Example sentences of "[is] [that] such [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the rhetorical approach points out is that such dialogue expresses the contrary themes of cultural and ideological life . |
| 2 | My understanding of the meaning of the requirement that ‘ consideration must move from the promisee ’ is that such consideration must be provided by the promisee , or arise out of his contractual relationship with the promisor . |
| 3 | What creates the difficulty is that such act or omission preceded and was , therefore , separated in point of time from the birth of the plaintiff in her injured condition . |
| 4 | The main concept , which goes against much traditional thinking about language , is that such change is a natural and inevitable process . |
| 5 | A fundamental disadvantage with the conception of the British schemes is that such compensation is neither considered nor provided . |
| 6 | The rationale is that such behaviour may make life intolerable ; and that , if indeed it does , the offended partner is entitled to say that the marriage has broken down . |
| 7 | Writing about the passage of the Bill through Parliament , Nigel Warner suggests that the net result of the fact that Abse 's Bill merely amended earlier legislation prohibiting homosexual behaviour , rather than repealing it , is that such behaviour remains unlawful , except for the circumstances included in the new Act , and he quotes Norman St John Stevas ' recognition of this fact . |
| 8 | While one argument against expecting schools to carry an additional load of knowledge is that such knowledge , particularly in the vocational field , rapidly becomes out of date , two arguments from the other side have some lasting weight . |
| 9 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |
| 10 | One obvious problem is that such imagery may lead us to undervalue the significance of the impersonal , particularly if we treat it somehow as the valueless first rung on the ladder of being . |
| 11 | While altruism by one individual towards another clearly involves some self-sacrifice , the tacit ( even unconscious ) assumption by the donor is that such sacrifice will , in the long run , generate reciprocal support . |
| 12 | Those who are ‘ wise ’ may keep to one purpose , but the implication is that such wisdom is not allowed to exist for very long . |
| 13 | In the same way , we should declare that we believe in the existence of God even when all the evidence is that such belief is absurd . |
| 14 | The real problem is that such research reveals modes of thought and practice which are well known and constituted , but which are necessarily concealed . |
| 15 | The theory is that such sub-contracting should not concern the buyer , because the seller still remains liable to him for the discharge of the main contract in accordance with its terms . |