Example sentences of "it is [conj] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a single criticism of Degas Sculptures is to be made , it is that the Gauthier prints are reproduced on a small , often miniature scale and are not presented , as they deserve to be , on a one-to-a-page basis , preferably beside their bronze counterparts . |
| 2 | IF New Scientist has a wish for 1983 that is in theory achievable it is that the two cultures C. P. Snow described a generation ago should again become one . |
| 3 | So it is that the new churches are bound to be and look different to the old . |
| 4 | In particular it will help to resolve the deep paradox that has already surfaced in this book and will continue to do so : how it is that the same features of individuality can be expressed in such totally disparate forms . |
| 5 | We saw that when the genes of a parasite work together with each other , but in opposition to the genes of the host ( which all work together with each other ) , it is because the two sets of genes have different methods of leaving the shared vehicle , the host 's body . |
| 6 | Officials say it is because the two sides have different versions of what was decided at the previous negotiations that the ceasefire has broken down . |
| 7 | The reason the Royal Show is international is not because we say it is ; it is because the international visitors choose to visit the Royal Show and that is what makes it the most international agricultural show in the world . |
| 8 | The cynic in me says it is because the larger firms do not do small audits and because abolition would cause problems for the ACCA , which would have more difficulty maintaining an audit regulatory presence as fewer of their members would be auditing . |