it is believed to enable the more effective transmission and reception of the content of the curriculum ; i.e. we change process as instrumental in acquiring knowledge of content . |
| 27 | ( 4 ) A change in the " content " or " subject " of the learning experience is justified because it enriches the learning experience or makes these experiences more meaningful and thus more developmental ; i.e. we change content as instrumental in making the processes more effective . |
| 28 | Eliot wrote of the huge scale of the Russian Revolution and of the huge scale of its violence , pointing out that only one result could justify such huge and terrible expense : ‘ Such a cataclysm is justified if it produces something really new : Un [ sic ] oasis d'horreur dans un désert d'ennui ’ . |
| 29 | Mrs Dennison looked up from her plate a little flushed and said : ‘ I 'm always suspicious of the excuse that a sin is justified if it 's done to benefit someone we love . |
| 30 | Nothing is realised unless it is first dreamt of , and believed in . |