Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] [that] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is widely accepted that the next ten years presents the Health Service with a manpower problem . |
| 2 | Although it is generally supposed that the first truly mechanical escapement was of the verge-and-foliot type found in various church clocks throughout Europe , the earliest escapement of which we have definite detailed knowledge is that of the clock designed for the Abbey of St Albans c.1328 by Richard of Wallingford ( c.1292–1336 ) , the son of a blacksmith , who became Abbot in 1327 . |
| 3 | It is unlikely , though , that a bridge existed here in pre-Roman times , since it is usually argued that the first Roman crossing at the famous battle of the Medway took place further upstream towards Maidstone . |
| 4 | It is often assumed that the Second World War had a more radicalizing impact on British politics than the First . |
| 5 | It is often asserted that the First World War rescued the Unionist Party from an impossible position and left it poised to become the dominating force ; the war broke up Liberalism and destroyed the Liberal-Labour alliance , so opening the way for Unionism ; Lloyd George carried the party to victory in 1918 , incurred the odium for the post-war slump and was cast aside ungratefully in 1922 . |
| 6 | In 1927 , the travel writer Robert Byron wrote ‘ It is often remarked that the Twentieth Century is an age of easy travel . |
| 7 | It is readily verified that the first and third columns are critical in P3/T1 , T2 , and T3 . |
| 8 | It is therefore recommended that a second tablet of OVEX TM is taken after 2 weeks . |