Example sentences of "[Wh adv] be it that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ignoring once again Honderich 's polemical language , there is an important problem here : namely , how is it that Conservatism can be responsible for what everyone agrees are two very different governmental strategies informed by two very different social philosophies ? |
| 2 | How is it that love and hate live so close together within one pulsing heart ? |
| 3 | Or how is it that faith and uncertainty are automatically associated with each other while knowledge is regarded as certain and therefore different ? |
| 4 | How is it that faith has been so divorced from knowledge ? |
| 5 | How is it that Television South West passed the quality threshold , offered by far the most money but still lost ? |
| 6 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 7 | Why is it that marriage should be a relationship of such potential closeness , joy and fulfilment , and yet for so many end up in such unhappiness and hurt ? |
| 8 | WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ? |
| 9 | Why is it that prejudice is sometimes a successful vehicle for comedy ? |
| 10 | Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ? |
| 11 | But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ? |
| 12 | But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ? |
| 13 | Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ? |
| 14 | Where where was it that anaesthetist stayed that you and |
| 15 | Why was it that time always flew when you did n't want it to ? |