Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] that many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But centralised provision of materials reduces the opportunity for ‘ contextualisation ’ — and it is little wonder that many board members perceived the published training material and the area sessions as lacking in relevance . |
| 2 | Had no such provision been made , and had it merely been left to the initiative of backbenchers to keep an eye on instruments tabled , it is highly probable that many instruments would become or remain law with never a critical eye being cast over them . |
| 3 | It is highly probable that many men will claim a belief that the girl was over 16 since , if sexual intercourse has taken place , this is the only defence available to the charge . |
| 4 | Whatever the reasons for their change from their nautiloid ancestors , the ammonoids were an enormously successful group : thousands of different species have been described , and their variety is so bewildering that many specialists devote their lives to studying only the ammonoids of a particular , short time period . |
| 5 | PFA spokesman Brendan Batson surveyed the ever-increasing number of imports and said : ‘ The cost of ground developments after the Taylor Report is so steep that many managers ca n't afford to shop in our domestic transfer market . |
| 6 | Reception from conventional ground-based transmission equipment is so bad that many families can watch television only if they receive signals piped in by cable . |
| 7 | When , for instance in Solenopsis , the food source is so large that many ants are needed , mass-acting pheromones are released . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that many citizens ‘ banned and cursed her ’ , nor is it wholly surprising that there were some among them prepared to give her money to go on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St James of Compostella in Spain . |
| 9 | It is not surprising that many beginners find such text bewildering . |
| 10 | Considering the additional confusion caused by much industrial nomenclature , with many trivial and trade names , it is not surprising that many formulators prefer to stick with what they know and trust . |
| 11 | It is not surprising that many professionals involved in education are rather dispirited and disillusioned at this time . |
| 12 | A recent report of the Institute of Directors on the professional development of directors ( 1990 ) led a spokesman to say that ‘ it is not surprising that many boards do an adequate rather than an excellent job ’ ( quoted in The Independent , 1990 ) . |
| 13 | Moreover , given the fact that classes have always been much larger in primary schools than elsewhere , and that primary teachers have persistently urged the need to improve pupil-teacher ratios , it is not surprising that many heads saw the opportunities afforded by PNP only in terms of smaller classes . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that many inmates want to give up their appeals . |
| 15 | It is not surprising that many people , some of whom may have seen the equity in their homes rise tenfold , should decide to spend more . |
| 16 | The dimension of unc is that of voltage , so it is not surprising that many people refer to it as voltage or induced voltage , a usage into which I often lapse myself . |
| 17 | It is not surprising that many fish breed at this time , although cooler , fresh water is part of the trigger . |
| 18 | Holt is not surprised that many football hooligans come , not from lower-working-class housing estates , but from the affluent suburbs and new towns away from the major conurbations : ‘ When a group have lost their old territory in which their traditions were established , football provides a symbolic substitute for the young in the heart of the old community ’ ( ibid.:339 ) . |
| 19 | Overall , headhunting did create its own demand , and it is still arguable that many companies can do without it ; indeed , many do . |
| 20 | Their origins , their tectonic and metamorphic history , and their structural relations , present geologists with some of the most complex problems to be solved within the science as a whole , and so it is hardly surprising that many universities have research interests here . |
| 21 | Given these difficulties , it is hardly surprising that many patients with IBS show signs of neurotic depression and anxiety neurosis . |
| 22 | Given the influences that shaped their work , it is hardly surprising that many painters , sculptors and architects turned to jewellery design as a natural and legitimate outlet for their creativity . |
| 23 | It is hardly surprising that many children eventually acquire a similar attitude towards the relevance of mathematics . |
| 24 | It is probably true that many decisions go away if you refuse to make them . |
| 25 | It is also noticeable that many incidents of prison disorder — especially the popular form of demonstration on the prison rooftop — are clearly motivated by the very desire to make prisoners ' grievances and allegations visible in a way that would never normally happen . |
| 26 | It is also possible that many advertisers were put off by the political tone . |
| 27 | For example , it is unfortunately true that many people experience a burglary at their home ; this usually means things being stolen and so a significant loss occurs . |
| 28 | It is absolutely true that many forms of modern , intensive livestock production are extremely inefficient . |
| 29 | It is certainly true that many CAB clients would be unable to cope with it but many others , currently excluded from the bureau by long queues , would welcome it . |
| 30 | However , while it is certainly true that many housing units are occupied by both men and women , there are still some issues at stake here . |