Example sentences of "it [vb -s] the whole " in BNC.
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1 | Could I point out to members that we did have er written replies to try and speed up the question process , could I ask members both in asking the question and especially in answering , not to make it another speech occasion because otherwise it destroys the whole purpose of having the written replies . |
2 | The external schema is the subset of the database which is relevant to the particular user , and though it may be a summarised and a very restricted subset , the user may think that it represents the whole view , because it is the whole view as far as the user is concerned . |
3 | It involves the whole political economy of modern agriculture — and that includes consumers and politicians as well as producers . |
4 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
5 | Before opting , the landlord should know that it covers the whole land and buildings within its curtilage , buildings linked internally or by covered walkways , parades , precincts and other complexes divided into separate units ( Sch 6A , para 3(3) and ( 5 ) ) . |
6 | It covers the whole area inside the M25 , but concentrates on the centre of London . |
7 | Just as Figure 3.1 draws attention to the proper use of science , so there is something extremely valuable and " right " about a relativist approach , provided it does not overstep itself and pretend it has the whole truth . |
8 | The comparison can be taken further ; as with child abuse in the home , people either believe it happens the whole time or not at all . |
9 | It embraces the whole range of sexual activities , making the minimum changes necessary to make them safer . |
10 | It embraces the whole spectrum of WACC 's activities , including areas which were identified as priorities by over 450 communicators attending the Manila congress in 1989 . |
11 | It concerns the whole matter of judicial control over ministerial discretion . |
12 | No , you 've when you do a delete erm if you do con ex signal , if you have that on signal it deletes the whole signal , airlines and all . |
13 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
14 | " In the greater number of epidemic diseases , " McNab went on , " the morbid poison appears to enter the blood in some way , and after multiplying during a period of so-called incubation , it affects the whole system . |
15 | Our quantified investigations ( for example , J. Milroy , 1984 ) , however , have repeatedly demonstrated that the only environments that show a consistent front-raising pattern are these velar environments ; thus , while it affects the whole phoneme /ae/ in conservative RP , it is confined to velar environments for most Belfast speakers . |
16 | Cos it clears the whole mind . |
17 | It keeps the whole roof in position and transmits its weight , and the considerable windloadings it is subjected to , through the walls and down to the foundations . |
18 | No apparently it takes the whole top of it |
19 | The Franco-German axis styles itself as the leading force in the Community and , while both countries make explicit reference to their special relationship in speeches in each other 's countries , the primacy of this alliance is clearly played down in the other countries of the EC , not least because it negates the whole point of having a community . |
20 | It is worthwhile taking a moment to look at regulation 4 because it governs the whole attitude of the AlB towards its responsibilities . |
21 | Instead of letting structural details determine the interior style , Jon and Catherine Edgson prefer to start with the inside , so that it dictates the whole look of the house . |
22 | But it is very important ; it changes the whole picture . |
23 | The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces . |
24 | if people ca n't recognise possessive pronoun in that the it 's is short for it is , er , somebody ought to check it because it , it lets the whole thing down . |
25 | If they 've asked for really impossible things , it means the whole siege has been done for publicity — and they 'll probably kill Liam whatever happens . |
26 | It means the whole sale change of forms and colours and it must reduce the range of other colours that we have for other forms , do n't necessarily go into those wallets . |
27 | But this business of the missing ship and what lies behind it puts the whole negotiation in jeopardy . |
28 | Put in a nutshell , it puts the whole concept of justice into jeopardy . |
29 | The second item of erm correspondence is from Bromley 's Bromley 's Social Services , if you remember , we 've got this on going campaign on home helps and along side that we 've got erm , we did hear of t his home shopping erm campaign that Bromley do , apparently quite successfully , the MP has mentioned that , so I thought I 'd get some details of that erm , it gives the whole procedure for , for the er shopping and the delivery and the Social Services pay out for it , they pay a charge , erm if you 'd like this copied , I could get copies for the next meeting , but meanwhile I 'd recommend that erm we take it up with Benefits Action tomorrow on the campaign . |
30 | Local Management of Schools must be judged on how far it enables the whole education service to respond to the needs of all pupils in the locality . |