Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it were true that the private sector uses resources more productively than the public sector , the transfer of resources might directly produce more output . |
| 2 | It was fortunate that the longer wheelbase cars had been removed to work on the Sutton route as they were longer and of larger capacity than the Corporation cars and would certainly have given trouble on the section between Selby Road and West Croydon , which was all single track with short passing loops . |
| 3 | It was round that the average labour requirement was 323 hours per farm yet the actual hours claimed to be worked was 551 hours . |
| 4 | Even as early as 1147 it was apparent that the crusading movement had provided a new sense of aristocratic cohesion in the realm . |
| 5 | When these offers were received , it was apparent that the lowest tender considerably exceeded the cost acceptable to the Housing Corporation , who insisted that savings of £170,000 should be made before this lowest price could be accepted . |
| 6 | The failure of Krushchev 's confrontation tactics ( on 11 November 1959 he threatened to negotiate a separate peace treaty with the German Democratic Republic if the Western powers did not withdraw their troops within six months ) had forced him to moderate his stance , and it was apparent that the Soviet Union would minimise the chances of an agreement on Berlin if it simultaneously pressed hard everywhere else , thereby exacerbating Washington 's fears that any concession would be interpreted by Khrushchev as a sign of weakness . |
| 7 | Everyone here seemed busy and it was apparent that the few gipsies still remaining in this part of the forest were on the move . |
| 8 | GIVEN THE curious blindness of members to BBC arts products , it was appropriate that the recent BAFTA award for best 1991 arts programme went to Channel 4 's Without Walls for Robert McKee 's constructive debunkery in J'Accuse — Citizen Kane . |
| 9 | On the other hand , going back to my days in employment debates , it was curious that the hon. Gentleman skated over his party 's policy on the minimum wage , enhanced benefits for maternity leave and so on . |
| 10 | It was crucial that the postal and telephone services , access roads , car parks , electricity , gas , drainage , etc. should be available or could easily be provided . |
| 11 | It was ironical that the high level of operator handling thought to be the biggest problem was actually the main part of the solution ! |
| 12 | It was unclear where responsibility for child-minders , registration of playgroups , etc. would rest in the new organisation , but it was possible that the new provisions in the Children Bill going through parliament would allow for those services to be provided through education departments . |
| 13 | They were unable to approach because of their draught and the weather , but with the rising tide and bad conditions it was possible that the stranded man might not survive until the lifeboat arrived . |
| 14 | This time , Mr Robertson said , it was possible that the French haulage company 's insurance might cover the loss . |
| 15 | This in particular ( i ) warned that it was essential that the additional demands on resources associated with reconstruction in the Middle East , unification in Germany , the economic transformation of eastern Europe and prospects for reform in the Soviet Union should be met by reductions in the absorption of saving by governments and an increase in private saving , and that an important contribution could be made by " reassessing spending on defence and subsidies " ; ( ii ) expressed concern over delays in the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations [ see this page ] ; ( iii ) welcomed the continuing commitment of eastern European countries to stabilizing and reforming their economies along market-oriented lines in spite of the added difficulties caused by the collapse of trade in the former COMECON area ; and ( iv ) also welcomed the intention of the authorities in the Soviet Union to " intensify reliance on market mechanisms and to integrate the economy into the multilateral trade and payments system " . |
| 16 | But it was essential that the various rooms of the Residency through which they were retreating should be defended and relinquished in concert , so that they should not find themselves outflanked . |
| 17 | For this to happen , it was essential that the local variations did not interbreed and thus blend their characters back together again . |
| 18 | Yet it was undeniable that the Conservative political pressure to extend rural electrification had led to a diversion of scarce capital resources into investments which were known to be unremunerative and in fact turned out to be so . |
| 19 | It was noticeable that the two pictures which took pride of place on Diana 's bedside dressing-table were not of her family but of her favourite hamsters , Little Black Muff and Little Black Puff . |
| 20 | Since the advice scheme now permitted access to a solicitor on any question of English law and the advertising campaign which launched it stressed the ‘ social welfare ’ problems now within the scheme , it was disappointing that the first evidence of usage showed little deviation from the traditional pattern . |
| 21 | It was disappointing that the positive achievements of some activities were undermined by some less than satisfactory results and commercial and technical contract performances in others . |
| 22 | It was disappointing that the Scottish Office refused an application for an Urban Aid grant to support a package of initiatives for Greater Pilton . |
| 23 | It was regrettable that the single justice had been advised that there was no need to pay regard to Meikle . |
| 24 | " When this final disagreement occurred " wrote Snowden , it was evident that the Prime Minister had anticipated such a development and had made his plans to deal with it " . |
| 25 | For the Japanese , the way in which the Russians gained possession of the disputed islands — by breaking the non-aggression pact which operated , and by an opportunistic advance into Japanese-held Northeast Asia when it was evident that the Japanese were already on their last legs — makes Japan doubly unwilling to allow Russia their possession . |
| 26 | It was evident that the skilled soldiers would naturally gravitate to the tougher units , like the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes , giving the Legion a regiment full of highly-trained soldiers who had received their instruction at somebody else 's expense . |
| 27 | At the Tourism Society meeting , it was evident that the National Heritage officials have changed their position somewhat since last November . |
| 28 | It was evident that the ever-present shadow which fell across the lives of Mme Guérigny and her son had never been darker . |
| 29 | For Darwin and his closest followers it was evident that the driving force of evolution was the process that adapted populations to their ever-changing environments . |
| 30 | It was evident that the old people were thoroughly enjoying themselves . |