Example sentences of "be [pron] [adj] [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , in the case of a general exclusion clause , is it possible that a clause could be enforceable in respect of some classes of liability controlled by the UCTA , but not in respect of others ? |
| 2 | Is it possible that a body was put in the basin early on Saturday morning and that it remained there until the next high tide without being seen ? ’ |
| 3 | How then is it possible that a gesture I saw performed by one person , a gesture that was connected to her , that characterized her and was part of her individual charm , could at the same time be the essence of another person and my dreams of her ? |
| 4 | A second thing is that a co , is it right that a company of people should be deprived of a sacrament because an ordained minister is not available ? |
| 5 | First , is it right that a remedy should be refused because the respondent would have made the same decision even if it had not acted illegally ? |
| 6 | Nor is it surprising that a discussion paper that extolled counselling while assuming its efficacy was greeted with some hostility . |
| 7 | Similarly , the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science considered that if legal protection was given to the married woman 's earnings , she and her family would benefit : ‘ is it likely that a wife and mother will be less solicitous for the well-being … of her household ? |
| 8 | Only where under-provision has resulted in really serious deficiencies is it likely that a librarian can argue successfully for extra funding to put the balance right . |
| 9 | It is all very well to delay the onset of a retinopathy for a year or two , but to achieve this , is it justifiable that a diabetic has no social life and a poorer quality of life for 20 years ? |
| 10 | When a person 's property is insufficient for payment of his debts , it would obviously be unfair that the creditors who first obtain judgement and execution should be paid in full , leaving nothing to those who may try to enforce their claims later ; nor is it desirable that a man should indefinitely remain under a load of debts which ( it may be through no fault of his own ) he is unable to meet . |
| 11 | And if the committee of the CICCU be taxed with bringing in someone who did not fit the undergraduates of a university , it might be replied , first that they were desperate to find someone at short notice , and secondly , was it desirable that a missioner should fit the undergraduates ? |