Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for Army HQ , Scotland said : ‘ We are sorry that funding has been withdrawn , as it was a facility which was successful for soldiers . ’ |
| 2 | Even before the war was won , he had been afraid that peace might be associated only with the concept of " efficiency " , and in radio talks in 1946 he spoke of the necessity for maintaining the " spiritual organization " as well as the " material organization " of Europe . |
| 3 | According to director of the European Centre for Parallelism in Barcelona , CEPBA , Mateo Valero , people are afraid that investment in programming will simply be wasted if new standards emerge . |
| 4 | The argument for separating judgments of quality from the funding have been put to him by some people in higher education who are afraid that quality judgments might have a practical effect on the universities . |
| 5 | And if that boisterous Channel and two hundred miles or so of land come broad between us , I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt ; and then I 've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly . ’ |
| 6 | After the case Miss Brady said : ‘ I am happy that the decision was finally made to prosecute and I am delighted that justice has been done . ’ |
| 7 | Michael Buerk said : ‘ I am delighted that Rod benefited from the safety information which is a key feature of 999 . ’ |
| 8 | Apparently many emigres are unaware that phone books , almost impossible to acquire in the Soviet Union , are freely available in the US . |
| 9 | WE ARE fortunate that malt is not suffering to the extent of many industries in the current recession . |
| 10 | Personally , I respect his view and at the same time am glad of his enthusiasm for church planting : ‘ I am convinced that Church Planting is a mark of vigorous and outgoing Christianity and is a sign of hope for the future ’ , he says . |
| 11 | I am convinced that stuff had been accumulating for many years in this cellar and that Ernest Griffiths had no idea what was in there . |
| 12 | I am convinced that zander often shoal up or gather in great numbers when they are not hunting and to come across one of these occurrences as I have done from time to time is an unbelievably exciting experience . |
| 13 | Otherwise , I am convinced that bus services in Scotland will continue to deteriorate . |
| 14 | If we find that human faculties and understandings are such that knowledge is necessarily limited , we might more easily and ‘ with less scruple acquiesce in the avowed ignorance ’ of what lies beyond the horizon , and ‘ employ [ our ] … thoughts and discourse , with more advantage and satisfaction ’ about what lies within our reach . |
| 15 | If the circumstances are such that justice requires the committal order to be quashed amongst the options available is that of ordering a retrial : see Duo v. Osborne ( formerly Duo ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 611 . |
| 16 | Now pressures are such that consent has finally been given for the southern by-pass , a scheme first proposed in 1916 . |
| 17 | To satisfy the requirements for authorisation , LIFFE must ensure that its rules and market practices are such that business is conducted in an orderly manner and affords proper protection to investors . |
| 18 | Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life . |
| 19 | We agree with Yan Pascal Tortelier that this is a wonderful programme for the closing concert of the Festival , and we 're sure that conductor , soloist and orchestra will ensure a thumping success ! |
| 20 | So you 're confident that intelligence can withstand the spotlights unwithered , untrivialized ? |
| 21 | We do not want to see a massive amount of custodial sentencing , although we are glad that provision is made for it ; what we do want is a reduction in the number of people who participate in such a horrendous cult and in the equally horrendous statistics relating to youngsters who take cars , go to court and then take more cars . |
| 22 | ‘ With the love and co-operation of Punjabis and the strength of God , I am confident that peace will once again return to the state , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ With the love and co-operation of Punjabis and the strength of God , I am confident that peace will once again return to the state , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Given the cash generating capacity of Darty and Kingfisher , he said : ‘ I am confident that gearing will reduce significantly in a short period of time . ’ |
| 25 | I am confident that Government policies provide , and will continue to provide , an appropriate basis for meeting the high expectations that society has for the future . |
| 26 | ‘ I am confident that Eagle Star will use the windfall to build a sound and profitable future , ’ he said . |
| 27 | If the Government are confident that quality will not be affected by the financial pressures that they are imposing on higher education to cut the inward resource year after year , the answer is to ensure that the inspectorate for higher education is wholly independent of the funding system and solely concerned with the issue of quality . |
| 28 | Staff at the Chelsea Building Society , based in Cheltenham are confident that figure will be sufficient to boost the housing market . |
| 29 | The Germans are sure that energy costs and price increases for raw materials will soon be compelling their industries to recycle as much as possible . |
| 30 | English Heritage says , however , that since the publication of the strategy , they have had seventeen expressions of interest from local authorities and that they will only hand over in cases where they are sure that maintenance will be adequate and public access guaranteed : ‘ We will do everything we can to assist those authorities that need help by giving guidance and support — which could include pump-priming of posts … |