Example sentences of "[is] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best criticism is that which is both amusing and poetic ; not a cold , mathematical criticism which , on the pretext of explaining everything , has neither love nor hate , and voluntarily strips itself of every shred of temperament . |
| 2 | The truth is that nationality in art has limited importance . |
| 3 | If any one element in his style is to be singled out as predominant , it is that haunting expression of far-away desire never absent from the eyes and lips , and conveyed in every gesture , feature and attitude . |
| 4 | A difficulty is that psychology has narrow terms of reference which can give only a few useful results , for example on the question of illusion . |
| 5 | The point of making these comparisons is that artistic practices affect how a critic should describe a landscape . |
| 6 | His role in relation to the disturbances is never really clarified , nor is that of Stephens , an intelligent boy who deserts the Grange , is in touch with the gangs , and is murdered . |
| 7 | Zuckerman Unbound ( 1981 ) reaches its climax at one of Roth 's frequent funerals — in this case , that of Zuckerman 's father — after which Henry charges Nathan with killing their parent by writing ‘ that book ’ , the liberated Carnovsky , and with believing like the bastard he is that fiction does n't have consequences . |
| 8 | This is that very Mab |
| 9 | The present situation in 1990 is that would-be members can become provisional members by the following means ; by being offered an engagement by any company or management which operates under the ‘ Quota ’ system by agreement with Equity and the Theatre Managers ' Association . |
| 10 | Everything in this chapter may seem terribly grey and pessimistic , but the truth is that acting is probably the most optimistic of all professions — it is the nature of actors to hope . |
| 11 | Is that something that you feel may come from the ‘ hothouse ’ atmosphere of drama school in the first place ? |
| 12 | Is that an insight into how things really are , or only one more passing thought ? |
| 13 | But is that an answer ? |
| 14 | The principle I have to stick to , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) is that of the rebus : a boat , a house , a letter , a word . |
| 15 | Is that all you can say ? she said . |
| 16 | Like Madge : Is that all you can say ? |
| 17 | Is that a sign of age ? |
| 18 | That which is hidden is that which is shown . |
| 19 | The reason destroying it now would be no solution , he wrote , is that what sickens me is not the object itself but the time and thought I have put into it . |
| 20 | The question he is really asking , I think , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , is this : Is that secret strength a minus or a plus ? |
| 21 | Is that a reason to dismiss them or their claims ? |
| 22 | But is that not what he wanted ? he typed ( as Harsnet had written ) . |
| 23 | But is that not what the mind is ? |
| 24 | So is that what the big glass is perhaps ? |
| 25 | Present-day reality is that pub deaths far exceed births , and the signs are that this is an accelerating process . |
| 26 | The most contentious issue among cutlery suppliers is that of quality . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , but , madam , if the fellow is a tout — tout , is that the word ? — for one of the hotels here , is it not likely he would need to be ascending like us ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ What kind of a word is that ? |
| 29 | It is that real-life drama that Singleton decided to explore and recreate on film . |
| 30 | Is that all right ? ’ |