Example sentences of "is often the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately it is often the case that writers do not allow themselves to be so free in autobiographical disclosures as to say exactly how they felt on seeing some work of art . |
| 2 | As is often the case , some last-minute idea blossoms while what had seemed a brilliant solution and been pondered for ages falls quite flat . |
| 3 | Given the propensity of many modern breweries and their designers to impose an overall , single-period ‘ look ’ , however , the Georgian fabric that does exist is often the first thing to be swept away — to make way for a sham-Victorian world of clumsy stained glass and ugly stained hardwood . |
| 4 | To an extent , this has always been there , but it 's important to raise the issue here because the most unfashionable person to help is often the person who is dying on your own doorstep . |
| 5 | This is often the result of inexperienced people trying to give a helping hand to get the gliders out . |
| 6 | Worrying about people 's comments instead of keeping calm and concentrating on the flying and on getting down safely is often the root cause of a bad landing . |
| 7 | It is often the only sensible way of getting rid of extra height quickly if you are still tending to overshoot with full airbrake . |
| 8 | It is often the way he extends his hand to take hers and the way she responds that lead to the successful conclusion of a balance , lift or pirouette . |
| 9 | The bold gesture is often the one that brings success , but on this occasion our lazy decision to eat and try to sleep was justified . |
| 10 | With either system , the easiest place to add is the last light in the circuit , which is often the hall or landing light . |
| 11 | A professional designer , Jean Bayle , with a track record for breathing new life into tired titles , was hired but the changes he favoured were deemed rather too radical and , in the end — as is often the case on Le Monde where the staff hold a significant stake in the company — the consensus view prevailed . |
| 12 | He may agree , and he is often the one who decides what issues will be dealt with and when . |
| 13 | In the one instance of domestic violence we encountered during field-work , the officers arrested the man against the protestations of the wife , as is often the case ( see Fielding et al . |
| 14 | It is often the unresearched opinions of individuals that identify potential markets and market opportunities abroad . |
| 15 | Exporting is often the cheapest and safest initial strategy . |
| 16 | With most young bands , the manager is often the guy who owns the van . |
| 17 | Their gathering for the bus ride home is often the occasion for a racial attack . |
| 18 | When someone ca n't cope with panic attacks , agoraphobia is often the consequence and treating this condition requires specialist help . |
| 19 | Further , as is often the case , the clinical conditions might be regarded as rather extreme cases of variability in the ease with which we adjust our body clock , a process that is found normally within the human population . |
| 20 | As is often the case , they contain some truth and can be used constructively when attempting to deal with jet-lag . |
| 21 | Although former stables and cow-houses may offer opportunities for conversion into dwellings , it is often the case that they were too cheaply and impermanently built and are too small to provide a structure which is easily adapted into a house . |
| 22 | This is because the barn is often the largest of the non-domestic buildings of the farmstead and the large volume which it encloses offers many options for the creation of a comfortable and characterful dwelling . |
| 23 | Because the resources of the Redundant Churches Fund are fairly slight related to the large number of churches which are falling into disuse , it should be equally clear that conversion is often the only way in which a creditable building can be saved from complete destruction through neglect and vandalism . |
| 24 | An operation is often the only cure for this painful condition . |
| 25 | The problem is often the worst in developing countries such as Sri Lanka , where the introduction of cheap nylon nets has often enabled coastal states to rapidly expand their fishing industries . |
| 26 | I have already drawn attention to the power there is in weakness and it is often the case that God is able to take ordinary weak things of this world and make them powerful for him . |
| 27 | Unscrewing spray container tops and pouring the neat chemical into the spray-tank is often the most contamination-prone part of the whole spraying process . |
| 28 | High summer is often the best time to give the greenhouse a good old clean-out , while plants can be put outside |
| 29 | Although one might suppose that the creation of a new party offers attractive opportunities for people previously excluded from local élites to establish themselves as leaders , it is often the case that such people do not obviously possess the right qualities . |
| 30 | Although its connection with a political party , and the fact that some of its ministers and elders are leading figures in the DUP , provides some people with a good ulterior motive to participate in the life of the Church , it is often the case that people have more than one motive for church involvement . |