Example sentences of "is rather [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather sad that due to the subsequent rather narrow defeat of the motion that we find that such a large complement of Northern Labour MPs absented themselves from such a vital environmental vote due to prior engagements and by doing so thus failed to support their Labour colleague Kevin McNamara , the sponsor of the Bill , and failed to contribute to ending once and forever this sickening , depraved social pastime . |
| 2 | It is rather ironic that we continue to run down our coal industry and sterilise billions of tonnes of coal . |
| 3 | It is rather strange that so little attention has been given so far to the mechanical properties of biological materials , though perhaps in human terms it is understandable . |
| 4 | Actually he is rather pleased that Rose should see he has friends as eccentrically impressive as Phil , and that Phil should see he is having an affair with someone as solid and opaque as Rose , whose aunt as a girl in Oxford knew several famous philosophers . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , with all their drawbacks , panels are interesting ways of collecting information and it is rather surprising that they have not been used more in academic research where ideas rather than pin-point accuracy of measurement may be the desired goal . |
| 6 | Actually , it is rather surprising that the labour cost has n't gone up more , especially in view of the national rates . |
| 7 | Given the revival of interest in local radio and the fact that this is occurring within a general context of economic and financial difficulty in the country as a whole , it is rather surprising that so little attention has been paid to the potential role of radio in contributing to local economic development . |
| 8 | Mind you , it is rather surprising that McDonald , a top session man turned star performer , has not established himself as a big noise in Europe . |
| 9 | ‘ It is rather regrettable that candidates have to use their energy on this sort of thing , instead of working to get elected . ’ |
| 10 | Erm again I , I ca n't help but s er er getting slightly digressed but it is rather interesting that John Major this year decided to go for a general election before the local elections . |
| 11 | It is rather unexpected that most of the values obtained are even . |
| 12 | It is rather suspicious that the label ‘ illogical ’ has been used to disparage other subordinate groups ' language as well as women 's . |
| 13 | It is rather peculiar that no national parks exist in Scotland . |