Example sentences of "it is [adj] [that] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is paramount that safety standards are maintained during this period of change . |
| 2 | Thus it is appropriate that horse trials known as ‘ The Military Competition ’ on the continent , should be held in the park . |
| 3 | It is essential that back-up copies of computer programs are made . |
| 4 | It is impressive that quantum mechanics can take that in its stride . |
| 5 | It is fortunate that bearer shares are such a rarity for if they became common it would play havoc with many provisions of the Act . |
| 6 | It is apparent that trade unions in agriculture have never been sufficiently strong to raise wages beyond that level which the labour market has already determined . |
| 7 | It is arguable that teacher expectations and behaviour could be creating an interactive process of low expectations , low achievements and black pupil resistance , although it is important to recognize that teacher expectations do not automatically translate themselves into self-fulfilling prophecies ( Short , 1985 ) . |
| 8 | It is sad that film sound-tracks are not treated with the same care that goes into the pictures . |
| 9 | It is noticeable that overgrowth cements only develop on biogenic carbonate grains , and do not form where the skeletal wall has been heavily bored by fungi or algae ( thus forming a ‘ micrite ’ envelope ) . |
| 10 | While it is self-evident that childhood experiences must have a profound formative effect upon the beliefs we have about ourselves and upon our expectations of others , most of us fail to take them into account when we run into trouble later on in life . |
| 11 | This surprising observation has implications for the application of d 3C A to the study of DNA-protein interactions since it is possible that DNA duplexes containing this analogue may still bind proteins in the minor groove and therefore , the results from such studies need to be interpreted with care . |
| 12 | It is possible that quantum effects inhibit the formation of physical singularities ( see Chapter 12 ) . |
| 13 | We know from the temple archives at Knossos that the geographical reach of the administrators was exceptional , so it is possible that ivory carvers in Palaikastro were employed and controlled by the Zakro priests . |
| 14 | It is possible that efficiency considerations dominate once the nature of transactions is given , but that power is important in explaining their nature . |
| 15 | However , the phenomenon is unusual in healthy individuals and it is conceivable that circulation stresses may have similar effects on platelets in vivo . |
| 16 | Also it is conceivable that cash limits , whilst being effective in capping overall expenditure , may militate against the adoption of new , cost-effective , procedures if these necessitate financial outlays . |
| 17 | It is true that manuscript collections of madrigals had reached England earlier and that a minor conservative and non-dramatic madrigalist , Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder , had been in Elizabeth I 's service during the years 1562 to 1578 . |
| 18 | It is true that water levels on the Alaskan coast , caused by tsunami , earthquake-related tidal waves , have risen over three hundred feet but this only happens when the sea-bed shallows close inshore : in the deep sea , although the tsunami can travel tremendously fast , two , perhaps three , hundred miles an hour , it 's rarely more than a ripple on the surface of the water . |
| 19 | While it is true that village women in India have little power or status in society as a whole , Janet misunderstands what lies behind the caring and ‘ fussing ’ . |
| 20 | However , it is true that government policies ( or lack of policies in some areas ) have contributed significantly to our problems and some of the changes that are now in the pipeline will almost certainly make matters worse . |
| 21 | It is true that employee numbers have been reduced by around an eighth over the last few years but only as a by-product of the printer 's massive £130m capital investment programme . |
| 22 | However , the two were concurrent , and it is true that vasectomy operations can leave post-operative complications of which pain is one . |
| 23 | It is true that hill farmers ’ incomes have begun to rise again , but this is after a fall of 50 per cent . |
| 24 | It is true that policy blueprints are rarely carried through perfectly . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , it is common that preference shares with a right to a cumulative dividend obtain voting rights if the dividend is in arrears for a specified period . |
| 26 | It is significant that auction houses often sell an interesting example with the caveat ‘ as a binding , not subject to return ’ , meaning that they do not guarantee the contents of the book which , in such cases , are of secondary importance . |
| 27 | It is important that selection decisions are timed at the right moment in this chain . |
| 28 | It is important that field trips and museum and site visits form an integral part of the school curriculum for history ( Report National Curriculum History working group ) |
| 29 | With both this method and the tellurium method , it is important that hydrogen bubbles should not be produced . |
| 30 | It is important that assessment methodologies which will provide valid and reliable results are developed at an early stage . |