Example sentences of "is [adj] that this [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that this funding may cease after 1997 , but as Manchester Computing Centre has been designated a national datasets centre , the expertise to support the data should remain there . |
| 2 | It is possible that this increase may have been , on the one hand , indicative of a greater frequency of homosexual activity ‘ in public ’ and , hence , of a degree of ‘ permissiveness ’ . |
| 3 | It has been argued that compression of the abdomen increases the ‘ pinchcock ’ effect of the angular incisura and so it is possible that this manoeuvre could actually prevent reflux in some patients . |
| 4 | ‘ It is possible that this incident might be linked with them , but it is very difficult to say . ’ |
| 5 | Lord Mayor it is clear that this country can not sustain the present numbers of applicants seeking asylum . |
| 6 | Lord Mayor , it is clear that this country can not sustain the present numbers of applicants seeking asylum . |
| 7 | If the remedies provided in England were of universal application then it is clear that this appeal would not have been before your Lordships . |
| 8 | I think it is appalling that this man could be out in 3½ years . |
| 9 | However , it is likely that this finding may indicate increased prostacyclin production in response to vascular injury ( Dollery et al , 1983 ) . |
| 10 | It is likely that this money will help to fund administration costs , post and telephone , establishment of data bases , salaries and publicity , as well as additional funding for schools . |
| 11 | BLAISE-LINE is now just one of a number of bibliographical databases available , and it is likely that this medium will increasingly be used for some aspects of stock revision , as librarians become more familiar with its potential . |
| 12 | However , assembly is not widely used at present and as more companies develop RISCs it is likely that this architecture will dominate the CISC design in the future . |
| 13 | It is likely that this competence will be extended to deal with dumping cases . |
| 14 | It is likely that this loss will be funded ( at least in part ) by the record company and , in this case , the band are likely to receive an advance against future royalties . |
| 15 | It is likely that this amendment will be implemented in subsequent legislation . |
| 16 | But they have been eroded in recent years , and it is likely that this erosion will continue although , as before , it will have varied impact according to issue and ( geographical ) place . |
| 17 | Apart from the fact that the 1971 Act has been superseded by the 1990 Act , it is likely that this definition will also be extended to include any or all of the following Acts : |
| 18 | The company 's performance in the first quarter of 1993 would certainly back this projection up , he adds , and he is confident that this trend will continue now and in the foreseeable future . |
| 19 | Mr Wriglesworth is confident that this story will not be repeated in 1992 . |
| 20 | The analogy with a mechanical process no longer rings true and it is unlikely that this case will be followed . |
| 21 | Given the coming demographic changes which will lead to a steep decline in the eighteen-year-old population from the later 1980s onwards and the present government 's stated intention of constraining expenditure on higher education , it is unlikely that this expansion will be maintained . |
| 22 | It is unlikely that this defence will be available in the case of every unpublished statutory instrument . |
| 23 | It is unlikely that this rate would have been acceptable to all members . |
| 24 | Even though some expert clauses do not specifically reserve the right for the parties to make submissions or representations to the expert ( see 8.15 ) , it is unlikely that this right will be lost through its omission , because the expert will usually want to receive submissions or representations of some kind to help him understand the issue he has to determine . |
| 25 | And it is essential that this call should be echoed by North-East conservationists . |
| 26 | It is probable that this exception would apply only where there is a state of affairs which would make it unsafe to use the vehicle immediately . |
| 27 | ‘ It is wonderful that this tournament will take place at one of the hotbeds of football in Europe . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ It is vital that this inquiry should not only tell the full story of the computer system debacle but also thoroughly examine the long-standing difficulties of London 's ambulance services . ’ |
| 29 | It is true that this procedure can force a minister to answer for what his department intends to do but the Commons are denied any real measure of control . |
| 30 | It is true that this conclusion may appear anomalous in that the right conferred on a borrowing member by section 83(1) is confined to cases where the basic valuation is produced by an employee of the society . |