Example sentences of "[is] [adj] that [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words : it 's understandable that those rich bastards vote Tory , but why should anyone who is n't rich do it ? |
| 2 | It is possible that such authoritarian actions will occur again as soon as another crucial appointment to the hierarchy comes up . |
| 3 | Consequently , it is possible that these new users were less likely to be caught by the police . |
| 4 | One of the main problems in meta-analysis is incomplete collection of data ( it is possible that some unpublished trials were not identified ) , another is the difficulty of obtaining complete data on an ‘ intention-to-treat ’ basis . |
| 5 | However , it is possible that some thermal hysteresis effects may have to be overcome . |
| 6 | A family with a rounded flat disk covered by small imbricating plates amongst which the centrodorsal and primary plates usually distinct ; the radial shields small , length less than half the radius of the disk , well separated from one another ; the jaw broader or as broad as long ; usually one sometimes two apical papillae flanked by 5–7 oral papillae on each side the distalmost slightly curved and extending beneath the largest oral papilla just proximal to it , it is possible that this distalmost papillae is part of the second oral tentacle pore ; the adoral shields large and wing-like ; the oral shield large , rounded triangular or arrow shaped , usually longer than broad ; the arms long and slender ; the dorsal and ventral arm plates well developed and contiguous at least proximally ; the tentacle pores moderately large each armed with one or two flat leaf-like tentacle scales ; usually three times long , erect arm spines , equal in length to two arm segments . |
| 7 | It is possible that this unexpected increase may not have occurred if a greater number of subjects had been used for the shadowing tasks . |
| 8 | Since the same concept occurs in an even stronger form among groups like the Pathans who still retain their tribal structure , it is possible that this particular form of family identity originated in the strife- and tension-ridden relationships between Muslim tribes . |
| 9 | It is possible that this expansionary effect could be stronger than the contractionary effect on world trade caused by the trade diversionary effects of the SEM . |
| 10 | It is possible that this physical activity , combined with his medical condition , may have brought about some degree of incapacitation in flight prior to impact . |
| 11 | It is odd that this abstract term is applied , not to our lives , but to the activities of people who tend to have difficulty with abstract concepts . |
| 12 | It is doubtful that any other army could have coped without resorting to massive retaliations . |
| 13 | Many experiments have been carried out on the perception of stress , and it is clear that many different sound characteristics are important in making a syllable recognisably stressed . |
| 14 | Richard Reid , Superdrive 's chief executive , said : ‘ Despite publicity for the new tyre tread laws it is clear that many local drivers are delaying tyre replacements far too long . ’ |
| 15 | It is clear that few theological colleges anywhere do much to instruct and encourage ordinands in matters musical . |
| 16 | The main variables for the inner-city research ( most of which were reported in J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1978 ) were therefore selected on the general principle that a large number of tokens must be identifiable in the data , and it is clear that this stark necessity must override any other consideration . |
| 17 | In retrospect , it is clear that this preemptive strategy succeeded : in most areas of France , the transfer of power into the hands of the Gaullist state went relatively smoothly ; Vichy 's bureaucracy put up no substantial resistance to de Gaulle ; and the AMGOT threat was averted . |
| 18 | It is clear that any lasting solution for Yugoslavia must incorporate guarantees for minority communities such as the Kosovo Albanians . |
| 19 | It is clear that any empirical application , developing along the lines described in Lecture 6 , should take account of the input-output structure , and the nature of firm behaviour at different stages of production . |
| 20 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 21 | ‘ It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 22 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 23 | It is clear that any civilised system of law is bound to provide remedies for cases of what has been called unjust enrichment or unjust benefit , that is to prevent a man from retaining the money of or some benefit derived from another which it is against conscience that he should keep . |
| 24 | It is clear that any basic variable x i j corresponds to an edge R i to C j so there is no need to put arrows on the edges . |
| 25 | Taking all of these approaches together , it is clear that some intractable problems remain . |
| 26 | It is clear that some elderly patients can benefit from surgery that may previously have been denied on the grounds of age alone . |
| 27 | No court will make an order , especially one likely to cause delay , unless it is clear that some useful purpose will be served . |
| 28 | Secondly , it is arguable that most other theories , e.g. those based on semantic components , can be subsumed within it , in so far as they are built on consistent and logical lines . |
| 29 | Of those influences incomparably the most important was the spread of nationalism ; it is ironic that this European idea was eventually to be the most powerful force undermining Europe 's colonial supremacy . |
| 30 | It is ironic that this dual aspiration , on the one hand , to give back autonomy to the socialist writer to produce works which balance the twin exigencies of socialist ideology and literary form , and on the other , to generate as a consequence a fuller , richer , more complex depiction of reality , marks , in fact , a return to the spirit of Nizan 's understanding of socialist realism in France in the 1930s . |