Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] that the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It 's curious that the Bloch Symphony for trombone and orchestra is rarely played — one would have thought that trombonists , starved of repertoire , would air it at every opportunity .
2 It 's fantastic that the boy is back . ’
3 And the early reading of P P G seven it seems to me it 's apparent that the principle messages are that the development in open countryside should be strictly controlled , and I would underline that point strictly controlled , and that the countryside should be safeguarded for its own sake and non-renewable and natural resources should be afforded protection .
4 The commission says it 's adamant that the public will have the final say .
5 Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to .
6 It 's possible that the man who stands on the winner 's podium on the Champs Elysées on the afternoon of Sunday 26 July will have come to the fore in the last two days .
7 It 's possible that the change of the school to the Sixth Form Centre for the area may facilitate this . ’
8 If there was a body , it 's possible that the singeing of skin and flesh might have left identifiable organic deposits on the woodwork , but the Wheel has been in the water for some time and we must n't expect much . ’
9 It 's terrible that the society they live in should be undermined like that .
10 He says that it 's sad that the coal industry is being ruined in this country .
11 It 's probable that the memory of most children of our generation is of women as workers .
12 A great deal of discussion will be generated and it 's certain that the bulk of the attributes will focus on relationships rather than on curriculum or administrative matters .
13 I know when Carl was , was doing it in a modest way and he , he 'd seen this on , and he said it 's impossible that the way they do it !
14 Erm in my view , it 's crucial that the selection of a general location should be overwhelmed by these technical considerations .
15 ‘ Just because this case is like it is , it 's essential that the government 's secret service is both judge and jury .
16 Thirdly it 's disappointing that the committee have ignored the well defined geographical boundary of Cornwall , along the river Tamar .
17 It 's arguable that the industry has done itself more damage by its inflated claims than anything else , because they spared people like Rifkin into action .
18 It 's encouraging that the NCNI is now spreading its influence to other sectors of the nuclear industry . ’
19 Volunteers are naturally eager to know how well the event has done so it 's best that the cash is totalled before they leave then either banked straight away or placed in the safe keeping of the headteacher or the deputy until the bank opens on the following day .
20 But Labour , which is blaming the Government for gross incompetence , says it 's wrong that the public should foot the bill .
21 I think we tend to eat much faster , if you like , and , and to take more snacks , and I think it 's interesting that the rise of the use of a coffee table ties in a lot with the rise of people having televisions in their front rooms , because introducing the television made all kinds of changes into , just the way people arrange their chairs , not centring them round the fire any more , and a coffee table 's a very neat addition to that kind of arrangement .
22 But it 's interesting that the distribution of those dwellings is very different .
23 Erm , the irony of the sort of split responsibility is that er one of the things that we have to obviously bear in mind with any future in erm extension of residents ' parking schemes is the cost , and er it 's interesting that the district council 's off-street er parking account erm for the area is , has got a reasonable surplus , and er well we as an authority 're responsible for , for off-street parking as well .
24 It 's inevitable that the resignation will affect the Church .
25 It 's inevitable that the environmentalist vote will be squeezed in an election where the Tories and Labour are running neck and neck .
26 IT 'S laughable that the Government wants men and women to retire at 65 .
27 It 's likely that the decision to blow up Pan Am Flight 103 was made in Tehran , in revenge for the downing of an Iranian Airbus over the Persian Gulf by the USS Vincennes in 1988 , killing 290 civilians .
28 Another characteristic of the inward investors that two authorities and ourselves have had experience of is that it 's likely that the user or users will want to have reasonably clean air , good water and the ability to work twenty four hours .
29 Right , but nevertheless , we can say that if the price of X rises , right , it 's likely that the constant of X is going to rise .
30 I think it 's clear that the money 's coming from from the local parties .
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