Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [to-vb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many may have felt betrayed , but there is little to suggest that MacDonald was any the less of a socialist than others , nor is there hard evidence to suggest that he schemed to bring about the collapse of the Labour government . |
| 2 | At first sight there is little to suggest that Michell has found anything other than chance connections . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's strange to think that pile of tapes is all that 's left of Nicola 's life , is n't it ? ’ |
| 4 | One of the things I I I found it very difficult to start with I must admit is that to prejudge that people would or would not go in . |
| 5 | But it is absurd to suppose that Lewis had nothing to gain from Minto 's company , or that all thEir time was spent discussing domestic trivia ( much as she and Lewis both enjoyed such discussions ) . |
| 6 | It is shameful to suggest that Fascism is , or was , anti-Semitic . |
| 7 | It 's odd to realise that Albert Barnes , the cantankerous Pennsylvanian who amassed one of the greatest collections of Matisse , Picasso and Cézanne , went to school with both William Glackens and John Sloan . |
| 8 | Just as schools have been accused of creating pupils with learning difficulties , it is possible to argue that schools create disruptive pupils . |
| 9 | It is not that prospects for earnings are 10 p.c. better that they were in the middle of last week , but it is possible to argue that prospects are that much better than they would have been under a Labour government and that the market was discounting such a result . |
| 10 | Indeed , it is possible to argue that St Teresa 's mystical ecstasies are themselves something entirely new in the spiritual life of Europe … |
| 11 | It notes that it is possible to argue that societies ' liquid assets are mostly fixed , mostly current or neither fixed nor current ! |
| 12 | It is possible to speculate that John 's anger may have stemmed from the student turning his attention to the mother ; but whatever the explanation , John responded and reacted to the student . |
| 13 | By choosing t suitably it is possible to arrange that t and τ are equal at some large distance R. This choice is . |
| 14 | It is actually a very good performance of the piece , so it is possible to conclude that Ravel was present only in an advisory capacity , if at all . |
| 15 | From these statements it is possible to deduce that Hizir Bey must have been appointed to the Sultan medrese during the first sultanate of Mehmed II ( 848–50/1444–6 ) and that Molla Arab can not therefore have begun his study with him , much less become anyone 's before the summer of 848/1444 . |
| 16 | Though Isaac turned out not to be God 's new Adam , it is possible to say that Joseph did . |
| 17 | It may be impossible to draw up a fitness league table but it is possible to say that complexity has increased during evolution . |
| 18 | But with hindsight it is possible to say that Pope John had already rejected the defensive-minded , judgemental , negative Council projected in 1948–9 . |
| 19 | By means of thermodynamic arguments it is possible to show that entropy change is equal to energy transferred as heat , q , divided by the temperature , T , thus The change in entropy can , relate to either the system or the surroundings . |
| 20 | However , it is possible to concede that defendants should be judged on the facts as they believe them to be , and yet to argue in favour of an exception in rape cases . |
| 21 | And so it emerges that on the conditional theory of knowledge it is possible to know that p and to know that p implies q without knowing that q . |
| 22 | Since surface enterocytes were positive for MHC class 2 display , it is possible to infer that T cells in gluten sensitive mucosae were activated in order to bring about this effect , possibly via IFN-γ , and because surface cells in normal colon , are generally negative for these alloantigens . |
| 23 | My hon. Friend is right to say that BT is one of the leading companies and has made an important contribution to our economy . |
| 24 | Mr Lawson is right to say that deficits are more sustainable than they were in the 1970s . |
| 25 | I know that that caused some concern , but , broadly speaking , my hon. Friend is right to say that standards in our schools are very good . |
| 26 | The Minister is right to say that people think of themselves as Yorkshiremen or Durhamers or Teessiders rather than Tynesiders . |
| 27 | Caroline 's comment : Faith is right to think that breast or formula milk is the best choice for Jake until he 's a year old although cow 's milk can be given from six months . |
| 28 | The hon. Member for Gateshead , East is right to suggest that government should be accountable and responsive — but to achieve that we need government that truly reflects local communities . |
| 29 | It is unrealistic to believe that warning labels will do anything to reduce alcohol abuse . |
| 30 | It is unrealistic to expect that accounts can contain ‘ full ’ provisions for the Businesses 's liabilities . |