Example sentences of "[adv] it is the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exquisite unreality catches the earth , or perhaps it is the ultimate reality . |
| 2 | Perhaps it is the extraordinary popularity of The Color Purple that has led some critics to accuse it of being an uncontentious , sentimental and harmless piece of libertarianism , a family homily that is not just optimistic but eventually even utopian . |
| 3 | Perhaps it is the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) , who is willing to continue to enunciate the principle that there is no such thing as a free lunch . |
| 4 | If these examples reveal anything , perhaps it is the unwelcome truth that most of us are better at memorizing and applying formulae for solving certain types of predictable problems than we are at generating imaginative solutions to unfamiliar problems . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is the habitual leader of the group or perhaps the leader has arisen for that meeting on that topic . |
| 6 | So it is the middle class and upper middle class to whom the parliamentary party now belongs . |
| 7 | ( 5.2 ) gives an expression for the variation of induced voltage : The frequency of the induced voltage is equal to the frequency of the fundamental component of the supply voltage and so it is the fundamental component of phase current which is required for the torque calculations . |
| 8 | So it is the dietary fibre which has the slowing down and filling up effect . |
| 9 | Nevertheless it is the other objection , namely the effect on children 's learning and teachers ' teaching which is the most serious . |
| 10 | No time like the present and anyway it is the first day of Lent . ’ |
| 11 | A relaxation in restrictions and controls on capital flows was a key factor , but generally it is the increasing internationalization of business operations and their financing which lies behind the development . |
| 12 | Generally it is the total trade associated with a CU which should be investigated . |
| 13 | Almost always it is the abused person 's word against the abuser . |
| 14 | This should cause the chain to tighten and slacken in turn , but if it remains tight , clearly it is the wrong way round . |
| 15 | Many district planning authorities in fact use standard conditions and some have a policy of attaching certain conditions to particular types of development , e.g. it is the normal practice of some local planning authorities to impose a standard condition on all hot food shops requiring that , ‘ No noise , dust , grit , fumes or odours shall be emitted from the development , which in the opinion of the local planning authority create a nuisance in the locality ’ . |
| 16 | At first , the passengers were too nervous about intruding into the this ritual , but now it is the social focus of the camp . |
| 17 | It also has to be remembered that all too often it is the black population that is seen as the problem , when the real problem is society 's treatment of black people : it is not black people who need to change , but the discriminatory attitudes and practices used against them . |
| 18 | Often it is the internal logic of a process that is the real clue to understanding it . |
| 19 | This , I discovered , is common in lung cancer ; in fact , quite often it is the first symptom to show itself — well before any pain or cough develops . |
| 20 | Today it is the commonest cause of death in the West . |
| 21 | In previous international crises , America was the world 's biggest creditor ; today it is the biggest debtor . |
| 22 | However , here it is the public law validity of the rule which means that the court should give effect to it if reasonable . |
| 23 | A rather similar phantasy informs the divide-and-rule thesis except that here it is the ruling class whose power is both all-pervasive , and works to sow the seeds of rivalry amongst those ‘ brothers and sisters ’ subjected to its tyrannical will . |
| 24 | ( This recalls the burning of Atlanta at the beginning : here it is the novel Textermination which is auto-destructing . ) |
| 25 | English , therefore , is an example of a way in which education has been used in an attempt to effect social changes ; arguably it is the only discipline ( and of course this will be discussed again later ) to be distinctively ‘ feminine ’ . |
| 26 | The latter requirement holds no difficulty , rather it is the former requirement which gives rise to difficulties because on occasions odour problems are complex , the source of the odour being difficult to identify , and it is not always possible to know whether or not a particular method of abatement will effect a cure in any given case . |
| 27 | Sadism is not an inherently egoistic drive , rather it is the assertive phase of a drive which may also be submissive even in the same person . |
| 28 | Rather it is the unplanned result of the maintenance of a generally traditional form of agriculture which is not over-exploitive of its fundamental resources . |
| 29 | and you carry on but sometimes sometimes it is the only way to do it stick with what you say and keep going . |
| 30 | And sometimes it is the other way around . |