Example sentences of "that it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | One of the problems arising from reliance on parental contributions is that it produces wide disparities between the resources available to schools with different catchment areas . |
2 | One frequent argument for state control is that it facilitates economic planning of key sectors of the economy . |
3 | I hope that the Opposition will get their act together on the Bill and recognise that it represents enormous investment in Wales and something that will put Cardiff and Wales generally on the world map in a very big way . |
4 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
5 | The opening pages are ravishing : exquisite cor anglais and oboe plaints , the tenderest of string bass solos , and an organ so discreetly reassuring that it sounds locked deep in the subconscious . |
6 | One theory is that it awakens distant memories of floating in the comfort of the womb . |
7 | The significance of the concept of the linguistic variable is that it allows quantitative statements to be made about language use , so that Speaker A might be said to use more or less of a particular variant than speaker B , rather than categorically to use it or not to use it . |
8 | The crucial feature of the market as a coordination device is that it involves voluntary exchange of goods and services between two parties at a known price . |
9 | The remarkable thing about Daryl Runswick 's operatic project , following a tradition set by Britten himself and acknowledged as such by the generous support of the Aldeburgh Foundation , is that it involves whole classes from primary and middle schools around Suffolk , not just the few so prematurely labelled ‘ musical ’ . |
10 | The use of a common stack has one disadvantage ( if it is a disadvantage ) in that it forces stricter adherence to proper program structure . |
11 | Roberts ( 1971 ) is a rather special example , in that it combines personal reminiscence with careful historical research into poverty in Edwardian Manchester . |
12 | The importance of skill theory is that it relates human performance to systems concepts and to individual differences . |
13 | Entitled Challenge , it ‘ will be progressive in the sense that it understands Christian faith to be of necessity a commitment to the cause of all who are oppressed , discriminated against or unjustly treated . ’ |
14 | The chief advantage is that it offers greater protection against predators . |
15 | It judged the centre , which carries out work on AIDS , infectious disease and transplant research , to be a world-class laboratory and says that it offers unique facilities to researchers in Europe such as a rhesus colony for which the microbiological status is known and typed for major histocompatibility complex , essential for transplantation studies and infectious disease research . |
16 | The problem with such a characterisation of pluralism is that it bears little resemblance to what pluralists actually say pluralism means , and consequently it is hardly surprising that even the most cursory of empirical investigations can show such a naive version of pluralism is untenable as a description of the distribution of power in Western liberal democracies . |
17 | I must say that it sheds some light on the state of some of the aircraft that I had to fly in then . |
18 | In her foreword , Ruth Richardson , the Minister of Finance ( and not the most popular Kiwi politician ) , expresses it thus : ‘ The special advantages of accrual accounting are that it distinguishes between capital and current spending , and that it takes better account of the cost of current policies for future generations … |
19 | Alright , now if we look at the , the rural instead of the urban wage rate , right , up here alright , now let's just say that it takes that amount of time before this individual gets a job in the urban area , alright , now if we discount alright the erm , the rural , the urban wages right , that 's all this |
20 | I feel , however , that it takes insufficient account of the natural caution and pragmatism of the British people , which was admirably reflected in the negotiating approach of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the Cabinet . |
21 | Henning Albrechsten reckons that it takes three years for a telecottage to be able to function without subsidy . |
22 | The downward arpeggio in the last two bars will obviously be given to the clarinet , for besides the fact that it fits that instrument like a glove , it does not lie within the range of any other wind instrument . |
23 | The advantage of this concept of function is that it avoids absolute distinctions between one kind of text and another . |
24 | The formula seems a good halfway house , and has the saving grace that it avoids another row by commanding EC unanimity . |
25 | A ‘ trip ’ sequence twice over , in that it frames drugged-out perception through a moving windscreen , it 's a good advert for the cinema-as-drug concept . |
26 | I mean , I mean I 'm sure it 's useful in the sense that it gets one person through er doing a degree who could n't have done it otherwise , but whether it would actually give you the sort of experience you want , I 'm much more doubtful . |
27 | What this means in essence when when you look at the geography of of the district is that it imposes severe restrictions on where you can distribute reasonable sized employment allocations around the district . |
28 | With my responsibility for small firms , the House will not be surprised that I for one would robustly defend the exemption level and the fact that it helps small firms in the industry . |
29 | One lucky spin-off from the system is that it reproduces intelligible sound at normal pitch , when the tape is played back at twice the intended speed . |
30 | The Pechman and Okner study is more refined in that it uses individual observations from the MERGE file rather than income ranges , but similar procedures are applied ( for example , excises are allocated using consumer expenditure survey data ) . |