Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As to the rest of the disc , it 's perhaps fair to state that Klemperer 's Johann Strauss will not please those who favour a relaxed ‘ Wienerisch ’ approach to such music , but there can surely be few complaints about the Mendelssohn . |
| 2 | Suppose , then , that the wage rate is flexible and that the economy is sufficiently competitive to ensure that labour market equilibrium is achieved . |
| 3 | It is only possible to assert that work begun with a lifting of the heart is likely to go on for longer than work begun with a contracting of the stomach , that work done with a lifting of the heart will develop further than work done with a contracting of the stomach , but there is nothing to indicate that the small amount of work which is the result of a contracting of the stomach will not be better than the large amount of work done with a lifting of the heart , than the rich development which is the likely result of work undertaken with a lifting of the heart , always bearing in mind , wrote Harsnet , and Goldberg , poring over the pages covered in his friend 's tiny handwriting , wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve , glanced up at the sheet in his typewriter , always bearing in mind , he typed ( as Harsnet had written ) , that better and worse are relative terms , and that one man 's better is another man 's worse , one age 's better is another age 's worse , one civilization 's better is another civilization 's worse , better , worse , relative values , scribbled Goldberg in the margin , always bearing in mind , wrote Harsnet , that in the long run it all comes to the same thing , long run , scribbled Goldberg in the margin , same thing . |
| 4 | It is perhaps surprising to find that Jacques married for the first time on 31 March 1728 at the age of 55 . |
| 5 | It is perhaps appropriate to remember that childbirth is not some minority interest . |
| 6 | It is perhaps interesting to note that Baines in his History of Lancashire tells us that there are no mines at work in this Parish , nor any minerals found , except some fine specimens of copper ore which are picked up occasionally near the brooks in Rusland ! |
| 7 | Although some remarkably conservation-conscious agents exist , it is generally true to say that land-agents have played , and continue to play , a significant role in hastening the destruction of the English landscape by intensive agriculture . |
| 8 | Woman-centred psychology , too , is generally happy to assume that men 's ‘ cultural and biological experiences are mostly different from those of women ’ ( Aitkenhead 1987 : 299 ) , and to adopt conventional ideas of what these different experiences entail . |
| 9 | The unusual nature of these counter-examples indicates that they are indeed the exceptions which prove the rule , and it is normally reasonable to assume that coins made from the same die were produced at the same time and place . |
| 10 | They go on to say that large firms ‘ are constrained in some way [ in making these decisions ] by the requirement to make profits and serve consumers ’ , but it is nevertheless appropriate to stress that companies will usually have options about how to manage the impact of changed market conditions or technology : the company is not merely a passive instrument of the market . |
| 11 | Of course , it is always possible to say that people are suffering from false consciousness ( women , for example , are continually suffering from the illusion that they are not being exploited in the home ) but that is surely too patronising a view to be taken at all seriously . |
| 12 | ‘ It is always safer to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem . ’ |
| 13 | Maybe so , though it is still nice to see that principles still count for something , particularly when it comes to refusing to buy something you already own or turning that hand-out of shares over to a deserving charity at the expense of an easy-come , easy-go profit . |
| 14 | For these two reasons it is hardly any wonder that Tolkien balked , and that the Unfinished Tales in particular show a mind searching in different directions . |
| 15 | It has more frequently been suggested that dilute sources will promote visits to many nowers and thus out-crossing , though it is difficult to see how such a mechanism could arise , and perhaps it is more satisfactory to surmise that visits by a pollen-dusted vector to several flowers on one plant are promoted , leading to cross fertilization of more . |
| 16 | In terms of that aspect of the Fleet Street Casuals case which relates sufficient interest to the facts and merits of the applicant 's case , it is probably correct to say that ratepayers challenging decisions of local authorities , competitors challenging decisions affecting their business activities , and neighbours challenging planning decisions would be held to have a sufficient interest unless other facts of the case provided very strong grounds for denying the existence of such an interest . |
| 17 | It is probably pointless to suggest that Mr Brittlebank now seek ( not seeks ) the guidance on English usage so clearly denied him hitherto , but I hope he will think twice before presuming upon your columns on this particular subject in future . |
| 18 | It is probably anachronistic to imagine that Offa intended to create a single southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom under one ruler . |
| 19 | However , it is probably fair to say that systems theory is closer to a positivist approach than the views which will now be considered . |
| 20 | It is probably fair to say that communication has sometimes been more effective at very local level where local sharing of concerns over mutual clients has been possible where inter-agency relationships are good . |
| 21 | However , it is probably true to say that Darwin 's theory does not dominate biological thought as much as it used to . |
| 22 | But , given the Judaic character of the Celtic Church , it is reasonably safe to suppose that attitudes towards Jesus were , at very least , extremely questionable in Roman eyes . |
| 23 | It is similarly naive to believe that management who have relied on these external services will necessarily be able to control them when they are brought in-house |
| 24 | It is clearly essential to ensure that property is properly valued , not only on its existing use value for bus operations , but on other bases such as its full development value . |
| 25 | He is also right to say that regulations improve the quality of service . |
| 26 | It is also relevant to notice that Horvath and Sankoff ( 1987 ) in their Australian work found the social variables the most difficult to deal with and the linguistic variables ‘ well defined ’ . |
| 27 | It is also relevant to note that 55% of injuries which occurred at school happened in the playground . |
| 28 | It is also important to realise that weeding of crops is manual rather than by mechanically applied chemicals , therefore taking much longer and being less cost-effective . |
| 29 | It is also important to realise that alternative and less toxic antimicrobials were probably available for the patient who had sepsis due to Escherichia coli and renal impairment . |
| 30 | It is also important to ensure that programs for new techniques , once developed , are made available widely to others . |