Example sentences of "is [vb pp] that [adj] [noun] [be] " in BNC.

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1 It is intended that these principles are not seen purely as constrictive rules , but as a guide to promote the positive development of Scottish rock climbing to ensure that sports climbing , rather than becoming a substitute for the traditional climbing , grows alongside it .
2 Indeed , this was the very reason that the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders had recommended , in 1927 , the reform of the system : ‘ When it is realised that these courts are specially equipped to help rather than punish the young offender , we hope that the reluctance to bring such children before will disappear . ’
3 Although this seems equitable , it is claimed that imputed income is not an everyday concept so that the tax of income that is not a money flow would be politically unpopular as it would have to be paid from the working partner 's income .
4 It is claimed that economic power is constrained by the competitive market .
5 There is no need for special rules for classic cars , but if it is considered that such rules are required , the most appropriate method is to determine the benefit by reference to the cost to the employer rather than original price .
6 Concentrate on a particular activity or function that uses a variety of information types , but where it is considered that some improvement is needed .
7 It is recommended that ALL food is eaten by the ‘ Use by ’ date .
8 It is recommended that these catfish are fed just two or three times a week .
9 It is recommended that these entries be defined by the individual organisation .
10 It is recommended that these facilities are constrained to run while the machine is lightly loaded in order that interactive usage is not impacted ; eg. overnight running .
11 In spite of regrettable , but unavoidable , lack of defences , it is recommended that vigorous resistance is displayed on all occasions rather than capitulation . ’
12 If it is said that that word is capable of a neutral meaning , my answer is that , in order to read section 3(1) harmoniously with section 1(1) in its natural sense , ‘ assumption ’ must receive a unilateral meaning .
13 Now the first day is more for dealers than debutantes : it is said that 10 pictures are sold every minute .
14 It is said that Parliamentary materials are not readily available to , and understandable by , the citizen and his lawyers who should be entitled to rely on the words of Parliament alone to discover his position .
15 Over at Pratt 's , the St James ' club where it is said that Tory leaders were made and unmade in the old days , you would never have guessed there was an election on .
16 It is said that more pigs are reared there than there are people in the entire country .
17 It is said that this course was wholly unnecessary .
18 It is accepted that individual positions are unequally rewarded , but the questions of access and opportunity now become central , and although Western capitalist societies do not claim to be equal , they do claim to offer equal opportunity to all in the competition for unequal positions .
19 It is accepted that such activities are not merely a matter of skill , but questions are asked about how far the ‘ knowledge ’ in such fields is capable of being explicated and taught in an explicit rather than tacit , intuitive or mimetic manner , or how far one can develop standard or consensual criteria for judging performance .
20 It is accepted that such surveys are only carried out by employees of the building society in the case of the Woolwich Building Society , so that the question at issue can only arise in regard to the structural surveys provided by that building society .
21 If it is accepted that general management is still gathering momentum , more may yet be to come .
22 There are manifest dangers in the way a relative norm is chosen , but once it is accepted that relative validity is all we can aim at these need not worry us unduly .
23 If it is accepted that these moves are taking place , and there seems little doubt that they are , the question remains as to what significance they have , and what they imply .
24 The assumption is made that dissatisfied workers are more likely to leave the one job for another , take time off , or go on strike , but there has been considerable debate about all three measures , and there are cogent reasons for doubting that any of them serve as adequate indicators of job satisfaction .
25 Once it is decided that certain assumptions are true , it only makes sense to demonstrate this by counting on them in practice .
26 ( " on examination it is seen that these ideas are not so very original after all " )
27 While it is conceded that this decision is correct , it nevertheless leaves the employee with a difficult evidential task .
28 The spokesman continued : ‘ It is felt that this application is in no way connected with the rural brick works industry and is an entirely separate and commercial venture .
29 First , it is argued that mental events are a fact of life and , therefore , a legitimate object of psychological enquiry .
30 Following Sperber and Wilson 's ( 1986 ) suggestion that style arises out of the pursuit of optimal relevance , it is argued that deliberate reformulations are a stylistic device designed to achieve particular contextual effects .
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