Example sentences of "it is [v-ing] [to-vb] that the " in BNC.

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1 Now , however , it is refusing to confirm that the trials have actually gone ahead , saying only that ‘ It 's taken longer than we anticipated ’ .
2 It is aspiring to know that the Offload page can save a person 's credibility — none other than BASW chairperson , Graham Thompson .
3 It is astounding to find that the Gilberts Californian real-estate and property magnates have managed to acquire a collection of this importance in just over thirty years .
4 After hearing about the latest methods of transporting troops about the battlefield , it is reassuring to know that the leg , foot and boot still work !
5 It is reassuring to note that the burden which such women carry has been more widely recognised and discussed in the past 10–15 years .
6 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 .
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