Example sentences of "it [vb -s] certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the more striking aspects of the table of results is the way in which it highlights certain configurations of sentences which are almost invariable across all groups . |
| 2 | It looks certain that out-of-contract Rosenthal , who moved to Anfield from Standard Liege three years ago , will leave the Reds , having refused to sign a one-year deal . |
| 3 | erm what impact do you think it has when you have a complex in which there is such a , is such a high level of unemployment in which , which so few people are working , I mean , the ar the area itself , do you think it has certain implications or not ? |
| 4 | It has certain defects in that it produces action only after an error has been established . |
| 5 | So my answer to the question A is , I am not against a new settlement , of the right scale in the right location , but it is not a panacea , it is not an answer to all the questions , now it 's being offered in terms of a balanced strategy , I say that balanced strategy as put forward does not work , certainly beyond two thousand and six , and may grind to a halt well before two thousand and six if rates of development proceed er as they have done in certain years in the past , so it 's very important to look at that , can we just revisit the public acceptance of the new settlement , of course the public have accepted it and welcomed it , it has certain attractions , I support those attractions , however it 's easy for the public to accept that when measured against certain sites specific proposals that were put to them when they did not know where the new settlement would be , and still do not know , when new settlement locations are put forward it will be quite a different scenario . |
| 6 | Whilst it has certain simplistic appeal , there is no evidence to show that alcohol abuse is in fact linked to total consumption . |
| 7 | Before a scheme is entitled to receive tax exemption benefits , it should have to demonstrate that it contains certain essential rules — e.g. dealing with the rights and priorities on a winding up . |
| 8 | It does not cover the dismissal by the vendor prior to the sale for the reason that the purchaser will either not buy the business if it contains certain employees or alternatively will pay a lower price ( see Wheeler v Patel [ 1987 ] ICR 631 ) . |
| 9 | It concerns certain members of this class , four to be precise , but it will , if it is to stand any chance of success , require the support of every one of you , of every one in the school , in fact . |
| 10 | Like most creative processes it requires certain skills and an overall understanding of simple design principles before even partially decent results are achieved . |
| 11 | But it creates certain incongruities in his character . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The neural net records all details of a scene — body posture , words , tone of voice , movement — and when the scene is replayed it enhances certain features to make the record less ambiguous . ’ |
| 13 | If an election is held in Punjab in May as promised , it seems certain that the militants will win , and that could mean the end of the careers ( and perhaps lives ) of tough cops . |
| 14 | Since anti-Semitism was such a prominent feature of the Party 's public image , and that of its leader , whom many must have heard speak in person in the Munich beerhalls , it seems certain that the ‘ Jewish Question ’ ranked highly as a motivational factor at this date for the Movement 's recruits , often coming to the NSDAP from other anti-Semitic organizations and völkisch groups . |
| 15 | It seems certain that to Modigliani she acted as stimulant , irritant and catalyst for his work . |
| 16 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
| 17 | At the time of writing , its report is still awaited , but it seems certain that legislation will shortly be introduced to end or sharply to modify the present law . |
| 18 | It seems certain to have major and growing effects upon environmental monitoring and prediction in Europe and on the policies of component governments . |
| 19 | Two extensions at La Hague are already 18 months behind schedule , and it seems certain that fuel assemblies will have to be packed tighter in the pools . |
| 20 | It seems certain that the numbers of suppliers will also decrease once the well-oiled sales machines of IBM and Digital Equipment swing into action next year . |
| 21 | It seems certain that hidden teachings on sacred geometry — form , shape , proportion , number , measure and materials — were passed on into Christian times and were incorporated into much church architecture , including the great cathedrals . |
| 22 | It seems certain , even when Britain emerges from the recession , that the world of work will occupy much more of many people 's thoughts than it did before . |
| 23 | It seems certain to blacken miles of pristine coastline , kill hundreds of birds and wreck lucrative shellfish grounds . |
| 24 | He — he 's dead , it seems certain now . |
| 25 | It seems certain that there is still a place for working elephants in mountainous regions where machinery can not easily operate . |
| 26 | While Farr-Jones will be wearing the gold Australian jumper this year , it seems certain that flanker Simon Poidevin will be missing . |
| 27 | Although the energy problem can be surmounted at a price , it seems certain that the imbalance between infrastructure and population will aggravate economic problems and in so doing worsen nationality problems as well . |
| 28 | ‘ It seems certain that even the small change in the balance of power between professionals and parents brought about by the Act have yet to be realized in a number of Authorities ’ ( Goacher et al . |
| 29 | Whatever the truth may be , it seems certain that for the decade 1900 to 1910 the Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union had little impact upon the living standards of its members on British ships . |
| 30 | For painting other than on vases the evidence is as usual indirect ; but it seems certain that the emergence of a great new revolutionary style of wall-painting with broken ground-lines belongs after the retreat of the Persians , in the seventies . |