Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to argue that certain sections could , with advantage , have been expanded to stress the more chemical aspects of topics — eg the section of enzymes ‘ in reverse ’ ( why not refer to this as synthesis ? ) touches on an area of great value and which is increasingly used industrially . |
| 2 | It is possible to say that Christian beliefs are ‘ symbolically true ’ . |
| 3 | If it is possible to show that existential propositions are equivalent to denials of the validity of inferences of a certain kind , then instead of talking about existence we can confine ourselves to talking about the validity of inference . |
| 4 | Keith Flett is right to claim that Labour needs active grassroots supporters to defeat the Tories ( Letters , 24 April ) . |
| 5 | Although my hon. Friend is right to say that budget-holding practices have been outstandingly successful and are now very popular with most doctors — |
| 6 | Is this to deny that living things obey the laws of physics ? |
| 7 | It is interesting to note that rectilinear structures are frequently found in one of two distinctive locations , often accompanied by marked functional variations . |
| 8 | It is interesting to note that other countries are now copying our know-how funds because they have been of such help to the former Soviet Union and other eastern European countries . |
| 9 | It is interesting to note that electric vehicles built in 1920 were still in use in the 1950s . |
| 10 | ( It is interesting to note that freshwater pearls were known to the Chinese by the beginning of the first millennium B.C. ) |
| 11 | It is interesting to learn that nuclear scientists are now seeking the particles necessary to anti-matter and may have found some of them . |
| 12 | It is sad to see that conservation bodies seem to have halted their attempts to purchase the key Cairngorms estate of Mar Lodge . |
| 13 | It is easy to deduce that other systems do , too ; many targets are being hit again and again . |
| 14 | So far as the early history of the emancipation process is concerned Field 's position is probably stronger than Zakharova 's , for although Nicholas I 's call for a militia gave rise to disturbances among the peasantry in 1855 , although almost all the memoranda which circulated in private during the Crimean War referred to the possibility of peasant risings , and although Alexander II alluded to the prospect of rural uprisings both in his speech to the Moscow gentry and in his comments on the papers submitted to him by Haxthausen , it is hard to prove that rural developments took pride of place among the reasons for setting reform in train . |
| 15 | The noble land-owners ' outlook was that of passive rentiers who made it a point of pride to be cheated by their bailiffs ; even if entail had not put technical difficulties in the way of raising capital it is hard to believe that Spanish aristocrats would have conceived of higher rents as a reward of investment . |
| 16 | At the time of writing it is good to notice that local boys from ordinary homes in Portadown are still doing well . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Therefore , assuming that the supply of heroin remains strong , it is reasonable to predict that future levels of heroin use will continue to mirror any increases in unemployment or poverty , though a decline in social deprivation will not necessarily be accompanied by a drop in the prevalence of heroin use . |
| 19 | It is reasonable to assume that hormonal effects predominate in younger women , while dietary factors may become increasingly important in older women . |
| 20 | ‘ It is important to remember that Norwegian blocks are two and a half times as big as those on the UKCS , ’ notes Ritson . |
| 21 | It is important to remember that logical consequences are never to be used as an idle threat . |
| 22 | It is important to remember that other factors may affect the platelet-aggregate ratio such as the rate at which blood is drawn through the sampling needle ( Rohrer et al , 1978 ) . |
| 23 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |
| 24 | It is important to ensure that supplemental fees are included as well as the cost of debris removal , demolition etc . |
| 25 | It is important to note that homologous structures do n't have to look the same , and that structures that look the same do n't have to be homologous . |
| 26 | It is important to note that diurnal variations in dry deposition can not significantly affect the diurnal cycles , because daily cycles in surface temperature , boundary-layer mixing and the mixing height necessary to drive diurnal variations in dry deposition are all very small over the ocean . |
| 27 | Before discussing what form short and long term residential care should ideally take , it is important to note that local authorities have been extremely slow to provide any kind of residential care for the mentally handicapped . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Indeed , if the reduction of infant mortality is differentiated by maternal age , as in the case of Hungary ( which is probable considering that socio-economic factors such as , for example , educational achievement or economic activity , are also associated with maternal age ) , the differential rate of reduction should necessarily cause some modifications in the relationship between infant mortality and maternal age in other countries , too . |
| 30 | It is fair to say that international organizations are much more sensitive to this accusation than formerly . |