Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] that this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For the Right-Ons , many of whom had committed the cardinal mistake of taking other people 's newspapers too seriously , it was inconceivable that this diet of trash should be allowed to succeed .
2 It was sad that this feeling of desire and affection — so alien to him — had been wasted on such a creature .
3 It was possible that this ineptitude revealed incipient senility .
4 On 2 October 1990 the inspector requested accounts of and details of transactions with one of the plaintiff 's subsidiaries , B ( Pte ) Ltd ( a Singapore company ) , as it was possible that this information would lead to the amendment of existing assessments .
5 Vieira said on May 13 , 1990 , that the PAIGC had begun the process of creating conditions for the introduction of a multiparty system , adding that it was essential that this process developed in a spirit of dialogue and on a non-tribal basis .
6 It was important that this strategy did not succeed and it was also important that the tactics of intimidation seen in 1979 did not win through in 1982 .
7 It was inevitable that this strength , particularly when confronted by such weakness , generated the belief in both countries that they could transact a peace settlement which safeguarded their respective concerns .
8 It was true that this woman was the exact opposite .
9 Although there was no indication of cuts in the $10,000,000 in agricultural commodity loans previously allocated , MEED suggested that it was likely that this part of the assistance package would also be reduced .
10 His nationalisation and fury at British exploitation made it impossible for him to compromise even if it was clear that this policies were self-destructive .
11 It was clear that this knowledge was distressing her .
12 In the fifth week the original baseline condition ( no intervention ) was applied for two nights only because it was clear that this problem had virtually disappeared .
13 This point was not argued any further but afterwards it was clear that this teacher was not satisfied with the response .
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