Example sentences of "[be] that [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not always possible to say precisely which kind of eyes these are pretending to be , but the chances are that in most cases they are mimicking the forward-facing eyes of birds of prey . |
| 2 | The depressing facts of the matter are that in those sectors still covered by the councils , areas like shops and catering and laundries , security and administration , people are already working punishing shifts for pittances because their employers know the chances of being caught dispensing illegal hourly rates are minimal as are the resultant fines in those few cases successfully brought to prosecution . |
| 3 | The chances are that in some organizations there will be real difficulties and dangers such as in nursing , coal mining , and heavy industries or indeed any work situation which has machinery . |
| 4 | The effect of this change in responsibility has been that in many schools the provision of meals and the supervision of children during the mid-day break has drifted out to the margins of importance and there has been , in general , a gradual decline in the numbers of children receiving cooked meals on school premises . |
| 5 | The result has been that in many GIS spatial queries initiated by the user must be formulated in terms of a software-specific command language . |
| 6 | The result has been that in some cases the insurance premiums which manufacturers have to pay to protect themselves are so high as to make it no longer profitable for them to remain in business . |
| 7 | The fact seems to be that in such cases it is inappropriate to think in terms of discrete variation . |
| 8 | So you 've got these problems of balance , and it may be that in these situations Local Authorities have got to take a higher role in providing for their own people , as it were . |
| 9 | It may be that in those circumstances an injunction could be obtained against him effectively to prevent his giving his authority to advertising activities in the name of the firm which would be prohibited if done in his own name . |
| 10 | ‘ It may be that in some parts of the country the trade off will emphasise accountability more and cost less . ’ |
| 11 | What is undoubtedly clear is that during these years Henry 's power was still steadily advancing , though most modern writers tend to create the false impression of a king entirely preoccupied with the awkward domestic problem of the quarrel with Thomas Becket . |
| 12 | What the lectures at the Royal Institution seem to indicate is that despite these changes the age of ‘ two cultures ’ was still some way off ; at the elite level , those interested in the advance of science also wanted to hear about other cultural activity . |
| 13 | Part of the problem is that as most women who had attended single-sex schools had not known anything else , their comments will focus on the school itself rather than the fact of its being single-sex . |
| 14 | Moreover , a point to bear in mind is that for many users of weekly collection credit it is not just one transaction ( with a relatively small money cost , in spite of its high APR ) but is instead virtually continuous indebtedness , with one transaction following closely on the heels of another . |
| 15 | The problem is that for many centuries there were a number of variant systems in which the year of grace began at different times — 1 January , Christmas Day , the Annunciation , Easter Day , and 1 , 24 and 29 September . |
| 16 | Of course , there are unions and parties within Japan which cut across enterprise identification , but the point made by Hirschmeier and Yui is that for many workers , for much of the time , the enterprise is a more strongly pertinent collectivity . |
| 17 | The reason is that for several years to be pro-European meant to be pro-Maastricht . |
| 18 | Contrary to the all too common belief that ageing is essentially an unavoidable process of retreat , of withdrawal into passivity and dependence , the truth is that for most men and women later life is a time of active challenge : a time when perhaps more than ever they need to be able to respond imaginatively to change . |
| 19 | The fact is that for most children maths has been taught badly or rather they have learnt it badly for one reason or another , so there is a need for , for an improvement or a change , so the idea that if children can understand something this will help them to remember it or to make it more real to them , this does seem to be a shift over the last generation . |
| 20 | If there is some consolation for bankers amidst all this destruction of value , it is that for some eagles practice makes better , if not perfect . |
| 21 | The problem is that for some letters the majority of features which occur in upper and lowercase forms ( like E and e ) are different . |
| 22 | As we shall demonstrate , the effect of the interaction of these various factors is that for some kinds of service , the elderly living alone obtain more support from the state than those living in other types of household . |
| 23 | The position on the particular issue to which the hon. Gentleman refers is that for some years now we have pursued the same policy that the money has been , in the formula applied , additional and is reflected in higher public spending plans , and that it is for the Commissioner to honour the pledge that we have had for years past . |
| 24 | One problem that you may meet is that on some boards , the Dabs board is one , both processor and coprocessor sockets are identical . |
| 25 | The most you should say is that on these facts there is evidence of negligence ( or unreasonableness ) , and that a finding to that effect would clearly be right ( or conversely ) . |
| 26 | What this means in practice is that through these schemes , monthly repayments are considerably reduced , which means customers save money or can afford a higher specification model if they wish . |
| 27 | What they do have in common is that in all cases industry will be looking for the location where it can make the best profit . |
| 28 | The important thing to remember , however , is that in many cases no definitive diagnosis can be made until the results have come back from the laboratory and the fact that nothing has been found at the time of the first visit does not mean that the follow-up visit should be missed . |
| 29 | The result [ of legal advice ] is that in many cases a detainee who would otherwise have answered proper questioning by the police will be advised to remain silent . |
| 30 | Perhaps the most honest judicial statement in this area came from Lord Denning : The truth is that in many cases the legislature has left the point open … |