Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The British Wind Energy Association is concerned that new wind projects total only six and that the 30 megawatts which these turbines would contribute to the national grid is " embarrassingly small " in comparison with Denmark , the Netherlands and Spain .
2 At the time , the property industry was concerned that high interest rates had persisted for too long — all of 12 months , in fact .
3 The council are aware that various complaints have been made to them concerning land opposite ours where tipping has taken place , including the disposal of asbestos .
4 If the judge or district judge is satisfied that any proceedings can be more conveniently or fairly dealt with in some other court , he may order the action or matter itself to be transferred to that court ( Ord 16 , r 1 ) .
5 But Middlesbrough Council is confident that most residents will support the scheme when they hear the full story .
6 " The European Council is convinced that harmonious development of the Union over the coming years depends to a considerable degree on the strict application to existing and future legislation of the principle of subsidiarity by all the institutions . "
7 The Committee was satisfied that minor incidents of misconduct or defiance of the Chair had been well handled by the directors within the rules .
8 Although wishing to increase membership , Council was anxious that direct entry was not seen as an easy option and instructed the M&R Committee to apply rigorously the requirement that the candidates demonstrate at least five years ' experience at senior level in credit management and to raise to 30 years the minimum age .
9 Galbraith is sceptical that conventional US politics will be capable of achieving a full democracy that ‘ embraces the interests and votes of all its citizens ’ .
10 My Group was anxious that all teachers should understand and think about the ideological assumptions implied by their approach to the teaching of English , for this is one way to overcome dogmatism .
11 My hon. Friend is aware that junior hospital doctors ' hours have been a matter of concern for many years .
12 Well y you know , th the evidence is overwhelming that these drugs are actually good for depression , that they lift the symptoms , that they reduce suicidal
13 The Commissioner is satisfied that public information centres are now more aware of her role .
14 ‘ ( 1 ) The register may be rectified pursuant to an order of the court or by the registrar , subject to an appeal to the court , in any of the following cases , but subject to the provisions of this section : — ( a ) Subject to any express provisions of this Act to the contrary , where a court of competent jurisdiction has decided that any person is entitled to any estate right or interest in or to any registered land or charge , and as a consequence of such decision such court is of opinion that a rectification of the register is required , and makes an order to that effect ; ( b ) Subject to any express provision of this Act to the contrary , where the court , on the application in the prescribed manner of any person who is aggrieved by any entry made in , or by the omission of any entry from , the register , or by any default being made , or unnecessary delay taking place , in the making of any entry in the register , makes an order for the rectification of the register ; ( c ) In any case and at any time with the consent of all persons interested ; ( d ) Where the court or the registrar is satisfied that any entry in the register has been obtained by fraud ; ( e ) Where two or more persons are , by mistake , registered as proprietors of the same registered estate or of the same charge ; ( f ) Where a mortgagee has been registered as proprietor of the land instead of as proprietor of a charge and a right of redemption is subsisting ; ( g ) Where a legal estate has been registered in the name of a person who if the land had not been registered would not have been the estate owner ; and ( h ) In any other case where , by reason of any error or omission in the register , or by reason of any entry made under a mistake , it may be deemed just to rectify the register .
15 The Court was surprised that those suggestions should have been made , and the Court owed it to its members and to all concerned to make it clear that no attempt had been made by anyone directly or indirectly , otherwise than in open court , to influence its decision .
16 He said the court was conscious that any delay would not affect Rhys , who suffers from Batten 's disease , an inherited metabolic disorder which causes blindness , dementia and death usually by the age of seven .
17 Similarly , in taking a feminist perspective in her youth work , Jenny Ball was aware that considerable care needed to be exercised so that neither the work nor her position became vulnerable .
18 An inspection of the premises is carried out and a certificate is only issued where the local fire authority are satisfied that adequate precautions have been taken .
19 The majority of students become acclimatised to these sensations after a few flights , but every instructor is aware that some students are particularly sensitive to these feelings and can develop a total abhorrence of stalling and pitching manoeuvres .
20 Gaitskell was convinced that this proposal was right , and gained the agreement of his cabinet colleagues and , eventually , of Citrine .
21 The Government are confident that this defence plan , while helping to relieve the strain on the economy , will produce compact all-regular forces of the highest quality , armed and organized on the most up-to-date lines .
22 Merseytravel is convinced that increased use of the Fast-tag system will mean more efficient traffic flows .
23 Like their Sudanese counterparts , senior medical figures throughout the Arab world are concerned that this decision is based more on political than academic considerations , and they have pointed out that most medical literature is published in English , and that even some Arab medical journals are published in English with a section in Arabic .
24 Everyone in the profession is aware that some people can be absent from teaching posts and not be missed .
25 Mr Smith 's MP is concerned that this kind of material might get into the wrong hands .
26 Anfield 's record-breaking striker is certain that neither Blackburn Rovers ' financial clout nor their present League position can ever console the Scot that he made the right decision on that dramatic day in February 1991 .
27 Her nature ( a just monarch or a sentimental female ? ) makes her clement — but the text is clear that this form of clemency is not desirable and suppresses the perpetrators of justice not its opponents .
28 The writer is aware that first-rate players can produce a beautifully pure pianissimo up to ( written note ) , but such players do not grow on every bush , and may be taken as about the upward limit for safety in solo work .
29 THE National Examination Board is concerned that some Tutors are not conforming to the national pattern in this manner .
30 His teaching is clear that wrong desires precede wrong actions .
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