Example sentences of "is [adv] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is since that I studied it , ’ said Greg . |
| 2 | The point is rather that we now have a strong data base from which to operate , and that the technical means are now available which would reveal precisely what our signals do mean ; perhaps to show that there are monsters , perhaps to find , at least beyond reasonable doubt , that their existence is too unlikely to warrant further study . |
| 3 | That is , our problem is not one of vicarious liability , of finding some reason why a shareholder should share some other person 's or group 's primary responsibility ; it is rather that we can find no one else who is primarily responsible and in whose responsibility he might share . |
| 4 | This is not to suggest that consistency is an unworthy value : the argument is rather that there is a need to decide upon the categories to which the argument of consistency is being applied , and above all to recognize that simple resort to the allegation of inconsistency might serve to conceal the conflict between a number of social interests or principles . |
| 5 | It is rather that there is a fundamental difference in the distribution of syntactic features between the two modes . |
| 6 | It is rather that he realigns fantasy and fact by using a set of ready-made and entirely artificial rules governing talking animals to explore the workings of a no less unnatural , controlled and rigidly inhuman system . |
| 7 | Similarly , C. S. Lewis 's The Allegory of Love is praised by Kathleen Tillotson for charting the nature and evolution of two " principles " , or fundamental movements of the human mind — romantic love and allegory : " It is rarely that we meet with a work of literary criticism of such manifest and general importance as this . " |
| 8 | So much is right that one can afford to overlook the inconsistent quality of sound , intrusive coughs , noisy stage movement , and one or two other unnerving moments attendant on live relays , including some untidy ensemble among members of the chorus . |
| 9 | I think it is right that everyone should be given the freedom to choose whether or not they want to work in a smoking or non-smoking office and separate areas created to cater for both factions . |
| 10 | the great bulk of community care is provided by friends , family and neighbours … it is right that they should be able to play their part in looking after those close to them … service providers should make practical support for carers a high priority . |
| 11 | It is right that they should be dealt with in a humane and honourable manner . |
| 12 | It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art . |
| 13 | Press hostility to this idea was scarcely free of self-interest , but there were bigger issues at stake and it is right that they prevailed . |
| 14 | In our efforts to promote extensification of livestock production , it is right that we should question whether livestock production should be allowed unrestricted use of technology in order to produce maximum output from the minimum amount of land . |
| 15 | But Mr Bliss is right that we have to assume that the abductors are politically motivated terrorists — ‘ ' |
| 16 | My hon. Friend is right that we have the most generous system in the developed world for supporting students . |
| 17 | It is right that we should consider tonight the question how we enhance the democracy , responsibility and accountability of the European institutions and of our own Ministers to the national Parliament . |
| 18 | It is right that our procedures should be subject to challenge and change , but her idea of turning a Government Advisory Unit into some kind of Oxford tutorial is an absurd perversion of everything that has been so slowly and painstakingly developed over the years . |
| 19 | SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education . |
| 20 | Rates of CTT chargeable on the coming to an end of an interest in possession during the lifetime of the beneficiary On a separate matter , it is right that I should inform the Committee , for the avoidance of doubt , that the lower rates of CTT announced by the Chief Secretary on 5th February which would apply to transfers of value occurring during the lifetime of the transferor will also apply where an interest in possession comes to an end during the lifetime of the person beneficially entitled to that interest . |
| 21 | Leeds is now the third largest city in England and the 20th in Europe , so it is right that it should have international ambitions . |
| 22 | The PAC wants hard and fast information , and it is right that it should . |
| 23 | It is right that it should be raised on the Floor of the House . |
| 24 | The Engineering Employers Federation says that its members ’ strongly support the Government 's objective of providing a balanced and effective framework of trade union and industrial relations law ’ and that ’ the step by step approach has been seen by all to have worked successfully and it is right that it should continue . ’ |
| 25 | However , if someone wilfully refuses to pay the charge , it is right that he should have to pay the price for his illegal action . |
| 26 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that it is right that he should restate the Government 's commitment to their policy in Northern Ireland , based on the rule of law ? |
| 27 | He is right that there are no outstanding issues with the Home Office . |
| 28 | The hon. Gentleman is right that there was a change in 1979 , but for different reasons from those he advanced . |
| 29 | He insisted that no decisions about future spending had been taken , but he believed that it was right ‘ that there should be a widespread review and it is right that there should be a big debate . ’ |
| 30 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |