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Example sentences of "thing is that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Overwhelmingly the most important things is that these figures show that across the economy as a whole , er economic activity is on a path of steady but unspectacular growth .
2	And the second thing is that repossessed houses very very quickly begin to look dirty and battered .
3	Perhaps the remarkable thing is that married women who are professionals in their own right have any children at all ; a high proportion certainly stay unmarried .
4	The surprising thing is that Russian companies choose to repatriate anything at all , officially .
5	And from one-eighth of head teachers came frustrations with education authorities : ‘ The surprising thing is that many teachers and schools cope so well , ’ said one .
6	The strange thing is that these bites are not difficult to hit once you have detected them .
7	The funny thing is that more kids will now want to buy the record from the stores where it is actually available .
8	The funny thing is that more kids will now want to buy the record from the stores where it is actually available .
9	‘ The good thing is that both boys have had full medicals since we moved to America and the predicted height for both is in the region of 6′2″ to 6′ 3″ , in which case I 'll be very thankful because they 'll be too big for competitive racing .
10	I think perhaps the most important thing is that voluntary agencies should do what they believe is right , and not allow their own objectives to be distorted , simply because a , of particular flavours , which is why I 'm saying let us grab the agenda and write the agenda , rather than have the agenda set for us by other people .
11	‘ The ironic thing is that those clubs are of no possible use to anyone else .
12	But the remarkable thing is that three years ago Euravia did n't exist at all — except in the mind of its founder , Denis Mendoros , who had only lately arrived from his native Greece .