Example sentences of "[noun pl] is that [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 All that has changed over the centuries is that the monarch used to be the substantial head of the government and it is , indeed , still the case that , legally , much central government executive authority continues to reside in the monarch .
2 Another problem with a textbook description of research methods is that the textbook gives the impression that this is what really goes on .
3 The only similarity between the words in these lists is that the pattern recognition system perceived them as being orthographically similar .
4 A feature of such organizations is that the means are all-important and the ends are of relatively secondary importance .
5 Another regular complaint from journalists is that the PROs concerned are never in their offices the day after they have sent out an important mailing .
6 Linked with this periodic replacement and expansion of fixed capital will be the proposition that the direct cause of the outbreak of crises is that the sale of means of consumption falls relative to the volume of their production .
7 The basis of incorporation by a course of dealing seems to be that terms will apply to the contract if the reasonable expectation of the parties is that the terms will apply .
8 ‘ it seems to me that it is not possible for a person in the position of the bank to exclude the discretion of the court , but one nevertheless starts from the position that the contractual position between the parties is that the costs will be paid on an indemnity basis .
9 One of this country 's great strengths is that the burdens imposed by the Government on employing people are much lighter than in France and Germany .
10 One benefit of this over similar units is that the groove retains the semi-circular wedge , so it is hard to separate this moveable part from the nut .
11 The major problem with the use of n-grams is that the candidate strings remaining after look-up are not guaranteed to be words .
12 The gist of Lord Templeman 's words is that an occupant of residential accommodation , not obtaining exclusive possession , is a " lodger " , and lodgers are not tenants .
13 Long-run stability of V. The main claim of monetarists is that the velocity of circulation ( V ) is relatively stable over the longer run , and any changes that do occur are the predictable outcome of institutional changes , such as the increased availability and use of credit cards .
14 Probably the most important assertion of monetarists is that the velocity of circulation of money , although not constant , is predictable , independent of the money supply and stably related to a limited number of variables .
15 A consequence of fig-wasp life-cycles is that the number of female wasps laying in a fig determines the opportunity for horizontal transmission by the nematodes .
16 Another concern which has been raised about the validity of intraluminal recordings is that the bowel evacuation which is used to facilitate placing the probe may alter contractile patterns .
17 A second reason for isostatic anomalies is that the lithosphere is not capable of adjusting instantaneously to a change in load .
18 We are introduced to Pemberton at the point where he is screwing up courage to say something about money , and all that happens in the subsequent two paragraphs is that the boy returns and his effort is frustrated .
19 The big snag for listeners is that the equipment for receiving the surround-sound is not yet on sale .
20 The forecast from Chris Haskins of Northern Dairies which now owns Express Dairies and has over 3,000 milk rounds delivering a daily pinta to five million 5m doorsteps is that the fall in doorstep delivery will not stop until it is down to about a third of the total .
21 The only danger for Aga-sagas is that the market will become saturated .
22 Unless there is personal identification and commitment , then there is no responsibility for making things work — one of the reasons for the generally poor attendance levels at meetings where governors present their annual report to parents is that the system is imposed on schools .
23 What is remarkable — and , I think , indefensible -about English libel trials is that the judge gives directions and guidance on the measure of damages as part and parcel of a single summing-up on the substantive issue .
24 The difficulty with all these policy areas is that the effect on economic efficiency is by no means clear cut : there are nearly always benefits and losses that have to be weighed .
25 An important feature of owner-occupancy in rural areas is that the stock of housing is relatively limited in any given location and hence choice is restricted .
26 One of the design 's eccentricities is that the gear never retracts fully , leaving a stub of tyre to be seen from each wheel .
27 One reason why British figures look less reliable than those of other countries is that the CSO is too honest .
28 In fact , one of the major drawbacks with signature models is that the buyer unwittingly inherits all of the idiosyncrasies of the original player 's design and , in a few instances , these could prove to be incompatible with his or her own style of playing .
29 Answer guide : The main differences between the models is that the engineer 's model is a physical model which generates automatic responses whilst the accountant 's model is dependent upon humans for corrective responses .
30 Another serious problem with purely atmospheric dynamical models is that the hemispheres were out of phase with respect to the orbital precession cycle believed to have triggered the transition from the Last Glacial Maximum ( LGM ) deep freeze 11 kyr before present to Holocene warmth .
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