Example sentences of "[noun sg] it is [adj] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a large establishment such as a college it is unlikely that they will avoid some name-calling or jokes at their expense . |
| 2 | As these dates fall within the University teaching term it is important that you obtain details of visiting arrangements ( times , locations etc ) before you come and that you register your intention to attend with us . |
| 3 | Although this is the first recorded instance of a private undertaker being used by the royal household it is possible that they had been previously involved in some small way in royal funerals , for it is doubtful that the College of Arms provided coffins and it would seem probable that they contracted this out to the trade , to people such as William Russell — indeed , could it have been Russell who provided the coffin for Queen Mary in late December 1694 ? |
| 4 | For presentations to senior management it is essential that you establish precisely how much time you are allowed , if necessary by asking the chairman . |
| 5 | In mimicking a dialogue it is important that you hear the language helper say the utterance again after you have mimicked , so that the last version you hear is the correct one . |
| 6 | As public shopping arcades lend themselves to situations of abuse it is important that they have somewhere warm to go ; one example of a voluntary initiative is that Bradford Council of Mosques has set up a day centre for retired older men . |
| 7 | If we do not stretch people enough at work it is inevitable that they will do more outside . |
| 8 | From Jacob 's correspondence it is clear that he knew little of Modigliani 's life in the last years . |
| 9 | If employees are asked to work in a different location on a temporary basis it is unlikely that they will need to move home . |
| 10 | But at the moment it is essential that we work on what we bring with us when we enter these conflict situations . |
| 11 | For an agency with such a visible creative profile it is refreshing that it claims no philosophies or advertising theories as its own . |
| 12 | And because I am in the public eye it is important that I fight back , that I show the world that the police are not infallible and that the rotten apples in the barrel must be exposed . |
| 13 | However , on further examination it is clear that they often disagree as to what constitutes pornography , while overlapping on representations of sexual violence , they radically disagree on those of non-violent , non-marital sexual practices . |
| 14 | If legislation were introduced at this point it is possible that it would fall foul of the decision by the European Court of Justice and thus be impracticable and a waste of public funds . |
| 15 | At this point it is necessary that we pay some attention to the phrase ‘ rational and perfect economic environment ’ . |
| 16 | At this point it is likely that we may make a second mistake and go for a purely positivist view of law , the view that the nature of law can be appreciated purely by reciting the elements of positing and applying law without reference to its objectives or functions , so that we have a legal system as long as there are institutionalised ways of selecting mandatory rules and some arrangement for an authoritative application of those rules to particular situations . |
| 17 | More commonly , however , Calvinists viewed natural disasters as signs of divine anger , requiring appeasement through prayer and public fasting ; during the famine of 1586 , for example , the Bishop of London commented in a letter : ‘ for appeasing His wrath it is convenient that we fall to earnest repentance , prayers , fasting and other deeds of charity . ’ |
| 18 | Because one or more non-ethanolic components of the beverages are responsible for the release of gastric acid and gastrin it is possible that they may be partly responsible for the detrimental effects of alcohol abuse . |
| 19 | From Gordon Thomas 's evidence to the Royal Commission it is obvious that he had carried out much research into an improved canal , including technical planning , estimates of costs and market studies into the expectations of more traffic . |
| 20 | With strict procedures and a great deal of co-operation it is likely that you will not receive a virus . |
| 21 | I currently have 10 days Annual Leave entitlement outstanding , and with the present staffing situation in the Library it is unlikely that I will be able to take any leave in January . |
| 22 | If you have worn something since you were a baby it is natural that you want to rebel a bit , ’ according to the firm 's sports products manager Tony Linford . |
| 23 | When the nurse collects the patient from theatre it is important that she checks the patient 's circulatory and fluid status and ensures that prescriptions for the fluid regime have been completed . |
| 24 | In the discourse of the lyric poem it is unlikely that we can ascribe indexical meaning to symbolic elements of deictic terms . |
| 25 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |
| 26 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |
| 27 | For instance it is unlikely that we will cross a road safely if we are not mildly anxious . |
| 28 | The unity of the theme is at stake , so that after a period of change it is inevitable that we return to our original discourse . |
| 29 | At this level it is likely that you will be responsible not only for the supervision of legal staff but also for staff with a variety of disciplines . |
| 30 | With Brian Kirkland and Colin Matthews ' 35 years combined experience in the aviation insurance business and over 2,000 hours at private and commercial pilot level it is clear that you are dealing with people who know the business from both sides . |