Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which is n't to imply that flippancy is his stock-in-trade . |
| 2 | In fact such transformations are rare precisely because , if more than lip-service is to be paid to them , the practical implications are considerable ; which is not to deny that lip-service , in the form of campaigning and complaining , has its uses . |
| 3 | One is constantly reminded that life is short , so I suppose I should . |
| 4 | There were many difficulties , but there is no doubting that Labour 's national organization began to improve . |
| 5 | There is no doubting that unemployment and the economic depression dominated the politics of the inter-war years . |
| 6 | The centre would be expected to offer an appropriate studies advisory service as well as guidance and counselling , and it is strongly recommended that specialist travel staff are involved in the student recruitment process . |
| 7 | With regard to " temporality " ( in the sense in which this concept was used above ) , this can not be regarded as a sufficient condition of particularity so long as it is not shown that temporality alone ( in the indicated sense ) ensures numerical identity of particulars ; and if we are to be able to justifiably claim that it is a necessary condition of particularity , we must first show that there can be no extra-temporal particulars . " |
| 8 | It is not anticipated that LMS will bring any difference : such is the power of consultation — of involvement and ownership — in creating a clear , working consensus within a school community . |
| 9 | In the Soviet Union it is officially acknowledged that government needs more and more highly qualified personnel and an increasingly professionalized state administration . |
| 10 | 10.7.5 For the avoidance of doubt , it is hereby stated that use of technical information pursuant to Clause 10.7 b , c and d includes in particular , but without limitation , the development adaptation merger modification or enhancement of software and the use of such developed , adapted , merged , modified or enhanced software . |
| 11 | It is generally accepted that superoxide anion is most frequently the initial reactive oxygen species that results in production of a cascade of other reactive oxygen species such as hydroxyl radical , H 2 O 2 , and hypochlorous acid . |
| 12 | It is generally accepted that gastrin controls the growth of the enterochromaffin like cells of the oxyntic mucosa . |
| 13 | It is generally accepted that privatisation will have the most favourable effect on competition when monopolies are broken up or when new competition is introduced . |
| 14 | Although portal pressure is determined by the interrelationship of blood flow and vascular resistance , it is generally accepted that portal hypertension is initiated by an increased resistance to portal blood flow . |
| 15 | It is generally accepted that energy reductions of 10 per cent may be possible through simple steps which are often termed ‘ good housekeeping ’ . |
| 16 | It is generally acknowledged that gritstone is the acid test of a climber 's ability ; if you can handle its subtleties and idiosyncrasies , the inadequate creases and sparse protection , then the grip and pull or sharphold security of other rock types will be easy meat in comparison . |
| 17 | It is generally regarded that liquidity is a very important factor in the management of unit trusts , given the ability of unit holders to require payment for the resale of their sales on any day , and the above conditions relating to investment policy largely reflect the need to plan for adequate liquidity . |
| 18 | Since it is generally agreed that intelligence has a genetic component , can it not be argued that social inequality has a biological basis ? |
| 19 | Gutted raw fish are smoked slowly over wood chips and it is generally agreed that oak gives the best flavour , although other woods are preferred in some part of the world . |
| 20 | It is generally agreed that opposition success in the election will depend on a unified challenge to Congress , especially in the densely-populated Hindi-speaking states of the north . |
| 21 | It is generally agreed that maize was domesticated in Mexico and that its ancestor was a grass called teosinte , which grows in the hills to the south-west of Mexico City . |
| 22 | It is generally agreed that consent implies some knowledge on the part of the victim as to the type of act which the defendant is contemplating . |
| 23 | It is little surprise that legend and lore should have built up around it . |
| 24 | It is little known that poll tax collectors not only have the authority to arrest those they suspect of defaulting on poll tax and strip them naked for the purposes of search ( without any obligation to mend or replace clothing which is destroyed in the process ) , but they can also apply torture in cases where they have reason to believe poll tax is being withheld — at any rate until such time as the defaulters reveal where their money is hidden . |
| 25 | It is widely believed that penicillin , a substance obtained from moulds of the family called Penicillium , was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming at St. Mary 's Hospital in London . |
| 26 | It is widely recognised that air pollution due to human activity in populated areas and in the vicinity of isolated sources has become one of the significant environmental health problems of our time . |
| 27 | In this era , it is widely accepted that collectivism was an ideal cultural trait which could be harnessed to the growth of aggressive nationalism . |
| 28 | It is widely accepted that fibrin degradation products released after the action of plasmin on fibrin contribute to the development of inflammatory changes in several organs by increasing the permeability of the vasculature to protein . |
| 29 | It is widely accepted that City regulation is too fragmented to meet the challenges of insider-dealing and market manipulation . |
| 30 | It is widely accepted that infection is the primary cause of Whipple 's disease , but the importance of an associated immune deficiency in starting or promoting persistence of the infection is less clear . |