Example sentences of "is [adj] that [art] labour [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is interesting that the Labour party proposes to return to what it calls a fair rates policy .
2 While it is arguable that the Labour Party dances to the trade unions ' tune , it is also the case that the special relationship facilitates bargaining .
3 It is noticeable that the Labour party has not offered to keep Ravenscraig open .
4 It is sad that the Labour party has already shown indifference to that form of arts funding .
5 It is incredible that the Labour party proposes that there should be no limit on the tax that a widow would pay on the house in which she has lived all her life .
6 It is incredible that the Labour party , which has reformed itself and brought itself up to date in so many other policies , is going back to an old policy on local government finance .
7 Even if it is likely that a Labour administration would have failed in the round to solve Britain 's fundamental problems , there is little doubt that at a minimum there would have been a substantial redistribution of income and some attempt to reform the City , regulate public utilities more strongly and determinedly tackle the homelessness problem .
8 It is disgraceful that the Labour party , in hock to the trade unions , is now threatening to sweep away compulsory competitive tendering , irrespective of the cost and the effect on services to the customer .
9 It is astonishing that the Labour party keep putting it on record that it is prepared to defend independent schools but refuses to allow poorer families to send their children to them .
10 It is extraordinary that the Labour party consistently complains about resources and other matters yet is not prepared to point the finger where is should be pointed — at the performance of Labour-controlled local education authorities , as evidenced in staying-on rates and examination results .
11 It is extraordinary that the Labour party is planning that widows , for example , should enjoy no discount over households full of wage earners .
12 It is extraordinary that the Labour party , which we all know want to tax the rich , now wants to tax the poor as well .
13 The easy explanation points to the personality of Mr Kinnock — and it probably is true that the Labour leader 's worthiness and lack of grasp of detail probably did damage the Labour cause .
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