Example sentences of "be [adj] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Financial markets are apprehensive that the trade deficit has still not turned the corner and a poor figure could shake sterling again . |
| 2 | But I do not believe that H. Ward Marston 's transfers are surpassable , and am grateful that the surface noise of the original discs remains intact rather than being artificially eliminated . |
| 3 | I am sorry that the Minister finds this subject uninteresting . |
| 4 | I am sorry that the Minister has not found it possible to agree with the reasonable amendment . |
| 5 | I am sorry that the Secretary of State was not in the Chamber when the hon. Gentleman ended by saying that his last ambition in politics was to abolish the Department in which he served for eight years . |
| 6 | I am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition has announced that he would take money from British farmers and contribute it to those in southern Europe . |
| 7 | Rex and Tomlinson ( 1979 ) are clear that the position of ethnic minorities and the conflicts that surround race and ethnicity in Britain can only be understood in the light of Britain 's imperial past and the recent collapse of empire ; ‘ a serious sociological analysis of race relations problems must rest upon a concept of the social structure of Empire and of the class formations which occur within it ’ ( p. 286 ) . |
| 8 | And hopes are high that the Mersey could soon be the scene of a world championship powerboat event . |
| 9 | And hopes are high that the river could soon be the venue for a powerboat world championship event . |
| 10 | Hopes are high that the Government will kick-start the economy with a two-point cut in rates to 6% . |
| 11 | The chances are high that the trouble stems from a false assumption . |
| 12 | ‘ People are afraid that the lake will be parcelled out into cages for fish farming , ’ Mrs Farrer said . |
| 13 | Business men who are borrowers naturally want lower interest rates , but I am afraid that the Government have to take a rather broader view of what is in the interests of the economy . |
| 14 | I am afraid that the Government do not have straight in their head the idea that the public will be determined , through a different Government , to obtain proper redress for their complaints against excessive prices or dirty little ideas such as the 0898 service , which was introduced six years ago after the privatisation of British Telecom . |
| 15 | I am afraid that the evidence at the moment is that the game is not sufficiently supported by members of the armed forces . |
| 16 | I am afraid that the circumstances of the case — two people who were extremely drunk and who have a very hazy understanding of what went on — make it difficult for any charge to have any validity . |
| 17 | I am afraid that the forecasts we produced under the old regime are now too optimistic . |
| 18 | I am afraid that the remarks of the hon. Members for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) and for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) about market forces only go to show how little they understand them . |
| 19 | I am genuinely sorry , for I am heartily thankful that we have escaped from the small-mindedness of the medieval church and I despise modern astrologers , but I am afraid that the rhetoric about backwaters in the previous paragraph is just empty rhetoric . |
| 20 | However I am afraid that the DIY machine might be flawed in some basic respect compared to a bought machine — e.g. the absence of a ‘ help ’ program . |
| 21 | So , the economy of agriculture is in dire straits and the environment is suffering , but I am afraid that the position on animal health is even more dire . |
| 22 | I , I , well I am afraid that the people who have been audited are exactly the people , I mean you would expect Ian and Tanya certainly to be good , you 'd expect Philip to be good would n't you and Susannah , and Lyn , perhaps less so . |
| 23 | The authors are unconvinced that a reliance on business , left to its own devices or even pump-primed , is sufficient , without full-scale and direct attention to the needs of all residents , those in both the paid and the unpaid workforce , and their dependants . |
| 24 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 25 | Until a few years ago it had been clear that the courts would be prepared in such situations to exhibit a marked degree of ‘ tenderness ’ towards wives in such cases , greater tenderness in fact than would be applied to any other third party surety . |
| 26 | After this double success hope must have been high that a solution in the case of the general quintic would soon be forthcoming . |
| 27 | We are doubtful that the benefits of the inner distribution onto other roads and into particular the B six one six two which is the only access onto the western relief road as currently proposed between the A fifty nine and sixty one would generate further problems , onto a road which is only a two lane B road compared to an A l A road Sorry and A three lane road , that the environmental damage far outweighs in fact the so called benefits that are being claimed which nobody 's disputed is only a vehicle every four point eight seconds instead of every three point five seconds . |
| 28 | ‘ Concerning the day-to-day running of the proposed development , I am unconvinced that the poultry units would be situated close enough to nearby houses to cause unacceptable nuisance to people living there , from excessive smell or noise . |
| 29 | I am clear that the proposal that we are discussing , which involves a two-level station , is the best for Londoners and the best for travellers , whether international or domestic . |
| 30 | Margaret Myers said : ‘ I am delighted that the Women in Enterprise Programme has been so successful in Londonderry , and as training providers we would hope to continue to provide award winning training from NISBI in Londonderry and throughout the province . ’ |