Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [verb] [that] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the evidence of solidarity there is little to suggest that this culture , even though it is against the formal organizational structure , is one that produces active protest against the conditions of the work enterprise .
2 There is little to suggest that this view changed , at least until the sterling crisis of 1947 .
3 It is difficult to know how far they were a significant deterrent to claiming relief , but over the long term there is little to suggest that any parish maintained the lowering of its poor rate which sometimes accompanied the initial operation of a workhouse .
4 Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries .
5 It is pleasant to find that this believer in the perfectibility of mankind was a good father to them all .
6 When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to .
7 It is possible to think that this plebeian has been lent some part of Naipaul 's aristocratic fastidiousness , some part of his hostility , while also suffering the consequences of an exposure to these qualities , and to recall that both Ahmed and the author of An Area of Darkness are preoccupied with the hanks of human shit that litter certain landscapes .
8 Half the patients who require heart surgery are dealt with immediately , but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that some patients have to wait .
9 Second the behavioural view of such behaviour was introduced along with the concept that in the context of intervention it is profitable to consider that all behaviour is learned .
10 However , given current UK time costs , it is unrealistic to believe that many listeners will hear a given commercial many times .
11 This immediately puts their organisation in a good light and the journalist is disposed to feel that this outfit may be a useful source of information in the future .
12 The CTP proclaims that the link between the perceived object and the perception is just an ordinary bit of the great causal nexus of nature ( it needs to believe this , as we shall see presently ) and yet it is prepared to accept that this segment of the chain has a rather privileged status ; at the very least , that it has a beginning and an end .
13 It is interesting to see that some developments in reading instruction are stressing the need to help pupils cope with text organisational problems .
14 The subjects were corn plants , and it is interesting to note that these plants have a natural variability in leaf area of nearly 10% , which can be increased by errors introduced by the measurement technique employed .
15 We have no knowledge of this being in his parents ' minds , but it is interesting to note that this Cohen was a Cabalist , in which tradition Leonard was deeply immersed .
16 It is interesting to note that this situation was in contrast to an earlier serious problem in the banking system , the secondary banking crisis of 1973–1974 , in which less well known banks were subject to less regulation than the more stable institutions .
17 It is interesting to note that this example shows that what underlies Hobbes 's rejection of formal causes is , perhaps , no more than an impatience with what the Aristotelians said about them , and a desire to disassociate himself from that tradition .
18 It is interesting to note that some phonologists of the 1950s and 1960s felt it necessary to invent a ‘ phoneme ’ of juncture in order to be able to transcribe minimal pairs like ‘ grey tape ’ / ‘ great ape ’ unambiguously without having to refer to grammatical boundaries ; see for example Trager and Smith ( 1951 ) .
19 Although her views are still regarded as highly eccentric outside reactionary conservative and fascist circles , it is interesting to note that some historians now argue that secret societies like the IRA and the Mafia have indeed played a significant role in world events , and that the Illuminati conspiracy in the 1780s was truly a model for future revolutionary organization .
20 It is interesting to note that some Branches were expected to open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. without even having arrangements in place for Lunch-time Opening .
21 It is crucial to understand that this class relationship is a social relationship which is not automatically and directly produced by specific techniques of production .
22 In my judgment , it is impossible to say that that decision is wrong and this appeal will be dismissed .
23 ‘ It is easy to see that all work represents a fight against something , an attack upon the environment .
24 It is easy to see that these information requirements expand considerably with the number of firms , product heterogeneity , spatial dispersion of markets , uncertainty about future demands and costs , rate of technological change , and the extent of threats from entry of new firms .
25 It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them .
26 In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators .
27 Of course TI is quick to note that these projections only take into account existing compilers .
28 It is incredible to think that this trunk was collected from the house by the station Lorry , was sent by rail , Luggage in Advance , and was awaiting us when we arrived at our grandparents ' house .
29 whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked .
30 ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ .
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