Example sentences of "to [be] that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it has rarely been the subject of judicial pronouncement the conceptual basis of the " conventional " sums awarded by the courts in respect of non-pecuniary losses appears to be that such sums are what are considered fair and reasonable compensation in the social , economic and industrial conditions which prevail in England and Wales . |
| 2 | The universal feeling used to be that such books belonged in the libraries they came from . |
| 3 | Well of course erm the basis used to be that many courts erm had written above them ‘ Police Court ’ and I think some of the older courts where this was sort of carved in stone may still have this above them , but Magistrates have gone to great lengths erm in recent times to emphasise this is not a police court , this is a magistrates ' court . |
| 4 | The problem seems to be that many women are having a tough time making their mark higher up the career ladder . |
| 5 | The implication would seem to be that some lives could be ‘ so demonstrably awful ’ that the doctor 's legal duty would be limited to making the child comfortable and allowing it to die . |
| 6 | The public mood seemed to be that more organizations mean more bureaucracy , complexity and expense . |