Example sentences of "it [vb -s] that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more obvious is the influence of law and order ideology on the 1991 Criminal Justice Act 's strategy of ‘ punishment in the community ’ , which we have termed ‘ punitive bifurcation ’ since it insists that the non-custodial measures whose use is to be encouraged for less serious offenders are to be punitive rather than rehabilitative in intent and nature . |
| 2 | It postulates that the actual rate of inflation which prevails at any moment in time may be decomposed into two constituent parts : ( a ) an expectational component , measured by the variable , ( b ) an excess demand component , measured , as in the Phillips-Lipsey model , by the magnitude of f(U) . |
| 3 | It thinks that a sensible way would be to standardise on windows , icons , menus , and command box style via agreement on specific languages — such as C , C++ — for all interfaces , with reusable source code modules , rather than on specific product-oriented solutions . |
| 4 | There are two different ways in which the existence of an alternative remedy can affect the availability of judicial remedies : it might entirely preclude the award of a judicial remedy , or it might give the court a discretion to refuse a ( discretionary ) remedy if it thinks that the alternative remedy is adequate . |
| 5 | But the Committee do not have to agree to this if it thinks that the new information is not important . |
| 6 | Any new module needs to have a distinct identity and market — SCOTVEC feels that it would be confusing to employers to have a proliferation of modules and titles and so the Catalogue sub-committee will not accept a new proposal if it thinks that the same outcomes can be achieved by suitable fleshing-out of an existing module . |
| 7 | Hailing the decision as a major breakthrough , campaigners say it signifies that the tuna-dolphin issue is being taken seriously by British industry and will lead to other negotiations between industry and environmentalists . |
| 8 | It concludes that the red squirrel is in decline because it is far less efficient at using woodland food than its rival — the North American grey squirrel . |
| 9 | It illustrates that the main bulwark thrown up by the United Kingdom constitution against oppressive laws is not that Parliament is rendered unable to pass them , but that democratic procedures , principled administration and measure of common sense are accommodated within it . |
| 10 | It emphasises that a proposed change of use constitutes development if the new use is ‘ substantially ’ different from the old . |
| 11 | The Conservative government , which seeks to reverse this trend , blames the decline on over-regulation and rent controls , although it allows that the relative attractiveness of owner-occupation has been a contributory factor . |
| 12 | It warns that the much-heralded pollution reduction benefits of catalytic converters ( to be compulsory on all new cars from the end of the year ) will soon be negated by increased traffic volume . |
| 13 | Old age abuse is a term that can be used more properly to refer to situations where it happens that the elderly person is abusing the carer ( Case Study 4.2 ) . |
| 14 | But it says that the surviving mudflats may be needed in future because they are near deep water and could make good sites for factories that are served by ships . |
| 15 | Bantam will not change the American cover , however , because it says that the American public now identifies that with the book . |
| 16 | The hon. Member for Lancaster will be interested to hear that it says that the national curriculum will not be delivered because of the difficulty — |
| 17 | It assumes that a single factor can be found that correlates closely with demand . |
| 18 | It assumes that the average household 's basket of goods consists of an equal number of units of each item . |
| 19 | In the first place , it assumes that the only test of consideration is a detriment to the promisee . |
| 20 | There is , however , a problem with this theoretical account , which is that it depends , as mentioned , on the validity of the efficient market hypothesis , that is , it assumes that the underlying value of the company 's business is accurately reflected in the market price of its shares . |
| 21 | It assumes that an easy consensus can be achieved about the nature of the problem and its resolution , when this is rarely the case . |
| 22 | It shows that no simple answer can be given to any of these questions , and that the questions , though reasonable , are themselves over-simplified . |
| 23 | Finally , it shows that a given term may , as in the case of the verb , engage simultaneously in a number of different metaphoric relations . |
| 24 | It shows that the total cost was to be 11650 and that a Grant of £300 had been received from a private Debt Extinction Fund subscribed by a few individuals to assist poor congregations . |
| 25 | But the same table also allows one to deduce the distribution of these migrants county by county and it shows that the great majority of migrants are being directed into the rural areas of Clwyd , Dyfed and Gwynedd . |
| 26 | If you bear in mind that virtually every other product is , has been able to er , to be accommodated within GATT , it shows that the agricultural lobby is pretty damn powerful , alright , not only in this country , but throughout the world erm , to prevent that , you know , much more so than steel , coal , cars , computers , any of those industries that you might think oh , pretty powerful lobby groups , er , have n't got a patch on the farmers , but er right , okay , so those reasons may count for erm , for protectionism , er , sorry , for er , the relative de decline of er agricultural trade . |
| 27 | It shows that the relative risks of mortality for children in social classes IV and V were higher than for those in classes I and II for all age groups , although the difference was not statistically significant at ages 10–15 . |
| 28 | It shows that the lighter side of entertainment , then as now , was most in demand : Madame Pompodour , The Three Graces , Nell Gwynne , Tonight 's the Night , and two unnamed shows ; or there was variety from the Alhambra , seasons of opera from the Old Vic and ( at a small extra charge ) from Covent Garden , and the usual Sunday church services . |
| 29 | This is important , because it shows that the initial state of the part of the universe that we inhabit did not have to be chosen with great care . |
| 30 | it checks that the given configuration file does exist |