Example sentences of "[noun pl] is that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A difficulty with both these methods is that two different binary patterns represent zero , so that testing for zero becomes slightly more complicated . |
| 2 | One important difference between the two lists is that those in list ( a ) refer to internal events and states , whilst those in list ( b ) denote external and therefore observable behaviour . |
| 3 | My experience of practitioners trained overseas and with small lists is that most are good doctors committed to caring for their patients to the best of their ability . |
| 4 | The good news for English and American readers is that some German publishers are taking more note of the English-speaking market . |
| 5 | The reason you would ask about ‘ luxury ’ proteins is that these proteins are special to the cell . |
| 6 | But the real obstacle to any formal union of the centre and right opposition parties is that each of them is formed around the personality and ambitions of an individual politician who considers himself to be papabile or presidentiable . |
| 7 | The view of the authors is that these ideas need developing further to represent a document as a complex data object holding information in the form of structured data . |
| 8 | 7.7.1 to comply with all the requirements and recommendations of the insurers The problem with the requirements and recommendations of insurers is that some insurers can impose quite unreasonable requirements and recommendations . |
| 9 | The importance of computers is that these arbitrage opportunities can be quickly spotted and capitalised upon . |
| 10 | Another reason for difficulties arising in relationships is that each of us has a number of different ‘ faces ’ . |
| 11 | The simplified distinction , from then on , between all dinosaurs is that some were bipedal ( two-legged ) , and some were quadrupeds ( four-legged ) . |
| 12 | One possible advantage of the checks in Schantz 's pianos is that each check can be adjusted individually . |
| 13 | The only uniformity of practice that the Board of Education desires to see in the teaching of Public Elementary schools is that each teacher should think for himself and work out for himself such methods of teaching as may use his powers to the best advantage and be best suited to the particular needs and conditions of the school . |
| 14 | The result of the widespread destruction of archaeological sites is that most excavations have to be conducted on sites that are under threat of destruction . |
| 15 | The basic plan for joint honours is that both subjects are taken in the first and second years ; then , in the third and fourth years selected parts of the honours courses in mathematics and the other subject are taken . |
| 16 | With regard to pay , the benefit to management of de-skilling so that the elements of a job are fragmented into their constituent elements is that those elemental jobs can be assigned to those with skills , and hence pay rates , to match them . |
| 17 | The response of the companies is that such prices are necessary to recoup the costs of R&D , and to compensate for risk , since only a small proportion of R&D generates innovations that are commercially viable . |
| 18 | The big worry for British engineering companies is that this recession , like the previous one , will increase the rate at which their share of world markets is shrinking . |
| 19 | One of its primary concerns is that any regulations should not upset the competitive trade balance , for example by applying solely to one type of fuel . |
| 20 | One problem with normal car launching in light winds is that any poor steering on the part of the pilot results in the parachute dropping outside the normal dropping zone . |
| 21 | Another analysis of the function of imposing fiduciary duties on directors is that these duties are designed to ensure that directors act only within the ambit of their special expertise . |
| 22 | Another advantage of small chips with few address lines is that each cell of a chip only stores a very crude fragment of knowledge about the image on the retina . |
| 23 | For the water authorities in general the practical significance of consents is that many rivers are now substantially comprised of effluent already discharged subject to consent . |
| 24 | A feature of the blades is that several showed traces of having been made from river-worn cobbles . |
| 25 | A common factor in the strategic planning of information services in many outside organisations is that such plans derive from , and constantly refer back to , the organisation 's business or scientific objectives . |
| 26 | Now the consensus among gerontologists is that those who survive into their sixties mostly retain quite a high degree of fitness into their mid-seventies . |
| 27 | One important point about these hot-spot plants is that some can be difficult to over-winter . |
| 28 | One advantage of complete mixes is that these problems have been corrected by nutritionists who work for the compound feed manufacturers . |
| 29 | The acute danger of any use of nuclear weapons is that this could escalate to a full-scale strategic exchange between the superpowers . |
| 30 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |