Example sentences of "it is [adj] [conj] these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the simplest and most obvious layout , but there are , of course , other patterns — such as the radial pattern of so many modern housing estates — and it is odd that these others should not have been tried out until within our own time . |
| 2 | It is probable that these changes in signal represent areas of necrosis , granulation tissue , and fibrosis but their importance in terms of clinical management and in identifying residual active cancer remains uncertain . |
| 3 | It is probable that these individuals were well and asymptomatic or had minimal symptoms . |
| 4 | It is essential that these structures and their activities be inspired by genuine love for the church ’ . |
| 5 | It is essential that these countries , too , adopt policies that will help to protect the Ozone Layer . |
| 6 | It is essential that these rights be such as to allow citizens some autonomy in their private lives as non-citizens , but also that they should enable citizens to have an effective input into the national political system and into their local communities . |
| 7 | Employers and workers make mistakes in unscrambling what is happening to real wages , but it is essential that these mistakes be made in opposite directions . |
| 8 | It is essential that these councils are set up as soon as possible so that they may start work on all the detailed arrangements and consultations that will be necessary if a smooth transition to the new funding system is to be ensured . |
| 9 | Given the bishop 's close contact with the court of Dagobert I , it is inconceivable that these activities were a usurpation of secular authority . |
| 10 | It is encouraging that these countries wish to follow our example but it also places a heavy obligation on us to offer this assistance . |
| 11 | It is relevant that these districts are large , in some cases similar to old counties , and that rural areas contained negligible numbers of oil workers in 1971 when the energy industry was not a census category . |
| 12 | It is unclear whether these sales will become a yearly feature . |
| 13 | ‘ Master , ’ I touched him on the shoulder , ‘ it is strange that these messengers stop at the same convent where the Lady Francesca was educated . |
| 14 | It is arguable whether these routes are worthwhile , but it would be nice if everybody could judge this rather than some narrow-minded person not giving us the choice . |
| 15 | It is possible that these changes have been critical in generating the considerable crustal extension ( possibly up to 100 per cent ) calculated for the Basin and Range Province . |
| 16 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 17 | It is possible that these differences do not preclude these mosaics as works of the same mosaicist . |
| 18 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 19 | It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets , caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries . |
| 20 | It is true that these processes may well have a spatial expression in a specific situation , but there are others to which it is difficult to attribute any physical manifestation , or by definition which can not have a spatial expression at all . |
| 21 | It is true that these developments are likely to reduce the labour-capital ratios in a wide range of industries . |
| 22 | It is significant that these questions are now hotly debated by lawyers . |
| 23 | We are not arguing that either is necessarily an illegitimate exercise , only that it is significant that these things are done in the name of urban regeneration . |
| 24 | It is significant that these interfaces are generally weaker than the surrounding material . |
| 25 | It is significant that these allegations are only now being made after we have beaten England in a Test series . |
| 26 | But it is important that these arguments do not lead the world to forget what it learned about aid during the past 30 years . |
| 27 | It is important that these edges be level in the horizontal plane so that water is distributed evenly throughout each basin . |
| 28 | There are many government departments that affect the everyday lives of Scots and it is important that these appointments are balanced . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The situation is tragic , but it is important that these people do not undermine confidence in this approach to conservation . ’ |
| 30 | Given our current state of knowledge of sign languages , it is obvious that these comments are no longer appropriate and that BSL can be treated as an effective cognitive component in development . |