Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] that [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Former Irish international Dr Geraldine Barniville from Dublin has been nominated as the new president but it is understood that Ulster 's Billy Bell and Paddy McAuley the outgoing treasurer and secretary will not be standing for election. , It is widely acknowledged that Paddy McIlroy , past president of Ulster , and the outgoing Irish vice-president , made a major contribution in drafting the new constitution and by-laws . |
| 2 | It is widely believed that Mr Holmes a Court , the so called Perth predator , is keen to buy Dalgety 's extensive Australian land interests . |
| 3 | For example , it is widely held that Egas Moniz was stimulated into developing the now largely abandoned technique of controlling psychological disorders by the use of psychosurgery after hearing about the ‘ beneficial ’ side-effects of frontal lobe removal in chimpanzees . |
| 4 | It is entirely fitting that Dawn Run should share the statuary honours with the other two Cheltenham legends , for she was the first — and to date the only — horse to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup . |
| 5 | This is partly to say that Richard Chandos and his frequent companion-in-arms , George Hanbury , are commonplace adventurers compared with Rudolf Rassendyll , in spite of the resonance of Chandos 's name . |
| 6 | 12–11- " It is hereby certified that Mr James Fraser M.A. preacher of the Gospel was ordained and inducted to the pastoral charge of the Killarrow and Kilmeny congregation by the United Free Church Presbytery of Islay on the 24th October 1907 . " |
| 7 | It is now accepted that UDR members and RUC officers have been leaking to loyalists . |
| 8 | Unix System Laboratories Inc is now alleging that Berkeley Software Design Inc , the start-up it 's suing for copyright infringement and misappropriating trade secrets ( UX No 392 , 396 , 413 ) , plagiarised Unix line-for-line in portions of its BSD/386 operating system and attempted to cover up some of the copying . |
| 9 | A statement from Cleveland Police said : ‘ Following inquiries , it is now believed that Mr MacDonald died of natural causes . ’ |
| 10 | Bonn is now hoping that Mr Gorbachev 's publicly cautious , but presumably privately firm pressure on the East German leaders to reform will produce results and doing their best to reinforce it . |
| 11 | Boxtree is now claiming that Mr Bean 's Diary has sold so well ( over 314,000 copies when I last spoke to them ) because it is being bought by , and given to , children and teenagers . |
| 12 | However , it is now known that UVA rays also have a profound effect . |
| 13 | It is often said that Godiva chocolates should not be valued in pounds , but rather in carats . |
| 14 | It is often thought that Cichlasoma pair for life , and in the home aquarium , this may appear to be so . |
| 15 | It is even related that Molla Tusi combined the Muftilik with teaching at the Sahn . |
| 16 | It is questionable whether the spaying of cows was widely practised at that time , but it is well known that London dairymen were only interested in a continuous milk supply . |
| 17 | As for the directors of early-music ensembles , it is well known that David Munrow and Christopher Hogwood first met in Cambridge . |
| 18 | It is well reported that Johnny Marr 's biggest regret is the filming of the BBC2 Sight And Sound gig . |
| 19 | My first , er , but sad duty is simply to say that Sir Kenneth , our President , had hoped to be here , but he 's had er , an operation and er , he is not really quite well enough , so I was asked as a Vice-President , whether I would stand in for him , at the weekend , and er I shall do my best , and erm , I 'm glad to have to opportunity of doing one or two things , but we 'll come to those in due time . |
| 20 | What evidence there is certainly suggests that UK investment is relatively interest-inelastic , reducing the effectiveness of the interest rate as a policy instrument . |