Example sentences of "that [is] [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The maintenance of the status quo by default ; that is to say through apathy , impotence or ignorance . |
| 2 | Well the first thing is to make sure that the magistrates and the police use their licencing powers to crack down on illegal drinking , that is to say under age drinking , and to crack down on unruly pubs and the hours that discos are open and that 's beginning to happen . |
| 3 | Most of the marks will be awarded for demonstrating more sophisticated skills , that is to say for analysis , judgement , interpretation and assessment of knowledge . |
| 4 | The notion of thinking , as soon as it appears , becomes confused with that of voice , that is to say with words , either spoken or heard . ’ |
| 5 | Nevertheless , it is readily intelligible that Luxmoore J. should have considered that , when the discretion fell to be exercised , the equities were all on one side — that is to say in favour of the chargees , who had acted on the faith of a document of transfer which the mother had herself executed after having failed to make inquiries which would have revealed that the document related to the property . |
| 6 | However , in its reply in Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom ( Case C 246/89 ) , which was lodged after the judgments were delivered , the Commission discussed the compatibility of the nationality requirements with Community law also in the light of those judgments , that is to say in relation to the aims of the quota system . |
| 7 | It follows that the approach of the coroner was : whatever other facts there may be , whatever the impact on the cause of death of any extraneous supervening or concurrent event , the death must be regarded as ‘ natural ’ and an inquest will not be held , unless it qualifies , in the opinion of the coroner , as something equivalent to gross negligence , that is to say in effect , manslaughter either by act or by neglect . |
| 8 | One of the questions the committee considered was whether an ‘ author of a literary or artistic work should have exclusive right to authorise the public display of the original work or a copy thereof , that is to say to display the work directly ( exhibition ) or indirectly , that is to say by means of a device ( example : a screen ) ’ . |
| 9 | The state of how things are , as evidenced by who has rights over what and over whom , is justified by " myth " , that is to say by tales about the past which have a sacred or religious quality ( after the fashion of the Christian Bible ) , rather than by legislative enactments or precedents recorded in historical documents . |
| 10 | As potential primitive terms , not to be subjected to further analysis , they are here defined ostensively , that is to say by exemplification : |
| 11 | And just one final word of warning , and that is to do with newspapers . |
| 12 | That is to wear to bed ! |
| 13 | The purpose of that is to remove from Mr Jewitt at Hambleton and Mr Earle at Richmondshire and any others erm who just do n't want this kind of pressure brought upon them , er by putting criteria in at the strategic scale you could derive that criteria and maybe even name local authority areas to make to protect those who do not want this feature . |
| 14 | straightforward and that is to stay in business . |
| 15 | That 's to do with canoeing ? |
| 16 | Fossils , that 's really palaeotology , that 's to do with dinosaurs and that kind of thing . |
| 17 | No that 's to do with item number nine , er sorry item seven . |
| 18 | You see beautiful girls all the time , and you say to yourself , that 's not real , that 's to do with lighting , make-up , good photography . |
| 19 | And then Frusamide for your water tablet and that 's to start on Thursday and then review at end of pack . |