Example sentences of "it is [adj] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators .
2 At the time of writing it is good to notice that local boys from ordinary homes in Portadown are still doing well .
3 IN these bleak times it is good to see that one veteran television star has succeeded in resurrecting his career .
4 Still , it is good to know that British boxers can now command as much money for fighting in London as they once would have received only when topping the bill in the United States .
5 It is good to know that Scottish Amicable has long since grown sufficiently to be able to invest in large properties .
6 As the penalty for making a mistake could be quite high , it is prudent to assume that more forms part of the character than does not .
7 However , it is essential to recognise that towing aids are only really safe for use in normal flying conditions , and caution is needed if they are used in windy weather .
8 ( d ) Agreed price As mentioned previously , it is essential to ensure that this is properly and finally negotiated at the commencement of the transaction .
9 Youthful offenders were also believed to be getting younger , and according to one magistrate parental authority was at such a low ebb that ‘ it is melancholy to find that some parents are not ashamed to confess that children of seven or eight years old are entirely beyond their control ’ , while another thought that ‘ in nine cases out of ten , children are entirely masters of the position ’ .
10 Again it is crucial to stress that this can be a lengthy process taking some months or years depending on circumstances , availability of help and a number of other variables .
11 However , it is crucial to recognize that such learned responses are not genetically transmitted to offspring .
12 And it is crucial to recognize that widespread racial discrimination has been an important factor in reproducing these patterns of employment and settlement and , as we shall see , also has a significant role in explanations of levels of achievement by black pupils in British schools .
13 It is crucial to understand that this class relationship is a social relationship which is not automatically and directly produced by specific techniques of production .
14 It seems most unlikely that the testator had any intention of this sort ; and it is pointless to assert that such a decision would have been impossible in a legacy , since the whole context — a disposition charged on a non-heir — is one in which a legacy could not have functioned .
15 For my part I think it is right to accept that that was in the eyes of the appellants a formality .
16 If a case falls midway between two authorities , this may indicate that there is a fundamental conflict of principle between the two authorities , and that it is necessary to hold that one of them was wrongly decided .
17 Moreover , it is necessary to remember that overall productivity will be affected by the pattern of demand for services ( because they vary in terms of their potential labour productivity ) as well as by the efficiency with which they are supplied .
18 To understand why Jews should be so possessive about a collective tragedy which touched many others , it is necessary to remember that this was mass murder specifically designed for Jews in which others were caught .
19 In order to obtain perfect balance , therefore , in combining horns with trumpets or trombones , it is necessary to remember that 2 horns = 1 trumpet or 1 trombone in dynamic ranges above and including mezzo-forte .
20 It is necessary to ensure that each student meets all the performance criteria .
21 Throughout the transaction process it is necessary to ensure that all of the parties are achieving their set responsibilities in accordance with the timetable and that , if not , the timetable is revised as necessary .
22 Even when a clear objective has been achieved ( and by a clear objective I really mean a single sentence which everybody can carry in their minds and which everybody can understand ) , it is necessary to ensure that this is known , understood and accepted at every level of the organization .
23 The case against heavy defence expenditure can not rest simply on arguments that some of that money would be better spent on social policy ; it is necessary to prove that some of that expenditure is inappropriate or irrelevant , or to face the argument that without it no social policy would be secure .
24 However , in order to accept that such examples are evidence in favour of a Stem + Lexical Rules Hypothesis of entries in a mental lexicon , it is necessary to show that similar patterns of dissociation do not occur for other word-final fragments .
25 This was stated clearly in the paper that Thonemann and his team published in Nature on 25 January 1958 : ‘ To identify a thermonuclear process it is necessary to show that random collisions in the gas between deuterium ions are responsible for the nuclear reactions .
26 One detective said last night : ‘ It is nice to think that some happiness has come out of this .
27 It is encouraging to see that some organisations are taking renewable energy seriously .
28 The consumer , being used to smooth thick conventional yoghurt , may reject Busses yoghurt because of those unfamiliar characteristics but Busses yoghurt continues to sell well despite this and it is encouraging to know that many consumers do recognise the quality of the product .
29 Unless some attempt is made to address such problems it is unreasonable to suppose that such findings have any privileged status over any other kinds of assertion .
30 It is instructive to note that 24 per cent of professional workers and 22 per cent of employers and managers were covered by private insurance in 1986 , as compared with 1 per cent of unskilled workers , 2 per cent of the semi-skilled and 3 per cent of skilled manual workers .
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