Example sentences of "is [adj] that [adj] [noun pl] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is absurd that Western citizens should give money to help victims of apartheid in Mozambique and Angola , only to find their own elected governments undermining that work by continuing to trade with South Africa . |
| 2 | It is absurd that French Railways can raise funds for new investment in the City of London , when British Rail is not allowed to do so . |
| 3 | Most of the terraces are preserved as flattenings on spurs and it is possible that similar features might result from wasting of a spur due to attack by the headward erosion of valleys on either side . |
| 4 | Even in the case of language tests , it is possible that situational factors will influence a child 's performance and hence make comparisons between two sets of scores difficult to interpret . |
| 5 | It is possible that such customers will not be concerned by an indirect holding via an index future ( Martin , 1988 ; Luskin , 1987 , pp. 343 4 ) . |
| 6 | With eighty percent of the scholarly publications in research libraries printed on acidic paper and major campaigns underway in the US and Europe either to reformat or substitute that material in new formats such as microfilm or digital media it is possible that retrospective conversions will eventually digitize millions of volumes . |
| 7 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 8 | We have seen above that it is possible that some individuals may wish to work fewer hours and take more leisure as a result of an increase in the real wage . |
| 9 | The two 1973 elections , i.e. for Local Government as well as the Assembly , were held immediately after the advertising campaign and the electorate could concentrate on one method of voting , but since that time two Westminster elections were conducted by means of the X-vote , and it is possible that some voters may have been confused . |
| 10 | It is possible that risky situations may lead to enhanced memory for information centrally important to driving in the situation but show impairments in memory for information peripheral to the driving task . |
| 11 | It is the simplest and most obvious layout , but there are , of course , other patterns — such as the radial pattern of so many modern housing estates — and it is odd that these others should not have been tried out until within our own time . |
| 12 | Often he is afraid that these jobs will not be done , or not done as well as he would do them . |
| 13 | It is doubtful that such activities can be interpreted as remnants from pre-communist society , soon to disappear as socialism or communism comes of age . |
| 14 | ‘ You may think it is doubtful that any words can express what he did to that young girl , ’ he told the jury of eight women and four men . |
| 15 | It is clear that such districts should be the point of contact with the local population . |
| 16 | It is clear that both sides will have to make concessions to reach a satisfactory GATT conclusion . |
| 17 | On the question of what amounts to ‘ serious deterioration ’ , it is clear that differing views may be reached . |
| 18 | It is clear that insubstantial changes will not give rise to a new copyright ( or right to prevent unfair extraction ) but what is the position when a database has changed considerably from its original form but this has happened incrementally over a period of time ? |
| 19 | Such classifications inevitably simplify reality , but it is clear that different members may hold very different views about the role of local councillors . |
| 20 | Tariq Ali , who took the left intelligentsia apart in Redemption , is fortunate that British Trots wo n't use the bourgeois libel laws ; while Melvyn Bragg has a transparently sour sketch of a Lynn Barber-style interviewer in his new serial-novel Crystal Rooms . |
| 21 | The network topology is such that new file-servers can be plugged in at any time should the need arise . |
| 22 | Its three-dimensional organization is such that thin slices can be cut , as shown in Figure 9.4 , leaving the inputs to the cells of the slice intact . |
| 23 | And the breadth of the curriculum is such that different parts will be dealt with at different times in different schools . |
| 24 | Moreover , the egregious nature of the benefit to be established is such that few employees will be able to satisfy the quality threshold incorporated in section 40(1) . |
| 25 | The clinical grading structure is such that enrolled nurses should never now be considered as a cheaper alternative . |
| 26 | The age span 65–100 is such that some families may have two generations in retirement , with young-old people as carers of very old parents . |
| 27 | His career was not without its less attractive moments , and it is sad that many fans will remember the famous picture in the 1981 Wisden of him kicking down the stumps after having an appeal refused in New Zealand almost as readily as they will recall his wonderful bowling ; yet even in dissent he was physically graceful , and the picture is positively balletic . |
| 28 | Considerable interest is now centred upon these problems and it is appropriate that physical geographers should be very aware of the work being undertaken and the work remaining . |
| 29 | It is unfortunate that such considerations may be thrust out of view by continuing public — and perhaps personal — revulsion towards the concept of child sexuality . |
| 30 | If the present government 's policies continue , it is likely that private companies will run these operations . |