Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's possible that a lot of the women here are saying no because of the stigma that 's attached to the word feminist feminism . |
| 2 | He says that when burning oak powder it 's possible that a spark could have gone astray . |
| 3 | Similarly , it is understandable that a landlord will wish to ensure that the tenant 's works are completed within a reasonable time . |
| 4 | 5.12.4 Unless the Landlord shall otherwise direct to carry out and complete before the expiry of the Term any works required to be carried out to or in the Premises as a condition of any planning permission which may have been granted during the Term irrespective of the date by which such works were required to be carried out It is understandable that a landlord will wish to ensure that the tenant not only complies with planning legislation but also does not make application for planning permission without the landlord 's consent . |
| 5 | After all , when you have laboured in the engine room for several years and are then suddenly confronted by some of the highest honours the sport can confer it is understandable that a player might believe he is living in another world . |
| 6 | On a larger scale one might observe that his lifelong preoccupation with words gave him a kind of sensitivity to them , even if it was an unorthodox one ; and further that it is strange that a myth should so make its way if enshrined and embodied in words as inappropriate as critics have made out . |
| 7 | It is undeniable that a novel , as a text , consists entirely of language , and that we gain access to the fictional world only through language . |
| 8 | It is possible that a trust clause may have been omitted . |
| 9 | It is possible that a generation of children may grow up deprived of their entitlement — an introduction to the powerful and splendid history of the best that has been thought and said in our language . |
| 10 | Surely it is possible that a jury might decline to convict of murder a person who intentionally killed under gross provocation , even though they knew that the judge could give a lenient sentence , because they wished to signify the reduction in the defendant 's culpability by using the less stigmatic label of manslaughter . |
| 11 | Thus it is possible that a clause that did not make sufficient disclosure to preclude an action for breach of duty on the grounds of informed consent , might provide a defence as an effective exclusion clause . |
| 12 | It is possible that a mixture of all three levels of care might be indicated to meet the needs of one client . |
| 13 | Thus , if an individual deals on behalf of his company , it is possible that a company could be charged with aiding and abetting an offence under the legislation , or with conspiracy to commit an offence under the legislation . |
| 14 | Indeed , it is not an easy task to find out if the invention has been anticipated and is already part of the state of the art , given the massive world-wide volume of published work , and it is possible that a publication which anticipates the invention will not be discovered . |
| 15 | It is possible that a mutant child of that parent might be even better at surviving . |
| 16 | It is possible that a domain such as Estate Agents will be adequately covered by the LOB corpus , due to its nature as a concrete , well-understood domain that is concerned with ’ everyday ’ words and concepts such as houses , towns , rooms , etc . |
| 17 | It is possible that a figure of the King was once part of the scene , and that his heroic intervention in the face of disaster was part of the cult iconography . |
| 18 | The Bull Court at Knossos is not well preserved , but it is possible that a fence of some kind ran round its edge ; a fragment of fresco found in the Labyrinth shows a strongly made three-rail wooden fence with a priestess or attendant leaning on it , watching the spectacle . |
| 19 | It is possible that a failure to distinguish between the two sexes can explain the lack of agreement . |
| 20 | The stringent criteria for selecting our patients meant that we had few patients and it is possible that a difference in acid secretion between the patients with idiopathic DU and H pylori positive patients with DU could become apparent with greater numbers . |
| 21 | It is possible that a piece of slate or glass has been cemented over the rodding arm . |
| 22 | It is possible that a cement mixer or a tower crane may go into action or other works be carried out , as a hotelier or apartments owner seeks to maintain or improve standards and facilities . |
| 23 | While in this state , no further modifications may be entered , although it is possible that a quality rejection would cause the DC to re-enter the active state . |
| 24 | In horizontal mergers it is possible that a merger will allow exploitation of economies of scale . |
| 25 | To put it no more strongly , it has not been proved beyond doubt that self-paced learning is the most effective , and it is odd that a movement claiming to " individualize learning " has paid such scant attention to individual personality and other differences among learners in its practice . |
| 26 | Although the chances of a complaint being made or a prosecution being brought in these circumstances seem remote , it is conceivable that a prosecutor with censorious views could make use of the legislation for purposes for which it was not intended . |
| 27 | It is conceivable that a partnership could be used as the buy-out vehicle where the managers wish to acquire the shares in Target rather than its business and assets , on the principle that the fewer the corporate layers in the structure , the easier it is to fund borrowings and extract profits . |
| 28 | On the topic of resources , it 's interesting that a player like Harry Roberts , who made Scotland ‘ B ’ and played with distinction for a number of top clubs , plays for Transvaal but would be fighting against top opposition for a third or fourth place in the hooker rankings in South Africa . |
| 29 | It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , if it is doubtful that a patient will keep his first appointment , or if more information about his home circumstances is required , it may be helpful to start therapy at home and continue in outpatients . |