Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [that] this [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | The irony is that this victory may contain the seeds of eventual defeat . |
2 | The intention is that this theme should be approached in a number of ways , involving a variety of approaches to the photographic medium and the exhibition will also include archive material from the collection of Summerlee and other sources . |
3 | The intention is that this theme should be approached in a number of ways , involving a variety of approaches to the photographic medium and the exhibition will also include archive material from the collection of Summerlee and other sources . |
4 | Another false contention is that this country will ‘ pull together for its nation 's sake ’ . |
5 | The notation of a classification scheme is important , and in the context of the knowledge explosion one requirement is that this notation should be " hospitable " , that is , that it should allow for addition at any point in the scheme in the light of new knowledge and new concepts . |
6 | The danger is that this disparity will be enshrined in the formulas for distributing funds that local authorities are adopting as required by the 1988 Act . |
7 | His starting point is that this structure will have the form of a grammar . |
8 | One prevalent notion is that this self-improvement can be achieved through encouraging less rational , more intuitive , styles of thinking , and that dreams represent this ideal . |
9 | The miracle of anorexia is that this wish can be fulfilled : one does not have to grow up ; one does not have to become a woman , even in the biological sense ; one can reject all foreign substances , for which food is a metaphor , and subject them to one 's will . |
10 | The bad news is that this direction could easily be reversed . |
11 | The general feeling is that this trend would be more acceptable if archaeologists in the various French regions had adequate financial resources , the necessary training , and real independence to decide where to dig . |
12 | One possibility under consideration is that this assessment may take the form of a project or assignment to be completed by the candidate . |
13 | A possible explanation is that this jacket may well have been the last issue made to C/Sgt Nicholl in the last year or so of his service , and , as will be seen , may have been scarcely worn . |
14 | The clever part is that this frame can be manipulated to make it into an irregular shape as required to match the text to the graphic . |
15 | First , Nicholas Budgen , the somewhat maverick right-wing Tory MP , said on 5 December 1984 when receiving the Spectator Backbencher-of-the-Year Award , ‘ My hope is that this Parliament will see a restoration of Cabinet government . ’ |
16 | Our hope is that this letter will be a warning to others and that some of your readers may be alerted to check on their security arrangements , whether it be simple precautions or advice about a security installation . |
17 | Our only worry is that this re-organisation might be used as an opportunity to cut funds to the police . |
18 | The idea is that this aircraft could fill the gap in the navy 's procurement schedule caused by the recent cancellation of the A-12 stealth machine that the navy was developing . |