Example sentences of "is [adj] that the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rings of Saturn are indeed spectacular , but we now know that Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune likewise have rings : it is strange that the visiting extraterrestrials should not have mentioned this . |
| 2 | Because PBC is felt to reflect immune dysfunction and autoimmunity has been suggested as a possible cause of primary PHT , it is possible that the two conditions are causally associated . |
| 3 | It is possible that the two women are one and the same , or that there is a serial killer on the prowl , but as none of Barbs 's friends or neighbours give a damn where she is , her continuing absence occasions little comment . |
| 4 | It is possible that the two men may have met in London . |
| 5 | It is possible that the prospective commissioners will begin advising the Secretary of State on staffing matters next spring . |
| 6 | The Anonimalle Chronicle 's account of de la Mare 's selection does not give the impression that it was usual to choose a speaker , though it is possible that the small groups which had appeared before the lords on behalf of the commons in earlier parliaments had chosen one of their number to speak on their behalf . |
| 7 | Though this danger is now realised , it is possible that the current models are also incomplete and that some errors in the correspondence between the model and the observed data are due to insufficient sophistication in the model . |
| 8 | Alternatively , it is possible that the abnormal recordings are the result of poor summation of the electrical signal in the abnormal muscle syncytium and poor projection onto the body surface . |
| 9 | So it is possible that the short-run agents in the model over estimate the long term agent 's type after a particular sequence of shocks and subsequently revise this estimate downwards . |
| 10 | For example in Barcelona Traction 67 it is possible that the corporate authorities felt that the company 's interests were never placed squarely before the International Court and that the legal issue , whether Belgium could represent the Belgian shareholders , ignored the question of third party interests in the company itself . |
| 11 | It is possible that the earlier epidemics absorbed the existing population surplus and that the later outbreaks upset the balance between land and labour which had been re-established after 1350 . |
| 12 | It is possible that the weird clouds are not unprecedented . |
| 13 | Had these been their primary concerns instead of biblical indoctrination , it is possible that the tragic famines and misery now prevalent would never have occurred . |
| 14 | It is possible that the bull-leaping figurines belonged to a cult model showing a tableau of bull-leaping . |
| 15 | In the West Midlands , the evidence of the Worcester court rolls suggests a prevalence of timber-framed buildings , most often consisting of three bays , although some were larger , and it is possible that the smaller houses were less well recorded . |
| 16 | It is possible that the expansive forces of hydration may assist here if alteration products are present . |
| 17 | It is possible that the different results for dichotic recognition of melodies obtained by Kimura ( 1964 ) and Gordon ( 1970 ) were due not to stimulus differences in the two experiments but to differences in the musical experience of the subjects employed . |
| 18 | He is insistent that the only students who should work at doctoral level are those of first-class ability , who are independent of mind and inner-directed , so that they can work without much supervision , apart from ‘ a standing relation with a congenial senior to whom he can go now and then for criticism and advice . ’ |
| 19 | It is doubtful that the 1703 visitors were looking at ‘ pickle ’ since the anthropoid shell fits so tightly that no additional liquid could have been introduced . |
| 20 | It is clear that the higher echelons at headquarters regarded Stirling and his men as very valuable , but were also alive to his impetuous nature . |
| 21 | She says , " it is clear that the various features of Patois are learned neither at random nor in isolation . |
| 22 | It is clear that the present arrangements will not survive . |
| 23 | If Wittgenstein can still be a foundationalist after the arguments of this chapter , it is clear that the ultimate prospects for foundationalism are not yet decided . |
| 24 | Comparing this with Fig. 7.1 , which illustrates the global distribution of desertification , it is clear that the two processes are often interrelated . |
| 25 | So it is clear that the two kinds of productivity — children and intellectual achievements — can be combined , as is borne out by the subsequent careers of the forty two students who matriculated in 1966 and who answered the questionnaire . |
| 26 | But it is clear that the future lies with a microkernel , which IBM dubs the Workplace OS and will be using to host future versions of OS/2 , AIX and MS-DOS with Windows . |
| 27 | But it is clear that the future lies with a microkernel , which IBM dubs the Workplace OS and will be using to host future versions of OS/2 , AIX and MS-DOS with Windows . |
| 28 | So it is clear that the financial statements of the firm , which are the only publicly available sources of financial information about the firm , are fraught with problems from beginning to end . |
| 29 | In announcing the new appointment , Mr Terry said that he was satisfied that ‘ it is clear that the recent problems at Co-op in no way reflect on the performance of Jack 's management of the company ’ . |
| 30 | It is clear that the main prisons in which they are held are no longer overcrowded and that if they choose to do so , these prisoners can participate in the full range of activities . |