Example sentences of "be that it is [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An initial diagnosis of the Gettier counter-examples may be that it is just luck that Henry 's justified belief is true . |
| 2 | The objection to the claim is that it is mere assertion or , more kindly , an act of faith . |
| 3 | The likely explanation is that it is biotic pressure from competing neighbours rather than ‘ harshness ’ of the physical environment that is the prime cause of death of most plants and perhaps of natural selection . |
| 4 | The point is that it is middle management who spoil and destroy this potential relationship . |
| 5 | The truth is that it is this party and this Government who have consistently sought to defend employees and trade union members over the past 12 years , and that is what the country will bear in mind when we come to the general election . |
| 6 | What is clear is that it is social activities — such as the provision of kindergartens , youth clubs and advice centres — which would be hit first by any change to the levy . |
| 7 | One problem here is that it is cold comfort to an individual citizen that he can use the political process to air his grievances , for example by writing to his MP or councillor or to the press or voting for another party next time round . |
| 8 | One essential paradox is that it is those groups who are poorest in terms of resources to cope with difficulties who are beset with the greatest problems . |
| 9 | The first reason for the meeting is that it is 21 years ago since the last title was won . |
| 10 | Consequently , the consensus opinion is that it is nutrient deficiency which is the key factor in explaining the adverse effects of acidic deposition on a wide range of tree species in a variety of settings ( figure 4.18 ) . |
| 11 | Various reasons are suggested to explain the resurgence in recent years but the weight of opinion is that it is operational problems that are at fault rather than technical deficiencies — for example , poor application of the insecticide rather than resistance to it and organisational shortcomings rather than aberrant behaviour of vectors . |