Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given his initial thought that properly established geometrical results would not be disputable , it is ironical that this claim led to lengthy and acrimonious argument , and brought Hobbes into some disrepute . |
| 2 | A place is private and this offence can not be committed where only a minority group of the public are admitted . |
| 3 | It is possible that this disparity of purpose contributes to the discrepancy in performance indicated above . |
| 4 | It is possible that this expression is sometimes used to reinforce a plural reference pattern in circumstances where such a reference pattern may be overshadowed by the potential for singular reference . |
| 5 | We initiated the solution of P2 by solving LP ( 1 , θ ) , but it is possible that this problem is unbounded whereas LP ( 1 , θ ) has a solution for some other values of θ . |
| 6 | Its cause is not fully understood , but in view of the known connection between infra-red reflectance and water content on the one hand , and the demonstrated correlation between exposure to a low humidity regime and a decline in the measurement on the other , it is possible that this behaviour is related to reflectance . |
| 7 | It is possible that this leakage was caused by minute perforations of the gall bladder allowing transudation of bile , that healed by the time of cholecystoscopy . |
| 8 | It is possible that this funding may cease after 1997 , but as Manchester Computing Centre has been designated a national datasets centre , the expertise to support the data should remain there . |
| 9 | It is possible that this increase may have been , on the one hand , indicative of a greater frequency of homosexual activity ‘ in public ’ and , hence , of a degree of ‘ permissiveness ’ . |
| 10 | It has been argued that compression of the abdomen increases the ‘ pinchcock ’ effect of the angular incisura and so it is possible that this manoeuvre could actually prevent reflux in some patients . |
| 11 | It is clear from these data that the capacity to form and present this influenza epitope has been returned to the T2/TAP1+2 transfectant , although it is possible that this capacity is suboptimal . |
| 12 | It is possible that this year we 'll have hunt saboteurs to contend with . |
| 13 | ‘ It is possible that this incident might be linked with them , but it is very difficult to say . ’ |
| 14 | It is possible that this surface , which is not entirely obliterated in the intercrater plains , predates almost all the craters on Mercury . |
| 15 | It is possible that this form of political organization is more conducive to non-competitive peaceful behaviour but , as many instances from New Guinea and Amazonia show , it is certainly no guarantee of it . |
| 16 | It is possible that this difference of opinion was pre-arranged and intended simply to minimize the extent of the cooperation between Richard and Philip as a preliminary to the new proposal which the King of France now made and which clearly had been worked out between them . |
| 17 | It is possible that this appearance of non-particulateness is illusory , and that the analogy with genes does not break down . |
| 18 | It is possible that this statement commits us to a misnomer at the outset . |
| 19 | It is possible that this effect on ileal motor activity may facilitate absorption of bile salts in the ileum by the ‘ ileal pump ’ mechanism by slowing intestinal transit time . |
| 20 | Further , it is self-evident that this universality extends only to those concepts of a generally objective nature : for example , you and I , this and that , here and there , or earth , heaven , cloud , sun , house , tree , flower , walking , standing , lying , hitting , and many other such objects and actions perceived according to their basic features . |
| 21 | There are some sort of public schools survivors groups which have been set up recently and um it 's interesting that this business of being strong and silent um is a kind of is a kind of nineteenth century hangover and I think it affects men and I think it affects women too to some extent . |
| 22 | Territorial boundaries seem also to have been tacitly adhered to , and it was usual , especially in London , for funeral furnishers to limit their operations to the confines of the parish in which they were situated , and though many of the late eighteenth-century trade cards include the words ‘ Funerals performed to all parts of Great Britain' , it is doubtful that this offer was ever taken up . |
| 23 | But given the complexity of galaxy formation processes and small-scale dynamics , it is doubtful whether this scale is securely in the linear regime . |
| 24 | It is doubtful whether this index provides an appropriate basis for measuring the rate of inflation . |
| 25 | Yet it is doubtful whether this argument outweighs the benefits a teacher gains from being able to concentrate his interests . |
| 26 | However , it is doubtful whether this property of the platelet-specific proteins has any physiological importance , since the concentration of heparin is probably insignificant ( Niewiarowski & Paul , 1981 ) . |
| 27 | However , it is doubtful whether this form of liberalism is viable in today 's pluralist societies . |
| 28 | It is doubtful whether this recommendation would have been made if the Court had assessed the matter as affecting the security of the United States ; individuals ' rights can be more readily accommodated when they do not impact upon vital concerns of States . |
| 29 | It is doubtful if this detail is authentic . |
| 30 | But it is doubtful if this argument will lead to any exceptions being made in an orchestrated campaign which could hit projects such as the proposals for a power plant which British Gas said yesterday it had negotiated with Bahrain . |