Example sentences of "it is [adj] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is salutary to remember that children who are rated as most aggressive by their classmates are those who view ( unsupervised ) the most violent TV programmes . |
| 2 | When looking for solutions of the Ernst equation for stationary axisymmetric space-times , it is appropriate to require that solutions be asymptotically flat . |
| 3 | Branch recruitment is of key importance , and it is good to report that Flt Lt C Harris , RHKAAF , has volunteered to help in this area . |
| 4 | ‘ Even though I have been shriven , it is good to know that bastard went before me . |
| 5 | It is good to know that God 's telephone never breaks down . |
| 6 | It is good to know that God has chosen QP to share in the work of the Collicts and the Meikles through the BMS World Mission Link . |
| 7 | It is good to know that God has chosen QP to share in the work of the Collict and Meikle families through World Mission Link . |
| 8 | It is good to know that people are carefully prepared for this great venture and that both the would-be parents and their home are thoroughly investigated as to suitability . |
| 9 | It is good to know that employee trustees have been introduced within the JS pension scheme , but I would nevertheless question whether ‘ ordinary employees ’ are likely to affect the deliberations and decisions of the present high-powered trustees , all of them JS directors , either currently or ex ? |
| 10 | It is unhistorical to assume that children in the last century responded to death in the same way as children today ; children 's attitudes are largely conditioned by those of adults , and in our day the usual adult attitude is to evade the subject of death , to treat it as ‘ morbid ’ and , so far as possible , to exclude it from the home . |
| 11 | However , it is essential to monitor that services are working . |
| 12 | It is essential to realise that investors hold bonds ( securities ) issued by the ultimate borrower , unlike the euro-currency bank market where investors hold short-term claims on banks ( intermediaries ) . |
| 13 | It is essential to ensure that research is not duplicated . |
| 14 | It is essential to add that plate tectonics has crept into this matter as it has into every other aspect of the earth sciences . |
| 15 | If Jones has never heard of Tolstoy or read any of his books , it is meaningless to assert that Jones either likes Tolstoy as a writer or does not like Tolstoy as a writer . |
| 16 | In taking this up , however , it is necessary to realise that non-Republican people in the North are not disposed to agitate to get full civil rights for Republicans ; they have to be involved in their own interests . |
| 17 | For the process to proceed smoothly it is necessary to ensure that responsibility for overall policy decisions is assigned to an appropriate individual or group ( for instance the managing director or the board of directors ) . |
| 18 | The issue of natural genius is more fully treated in chapter five below ; here , it is necessary to observe that Duck 's success was largely a consequence of the attention inevitably accorded to a prodigy of any description . |
| 19 | It is nice to know that Buffallo are still around and in fact have updated their foot-assisted trowel design into a really superb stainless steel version . |
| 20 | If it is upsetting to think that the education system now denies many children that voyage of discovery which begins on the muddy playing field , it is encouraging to learn that sport at club level is taking up the strain . |
| 21 | Finally , it is fascinating to discover that Pijnenborg and colleagues are not able to define LAWER as murder or medical practice . |
| 22 | Where it is unreasonable assume that sales in period t+1 will be the same as at time t ( the present ) , or that the increase/decrease in sales over period t to t+1 will be the same as during the period t-1 to t , a moving average may be calculated . |
| 23 | Equally it is expensive to ensure that equipment will continue to function under rough handling conditions , for example the necessary ‘ ruggedising ’ of military equipment . |
| 24 | But no entry is given by Meude-Monpas for ‘ Batteur de mesure , and it is relevant to note that Meude-Monpas 's stated purpose was not to be academic about things , but to write for the ordinary reader . |
| 25 | But it is sobering to reflect that Bowes could devote so much time and energy to assembling his huge collections , a task that preoccupied him for many years , without apparently caring that a main source of his wealth , coal , was blighting lives and blighting the countryside . |
| 26 | It is worthwhile noting that Liverpool have spent a colossal amount rebuilding Anfield in addition to their outlay on linguistically-challenged scandinavian defenders . |
| 27 | Dr Margaret O'Brien , a chartered psychologist at East London Polytechnic and author of The New Man , told the conference : ‘ Though there have been many changes in family life over the century , it is surprising to discover that children seem to have such a traditional view . ’ |
| 28 | Of all the classical deities it is surprising to find that Hercules was the most popular in Britain , if this can be gauged by the 17 dedications listed in the RIB Index , although most of these are military . |
| 29 | It is shameful to suggest that Fascism is , or was , anti-Semitic . |
| 30 | But it is absurd to suppose that Lewis had nothing to gain from Minto 's company , or that all thEir time was spent discussing domestic trivia ( much as she and Lewis both enjoyed such discussions ) . |