Example sentences of "be that [conj] [adj] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately some regulatory authorities believe that smaller dosages will increase the possibility of selecting for resistant pests ; the idea is that whereas large doses should kill everything stone dead , small doses allow marginally resistant individuals to survive and breed . |
| 2 | The idea is that while undersized fish will still be returned , their capture will earn a consolation point for the captor . |
| 3 | Another potentially distorting factor is that whilst average incomes can be compared between one country and another , they do not of themselves reveal the true comparable standard of living , nor the comparable potential markets for all products . |
| 4 | This is that whilst nuclear plants may be more expensive than other types to construct in the first place , they are potentially very cheap to run . |
| 5 | The idea is that if elderly people can be encouraged to think back to the times when they had lots of relationships , and when they felt they had some status and worth , then they are able to feel that status carry over more into their present life . |
| 6 | One of the problems with this measure is that because different journals may have different average numbers of references per paper , a count of citations may not reflect the impact of that paper . |
| 7 | The clear consensus of the meeting was that while some visitors might be able work with us on advocacy , we were increasingly asking a growing range of contributions from such visitors . |