Example sentences of "[is] that in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True it is that in a simple case the investigation of a suspect 's criminality may well terminate at the moment of charging , but often this will not be so . |
| 2 | Mr Clinton may say that he wants to concentrate on domestic policy until he is blue in the face ; the truth of the matter is that in a federal system such single-mindedness will not get him far , because most domestic policy is reserved to state and local governments . |
| 3 | It is that in a conditional sale agreement the passing of property to the buyer is expressly postponed until some condition ( usually all the instalments being paid ) is fulfilled . |
| 4 | Pervasive though this negative tradition is , it does n't quite answer why it is that in a post-Christian society there should continue to be so much indifference to the claims of animals . |
| 5 | The answer is that in a certain sense there is only one categorical imperative , and all other categorical imperatives are applications of this . |
| 6 | One aspect of scientific style , however , is that in a passive sentence the person who acts is often not mentioned at all , to symbolise the scientific ideal that the procedures should be objective and repeatable , independent of the agent who carries them out . |
| 7 | Emma is always asking when we will go back , and our only worry now is that in a few years she will probably be waking us up at dawn on icy mornings , saying : ‘ Shall we go down the black run first ? ’ |
| 8 | The grim alternative is that in a few years many more specialties will be in the position of thoracic medicine and more junior doctors will spend even longer in the training grades . |
| 9 | The ridiculous part is that in a relaxed mood , James is pleasant and agreeable . |
| 10 | So , another possible explanation is that in a polygynous society , the parallel cousins will be much more likely to grow up together than the cross-cousins . |
| 11 | Another suggestion , favoured by Dr Roper on the basis of the radio-tracking results , is that in a large sett badgers benefit from being able to move from one sleeping chamber to another to escape fleas . |
| 12 | My point is that in a single-sex community tasks have to be shared . |
| 13 | One is that in an economic evaluation of this kind — which is , incidentally , the only appropriate kind — the assumed price of replaced fuel ( mainly coal ) is critical , as it contributes directly to the size of savings . |
| 14 | However , as MacPherson and others have pointed out , such a formulation fails to come to terms with the central dilemma confronting liberalism , which is that in an unequal society , where some people come to depend on provision made by others in order to pursue their livelihood , all are not equally able to lead a fully human existence . |
| 15 | The important result is that in an uncertain world companies like to maintain a stable payout ratio over the long run . |
| 16 | The fundamental problem faced by the preliminary fact doctrine is that in an everyday sense all the elements relating to X , or , to X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , could be said to condition jurisdiction . |
| 17 | The second weakness in the Government 's position is that in an important respect it is ambiguous . |
| 18 | The schemes are locally run on a franchise basis , by voluntary organizations , schools or employers , and the hope is that in the first phase , up to 1993 , 10,000 people aged between sixteen and twenty-four — immediately dubbed ‘ Charlie 's Army ’ by the press — will join full- or part-time programmes of about twelve weeks . |
| 19 | The practical significance of this distinction is that in the first group of cases there is a greater likelihood of the necessary information being passed rapidly to the defendant , and that will in turn meet the objective of the Convention 's authors and also the standards set by ‘ due process ’ tests . |
| 20 | One illustration of the extent of the damage is that in the Eastern Plains where domesticated animal off-take is 900–1300 kg/ km 2 , that of the wild ungulate biomass in unspoilt areas of a national park is in the order of 15,000 — 28,000 kg/km 2 . |
| 21 | The only essential dissimilarity is that in the Eastern bloc the economy is socialized and directed towards the common welfare . |
| 22 | One reason for this is that in the simpler forms of legal system the ideas of ultimate rule of recognition , supreme criterion , and legally unlimited legislature seem to converge . |
| 23 | A more extreme view , but one not without its attractions , is that in the modern law trespass to goods is confined to intentional interference and that negligent interference is remediable only by the tort of negligence . |
| 24 | Another factor which may influence the chances of conventional videodisc players is that in the 1990s , the collection of high quality , permanent recordings of movies and other programming might appeal in a way it never could in the early 1980s . |
| 25 | One answer is that in the late 1980s we have been witnessing structural changes , whereas in more normal times we see only adjustments and changes within a set structure . |
| 26 | It is that in the former situation it will be possible to adduce evidence as to established professional practice with which the defendant 's actions can be compared , whereas in business , while it may be clear what steps should be taken before a decision is made , it is not obvious by what criteria the decision itself should be judged . |
| 27 | The only difference between ancient Greek tragedy and modern revolutionary tragedy is that in the former the struggle was against a distant , unknowable , divine power , whereas in the latter the struggle is against an all-too-present social order manufacturing poverty , disease , unemployment and war . |
| 28 | Thus it has been suggested that a key difference between invertebrate and vertebrate brains is that in the former a great deal of power and responsibility could be invested in a single cell or even synapse which in the vertebrate nervous system would be more widely distributed . |
| 29 | One of the characteristics which distinguish " modern industrial " from " preindustrial " society is that in the former there is a wide circulation of " money " , where " money " means a general medium of exchange and a store of value which serves equally well as a reward for services rendered and as a means of purchasing commodities in the market . |
| 30 | The difference is that in the former case it is the teachers and support staff who use the systems , while in the latter it is the learners . |