Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [conj] [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 | Half the patients who require heart surgery are dealt with immediately , but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that some patients have to wait . |
| 7 | However , given current UK time costs , it is unrealistic to believe that many listeners will hear a given commercial many times . |
| 8 | A diagram is easier to follow than written instructions . |
| 9 | Anyway , chemical dependency is easier to study than other sorts . |
| 10 | Is this to deny that living things obey the laws of physics ? |
| 11 | It is interesting to see that some developments in reading instruction are stressing the need to help pupils cope with text organisational problems . |
| 12 | It is interesting to note that rectilinear structures are frequently found in one of two distinctive locations , often accompanied by marked functional variations . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is interesting to note that electric vehicles built in 1920 were still in use in the 1950s . |
| 15 | It is interesting to note that 300 years ago in a census to find the number of Conformists , Catholics and Nonconformists , that Hailing was given as " no Papists , no Nonconformists but 60 Conformists " . |
| 16 | The subjects were corn plants , and it is interesting to note that these plants have a natural variability in leaf area of nearly 10% , which can be increased by errors introduced by the measurement technique employed . |
| 17 | ( It is interesting to note that freshwater pearls were known to the Chinese by the beginning of the first millennium B.C. ) |
| 18 | It is interesting to note that some phonologists of the 1950s and 1960s felt it necessary to invent a ‘ phoneme ’ of juncture in order to be able to transcribe minimal pairs like ‘ grey tape ’ / ‘ great ape ’ unambiguously without having to refer to grammatical boundaries ; see for example Trager and Smith ( 1951 ) . |
| 19 | Although her views are still regarded as highly eccentric outside reactionary conservative and fascist circles , it is interesting to note that some historians now argue that secret societies like the IRA and the Mafia have indeed played a significant role in world events , and that the Illuminati conspiracy in the 1780s was truly a model for future revolutionary organization . |
| 20 | It is interesting to note that some Branches were expected to open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. without even having arrangements in place for Lunch-time Opening . |
| 21 | It is interesting to learn that nuclear scientists are now seeking the particles necessary to anti-matter and may have found some of them . |
| 22 | It is sad to see that conservation bodies seem to have halted their attempts to purchase the key Cairngorms estate of Mar Lodge . |
| 23 | It is impossible to say whether Asian elephants enjoy working . |
| 24 | Although such behaviour corresponds closely to the descriptions of other feral children , it is impossible to know whether these children might have developed similar patterns of behaviour even if brought up in greater contact with people , and it has been suggested that feral children might have been abandoned by their parents because of their behaviour problems . |
| 25 | It is easy to deduce that other systems do , too ; many targets are being hit again and again . |
| 26 | It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them . |
| 27 | Of course TI is quick to note that these projections only take into account existing compilers . |
| 28 | At any given time the monitoring of caseloads is likely to show that some lawyers have capacity while others are overloaded . |
| 29 | It is hard to say whether any conclusions may be draw for the British car industry by considering the car industries of other countries . |
| 30 | How much the shenanigans in the boardroom have affected the team 's performance on the field is hard to say but those performances , even allowing for another sad catalogue of injuries , have been inconsistent at the least . |