Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adv] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reference may be made to the National Code of Local Government Conduct , para. 3 ( Appendix D , post , p. 105 ) although it has to be said that that paragraph is not , in the author 's view , well drafted since it fails to indicate with sufficient clarity the difference between disclosing personal pecuniary interests ( failure to comply being a serious criminal offence ) and disclosing other interests ( which is simply a matter of prudence , but involves no breach of law ) . |
| 2 | The reason for this , according to the attitudinist , is the distinction between belief , which sets out to represent how things are , and attitude , which is rather a matter of how one wishes ( not merely idly , but in a way which can produce appropriate action ) them to be . |
| 3 | To solve this you have to make it clear what genre of writing you are working in ( which is partly a matter of the overall register you establish ) ; the technical terms will then be understood according to the conventions of that genre . |
| 4 | There is , however , a very important subsidiary question which is still a matter of controversy . |
| 5 | An amount which is still a matter for pride , if tinged with apprehension at the increasing number of unnecessary restrictions . |
| 6 | That could not be said of " value " in this case which is essentially a matter of opinion . |
| 7 | But realism itself is just a matter of convention ; for some people it is the defamiliarized codes which seem realistic , whereas for others it is the traditional devices which convey a sense of reality , and no one device is inherently more realistic than another . |
| 8 | Thus discussion lessons can often give the impression that everything is just a matter of opinion — there need be no rigour , for " it 's all subjective anyway " . |
| 9 | ‘ There is also a matter of sheer weariness . |
| 10 | It 's clearly a matter of balance between the various elements erm in considering erm proposals for or development in the countryside . |
| 11 | Erm that 's putting it bluntly because erm obviously being a volunteer is a sort of two way thing , we could n't run without volunteers , we 're very grateful for the ones we 've got but So it 's clearly a matter of whether you decide and whether you like the way we like to run things or or not . |
| 12 | It 's mostly a matter of timing … but I 'll do what I can . |
| 13 | It 's largely a matter of what you want from the loft , and how much you want to spend . |
| 14 | It 's simply a matter of beauty . |
| 15 | It 's simply a matter of waking up their souls . ’ |
| 16 | He does not say ‘ It 's simply a matter of showing their souls ’ or ‘ bringing out their souls ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's simply a matter of waking up their souls . ’ |
| 18 | But do n't worry , I 'm not going to get academic here ( as if I could ! ) ; research is possible by many methods and it 's simply a matter of what you fancy doing . |
| 19 | It 's simply a matter of micro-technology . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It 's simply a matter of courtesy . |
| 21 | At its most basic , it 's simply a matter of typing a bit of text here and there — each text string is treated as an object — and placing any graphics you might want to include . |
| 22 | It 's simply a matter of arranging things with the catering staff . ’ |
| 23 | If it 's simply a matter of producing a vehicle which uses less fuel , however , the electric car , surprisingly , does not really offer any advantages over petrol cars . |
| 24 | Once inside the auction room , it 's just a matter of crossing your fingers and hoping somebody takes a fancy to it , too . |
| 25 | It 's just a matter of finding the money . ’ |
| 26 | It 's just a matter of undoing four bolts on each side . |
| 27 | It 's just a matter of hoarding the tokens as you go along and exchanging them for a discount on your Enterprise 89/90 holiday . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's just a matter of giving your token consent to something that — ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sure it 's just a matter of attitude of mind . |
| 30 | Nothing new there , may say the old hands and professionals , it 's just a matter of staying ahead of the aeroplane . |