Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] is that [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |
| 2 | A general point to be kept in mind throughout this chapter is that any tax reform involves the costs of transition from one scheme to another . |
| 3 | The most remarkable feature of this migration is that each stream maintains a distinct population of salmon , sometimes visibly different from those in a neighbouring steam . |
| 4 | The lesson of this period is that this type of legislation by itself , even when backed by executive exhortation , is insufficient to change sentencing outcomes ; and that unless sentencing discretion is restricted there is little hope of modifying sentencers ' own objectives in the pursuit of policy goals favoured by the executive ( Sabol , 1990 ) . |
| 5 | What needs to be stressed at this point is that this evolution is rooted in a very specific historical moment of production . |
| 6 | Another drawback is that many census estimates concentrate on natural change ( i.e. the difference between births and deaths ) and tend to ignore the most effective component of population change in the western world , migration . |
| 7 | One prevalent notion is that this self-improvement can be achieved through encouraging less rational , more intuitive , styles of thinking , and that dreams represent this ideal . |
| 8 | The only difference when we open the economy to foreign trade is that some relief for I m could occur if an additional part of C m now comes from abroad . |
| 9 | What is essential to this mode is that each country should communicate via some agency of central government located in that part of the state 's apparatus which is concerned with the administration of justice . |
| 10 | The logical extension of this argument is that some form of interdependence might be possible , where Third World actors could carve out niches for themselves in the crevices that the hegemon TNCs leave unattended . |
| 11 | Well the word from Ireland this week is that this horse is jumping out of its skin . |
| 12 | But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous . |
| 13 | Another problem is that each IR or Raman band of each compound has its own characteristic intensity ; concentrations of different compounds can not be directly compared by a simple comparison of relative intensities of bands in a mixture . |
| 14 | Another problem is that this myth about men and their lack of feelings is perpetuated year after year by flimsy public opinion polls . |
| 15 | My Lord er the basis of this objection is that this evidence is not admissible under a sign of authority and erm I wonder if I could start er my submission on this by referring to er on evidence . |
| 16 | The recommendation following from this diagnosis is that more attention should be directed to developing these kinds of competence in initial training , not least with regard to teachers spending more time on becoming more skilled and knowledgeable in their own subject specialisms . |
| 17 | Another view is that this area is ripe for reform by Parliament . |
| 18 | The clever part is that this frame can be manipulated to make it into an irregular shape as required to match the text to the graphic . |
| 19 | A second point is that each investor must , in my opinion , be willing that there should be a rescission of the investment transaction in question and be willing to return any shares or money he has received under the transaction . |
| 20 | The second point is that this agreement reflected a certain degree of complementarity between the Soviet and Cuban economies . |
| 21 | A second point is that any company that takes over the satellites would want to sell the data to private individuals and organisations around the world . |
| 22 | The second attribute is that each paragraph should have as a first sentence a brief statement or at least an indication of what the paragraph is to consider . |
| 23 | A typical procedure is that each party appoints a valuer ; the two party-appointed valuers should meet and try to agree the valuation , and , if they are unable to agree , the matter is referred to an umpire appointed by the valuers . |
| 24 | Finally he declared : All I can say as an honest person is that this boy is the greatest man now living in the world . |
| 25 | The second caveat is that this generalization , like most , while generally applicable , is not universally so . |
| 26 | Despite many a scratched hand , the official ruling is that any pedigree cat found to have had its claws removed is automatically and unconditionally disqualified from competing . |
| 27 | The real problem is that such research reveals modes of thought and practice which are well known and constituted , but which are necessarily concealed . |
| 28 | The real problem is that this building does not have the necessary cable ducts . |
| 29 | ‘ The overall view is that much improvement can be made in these guides , which at present would only be of marginal use to a student . |
| 30 | The simple fact is that most crime is the result of giving a criminal an easy opportunity . |