Example sentences of "be [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're hoping that these pings and pops will prove to be sexually attractive to this group of males . |
| 2 | It has also been found that unanticipated events and changes are more likely to precipitate a relapse of schizophrenia than events for which the person is prepared . |
| 3 | The examples of Denmark or of the other members of the Community may in some respects be encouraging , in others not ; but certainly to look into classrooms beyond the Channel , however superficially , is to be reminded that written curricula and centralised administrations do not have to be unwieldy , dictatorial or reactionary . |
| 4 | Even so , it took great nerve and daring to ride that wind for such a distance and it is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the balloon pioneers , yet it will be seen that those men and women who followed Sadler into the skies display , in their own way , no less daring than he . |
| 5 | It could certainly be argued that those values and attitudes — fairness , change without violence , deference for order — marked the discussions both preceding and following the 1944 Act . |
| 6 | It should be recognised that professional journals and magazines etcetera comprise a mix of both general and technical items . |
| 7 | It should be noted that these instincts and qualities may be present in varying degrees of intensity and that they often merge into one another and are interrelated . |
| 8 | This is a universal conception because it can be assumed that all societies and social groups possess , in some form or another , such common sense and practical knowledge . |
| 9 | It should be emphasised that these rights and obligations can be varied by the auction conditions . |
| 10 | In the same year in Kenya it has been estimated that African citizens and government institutions owned only about 5 per cent of corporate assets . |
| 11 | Both were agreed that nuclear weapons and US forces should stay in Europe , and that NATO should be the core of the Western alliance , with a united Germany being a full member of NATO , including its military structure . |
| 12 | The silliest and the most sinful of the many heresies of pseudo-democracy is to pretend that all studies and all learning are ‘ created equal ’ . |
| 13 | However , it is accepted that exceptional rainstorms and snowstorms can occur without violent winds and damage caused in these situations would be covered where such conditions are abnormal . |
| 14 | It is argued that disease-carrying insects and other small pests are reluctant to land on such a strange surface , with its intensely white and intensely black patches . |
| 15 | 4.23 It is recognised that certain events and periods during the daily routine may raise the anxieties of residents and clients . |
| 16 | Put simply , the duty of the LEAs is to ensure that sufficient schools and teachers are available to provide suitable primary and secondary education to meet the age , needs , aptitudes and abilities of all the children within the area they administer . |
| 17 | Within the cone of vision it is assumed that all lines and planes parallel to the picture plane are true to scale . |
| 18 | In economic models of bureaucratic behaviour it is assumed that economic incentives and constraints are what count , rather than the moral or intellectual qualities of public servants ( Niskanen 1973 ) . |
| 19 | Concern is expressed that agricultural methods and the widespread introductions of honey bees are reducing the populations of bumble bees . |
| 20 | It was reported that over-ripe tomatoes and some oldish eggs had been tossed at the door of two southern commercial stations , which was a smear tactic we deplored with emphasis . |
| 21 | On the day after Aquino 's announcement it was reported that 28 congressmen and 22 governors had broken with the LDP and announced their support for Ramos . |
| 22 | This month it was reported that Chinese officials and technicians are equipping an Iranian nuclear facility near the southern Iran-Iraq border in Khuzestan , with uranium-enriching technology . |
| 23 | Here it was stressed that many streets and squares will in the future look very different from today , with each being treated individually , selecting an approach from a multitude of possibilities ( Figure 5.4 ) . |
| 24 | It was accepted that some specialists and a class of supplementary clerks would be needed , but they did not fit into the overall scheme . |