Example sentences of "is [adj] that [adj] [noun pl] [am/are] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible that all dreams are merely mental detritus .
2 It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets , caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries .
3 For example , it is possible that clinical cases are only an extreme form of a normal reaction to the short winter days .
4 So it is clear that private citizens are the proper persons to ‘ enforce ’ private law .
5 Since these variations can occur within a single species , and even within a single individual , it is clear that good samples are necessary before attempting to distinguish patterns .
6 There is , however , some difficulty in the study in relation to the choice of stimuli and in the fact that only neutral facial expression was used — while it is clear that facial characteristics are important to the holistic perception of the sign .
7 It is clear that such forms are designed primarily to protect the hospital from legal action .
8 Exactly similar inferences can be made in cases like example ( 18 ) , and it is clear that such inferences are fundamental to our sense of coherence in discourse : if the implicatures were not constructed on the basis of the assumption of relevance , many adjacent utterances in conversation would appear quite unconnected .
9 Hence it is clear that N-gram models are computationally practical for only small values of N. ( Jelinek 's system used a vocabulary of 1000 words and i=3 . )
10 Whilst Field does not emphasise an ethnic dimension to this underclass , it is clear that public fears are focused not on the elderly , sick or female , but on the young , especially young men — and particularly young black men .
11 It is clear that these remedies are largely inadequate .
12 Ata'i , in his biography of Molla Shams al-Din ( d. 982/1575 ) , writes that " he traversed a few ranks in medreses ' before turning to medicine ; in this case it is clear that these medreses are well below the level .
13 From the present findings , described later , it is clear that some theses are quite widely consulted , and the majority lead to the formal publication of research results in journals and books which , presumably , reach a wider readership .
14 Thus , while it is clear that Chinese walls are effective for the purposes of regulatory rules , they can not , as a matter of pure private law , safely be relied upon as affording firms protection against breach of fiduciary duty .
15 It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy , they first make mad , and it is clear that Tory Ministers are mad .
16 It is interesting that such distinctions are most clearly and most confidently made in relatively complex and highly specialized societies .
17 While he considers that salaries in the City have grown out of all proportion , he is convinced that corporate managers are falling behind in the remuneration they receive .
18 It is arguable that such determinations are best left to the elected representatives .
19 Furthermore , corporate capitalism is actually a generator of substantial inequalities in primary incomes , and it is arguable that such inequalities are a precondition for the effective functioning of the system , with the consequence that the scope for redistribution is in practice limited .
20 I am sure that the hon. Gentleman agrees that it is crucial that approved contractors are used to ensure that the work is done to the highest possible standard .
21 The problem is such that some scientists are warning of increased skin cancers and eye cataracts in Europe and America as a result , as well as damage to crops .
22 Hence it is appropriate that local councils are dependent on central funds .
23 It is imperative that these claims are dealt with discreetly to avoid any distress to the deceased 's relatives .
24 In order to distinguish between all these subjects , it is inevitable that longer notations are used .
25 Given this wide range it is inevitable that some issues are overlooked in individual agreements .
26 It is remarkable that these books are so contrasting , but seal with the same problems of the individual .
27 Given our current state of knowledge of sign languages , it is obvious that these comments are no longer appropriate and that BSL can be treated as an effective cognitive component in development .
28 And it is good that other agencies are being involved . ’
29 It is unlikely that technical factors are responsible for thedifferences .
30 It is unlikely that these deficits are due to loss of a neural mechanism dedicated to brightness discrimination .
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