Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | British sources say they already have the potential power-unit and are half-convinced that the French may already be quite advanced in the aero-dynamics of the bodyshell . |
| 2 | Financial markets are apprehensive that the trade deficit has still not turned the corner and a poor figure could shake sterling again . |
| 3 | But I do not believe that H. Ward Marston 's transfers are surpassable , and am grateful that the surface noise of the original discs remains intact rather than being artificially eliminated . |
| 4 | I am grateful that the hon. Gentleman pointed out that the closure of pubs , which was a common feature of the industry before the orders were thought of , has nothing to do with the Government 's policy or the MMC inquiry . |
| 5 | I am sorry that an excellent paragraph was amended , effectively to blame carers — or their neighbours or female relatives — for neglecting to do their unpaid duty . |
| 6 | I am sorry that the Labour party 's chief spokesman on health did not rise to respond to these matters . |
| 7 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman still does not understand that the whole drive behind the reforms is to back the general practitioner 's decision with money so that choice becomes reality . |
| 8 | I am sorry that the Prime Minister is continuing to run away from the electorate . |
| 9 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman is so far behind the evolution of his party 's policy . |
| 10 | Occasionally it is important to ensure that people are protected , such as the brave police officers , both men and women — I am sorry that the hon. Member for Workington ( Mr. Campbell-Savours ) has not time to listen — who serve abroad as drugs liaison officers on difficult and dangerous work . |
| 11 | I framed my remarks in a hypothetical context following on from delegation to the regional arts boards , and I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not there to listen and to learn . |
| 12 | I am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition has announced that he would take money from British farmers and contribute it to those in southern Europe . |
| 13 | I am sorry that the Secretary of State was not in the Chamber when the hon. Gentleman ended by saying that his last ambition in politics was to abolish the Department in which he served for eight years . |
| 14 | There is widespread interest in that aspect , and I am sorry that the Prime Minister does not take this opportunity to make clear what should be a very straightforward point . |
| 15 | I am sorry that the Minister finds this subject uninteresting . |
| 16 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman can not see the broader picture of what is happening to the other units and that it is not an unfair arrangement . |
| 17 | I am sorry that the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) appears about to leave the Chamber , as I intend to refer to him . |
| 18 | I am sorry that the right hon. Member for Yeovil did not have the grace to accept that . |
| 19 | I am sorry that the hon. Member for Bristol , South ( Ms. Primarolo ) is not in her place . |
| 20 | I am sorry that the hon. Member for Blackburn is not here to set the hon. Member for Leeds , Central right . |
| 21 | I am sorry that the hon. Lady was not here for the debate . |
| 22 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not able to join us in Committee because I have enjoyed his contributions in previous Committees of which he has been a member . |
| 23 | I am sorry that the Minister has not found it possible to agree with the reasonable amendment . |
| 24 | Rex and Tomlinson ( 1979 ) are clear that the position of ethnic minorities and the conflicts that surround race and ethnicity in Britain can only be understood in the light of Britain 's imperial past and the recent collapse of empire ; ‘ a serious sociological analysis of race relations problems must rest upon a concept of the social structure of Empire and of the class formations which occur within it ’ ( p. 286 ) . |
| 25 | Hopes are high that the Government will kick-start the economy with a two-point cut in rates to 6% . |
| 26 | The chances are high that the trouble stems from a false assumption . |
| 27 | And hopes are high that the Mersey could soon be the scene of a world championship powerboat event . |
| 28 | And hopes are high that the river could soon be the venue for a powerboat world championship event . |
| 29 | Sunsail are insistent that the only people allowed into their engines are their own mechanics : but there were no Sunsail mechanics around . |
| 30 | ‘ People are afraid that the lake will be parcelled out into cages for fish farming , ’ Mrs Farrer said . |