Example sentences of "it is [adj] that [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is paramount that safety standards are maintained during this period of change . |
| 2 | IT is obscene that TV Gladiator Hawk eats more than £120 worth of food every week when people in the Third World are dying of starvation . |
| 3 | Thus it is appropriate that horse trials known as ‘ The Military Competition ’ on the continent , should be held in the park . |
| 4 | It is probable that oil demand in Canada will fall no further but by conservation and energy efficiency may be kept at its present level to the end of the century without inhibiting economic growth . |
| 5 | As it is estimated that 25 per cent of schoolchildren will have a sight problem that needs attention ( Optical Information Council ) it is essential that vision screening procedures should be effective . |
| 6 | It is essential that back-up copies of computer programs are made . |
| 7 | It is essential that flora writers should make contact with external GIS providers , so that we can choose a system which will be related to their own needs . |
| 8 | In an interview last week on the French radio station France Inter 's RadioCom program , Alcatel Alsthom NV president Pierre Suard indicated he did not rule out taking a stake in France Telecom if the latter is privatised by the next administration : ‘ I do n't think the question has been posed today , but when it is , I can tell you that we will study it very seriously , ’ Suard said — ‘ It is essential that France Telecom has a structure that enables it to extend itself beyond France and I think that can come from a new shareholder ; there is industrial logic in the ‘ world 's number one manufacturer of telecommunications equipment ’ owning a stake in a telecommunications operator , ’ he added — ‘ It is the Anglo-Saxon logic ; AT&T is constructed on that basis , but up to now , it has not been European logic , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It is essential that Mrs G Lomas be kept informed of our deliberations , so that she can incorporate any revision of the Science Plan in her final document . |
| 10 | The power supply for the ventilation system introduces another factor , since it is essential that emergency power to other functions in the accommodation should not be jeopardised . |
| 11 | It is essential that management reward rather than punish the risk taking required in abandoning the old and trying the new . |
| 12 | It must be emphasised , therefore , that it is essential that management monitor and frequently check the competence of their surveying staff , the methods of measurement used , and that sub-contractor 's accounts are accurate and up to date . |
| 13 | Opening design and build company Prodescon 's new Duke Street office he said it is essential that Mr Lamont increases public investment to allow his members to ‘ build their way out of the recession . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Therefore , it is essential that sound guidance is available to those who need it . ’ |
| 15 | It is essential that healthcare staff know how to prevent cross-infection of HIV without letting it affect patient care . |
| 16 | 4.21 It is essential that staff meetings and supervision sessions continue to cover discussions of the behaviour of individual residents , clients and groups of residents . |
| 17 | ‘ It is terrible that Alison O'Shaughnessy died in such a brutal way and her family has our heartfelt sympathy . |
| 18 | He feels that it is crucial that information system designers take account of the different types of corporate organisational structure . |
| 19 | It is keen that World Bank aid should arrive as soon as possible . |
| 20 | Smith suffered periodically from gout — in 1720 he wrote that the drawing of a sketch ‘ at this time has occasioned me to make many a wry face by reason I could neither sit nor stand to do it ’ — and in his later years he put on weight : ‘ It is unlucky that Mr. Smith is grown so unweildy , ’ commented Dr George Clarke [ q.v. ] of All Souls College , Oxford , in 1730 . |
| 21 | When the referee finally noticed a North Harbour infringement Hastings missed the kick , but it is inconceivable that North Harbour were guilty of offending against rugby 's laws only twice in the second-half . |
| 22 | It is inconceivable that Edmundo Ros 's maraccas , or Mantovani 's string sound , could have become famous without full-range recording . |
| 23 | It is impressive that quantum mechanics can take that in its stride . |
| 24 | It is ironic that Terry Smith 's recent book , Accounting for Growth , which caused quite a fuss ( see also this issue , p 89 ) , completely ignored two major reasons why UK HC accounts are currently so inadequate . |
| 25 | For all the government 's anti-planning rhetoric , it is ironic that land use planning should re-emerge so strongly within the context of a privatised urban regeneration agenda . |
| 26 | It is ironic that office building should have become the latest indirect victims of IRA terrorism through increased insurance premiums because , historically , the record of claims made by landlords or tenants has been extremely good . |
| 27 | IT IS ironic that Prince Philip was attending a conference of the Worldwide Fund for Nature in Buenos Aires last week while Prince Charles was busy shooting pheasants at Sandringham . |
| 28 | It is ironic that Brian Wilson should make use of the Brigadoon myth . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It is apparent that course evaluation and judgement of aims both form part of the wider area of educational decision making . |