Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] that [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's reckoned that 80% of people only read the headline , so it 's important that you put your name in it , or at least have your name strongly upfront . |
| 2 | It 's estimated that 80% of burglaries are committed by casual opportunists , and in three out of ten thefts the burglar does n't have to use force to gain entry — open windows and unlocked doors make life very easy for him . |
| 3 | It is presumed that staff concerned with training and with the operation of special work creation schemes will remain with the Manpower Services Commission . |
| 4 | It is hoped that £1m will be raised worldwide from the event through sponsorship and donations . |
| 5 | It is hoped that £1m will be raised through events staged in this country and across the rest of the world |
| 6 | In Rangoon it is reckoned that 60% of the commercial buildings and 30% of the residential were destroyed . |
| 7 | They will now be moved into one of the three remaining homes for the elderly on the city 's west bank and it is understood that staff will also be deployed at these units . |
| 8 | The council has been involved in a separate row over Bellarmine because it is insisting that staff must apply for jobs at the school to which their pupils would transfer . |
| 9 | Under the circumstances it is astounding that people managed to reach agreement so quickly . |
| 10 | It is recognized that staff use information resources both in furtherance of their own interests , and to answer particular enquiries . |
| 11 | Erm it is admitted that people are gon na have go much further to get their treatment ah , that was quite clearly stated as part of the the down side of it , and I do n't think we can tolerate that until we 've got a decent public transport system that 's going to allow patients to get by public transport from here to Colchester or Witham or Clacton or wherever and er and their , their relatives and friends to be able to follow to visit them if you know , as necessary . |
| 12 | It is envisaged that staff will be consulted on the work that they do . |
| 13 | It is proposed that staff will move to their new positions within Council Tax with effect from 29 March 1993 and files , personal possessions etc will be moved the weekend prior to this date . |
| 14 | It is found that people with the rare form are no more likely to be smokers than are those with no lung cancer . |
| 15 | It is known that 70% of PSC patients have coexisting ulcerative colitis , and about 5% of ulcerative colitis patients develop PSC . |
| 16 | Apple Computer Inc is teaming up with trading house Uchida Yoko Co Ltd to expand its business with Japanese schools , Reuter reports from Tokyo : Uchida , which specialises in office equipment and school supplies , aims to sell 3,000 Macintosh personal computers to schools in the year from July , taking advantage of the fact that in Japan 's supplementary budget unveiled in April , the government plans to increase spending on computers for schools and other public bodies — it is expected that $1,800m will be devoted to buying over 300,000 machines for schools by 1996 , with NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd , the latter with its FM Towns multimedia box seen as the main beneficiaries . |
| 17 | It is expected that £41 million a year will be raised from companies which hold official consents to pollute waterways . |
| 18 | Social roles , therefore , are not just a matter of the way people can be observed to behave ( in the usual run of things ) but concern the way it is thought that people ought to behave . |
| 19 | In addition , it is claimed that people of different socioeconomic groups make different demands on the health service at similar levels of sickness or ‘ objective ’ need and that the cost of meeting these needs may also vary . |
| 20 | Tenants ' association club on the Sparrow Farm estate … it is alleged that people who had been drinking at the club attacked the family in the off-licence opposite PHOTOGRAPHS : KENNETH SAUNDERS Bitter questions of racial violence Ramesh K and his family were hounded out of their Feltham off-licence by 18 months of abuse and attacks , during which time they became pawns in a battle between the local council , the police and two rival race relations bodies . |
| 21 | It was hoped that people would not be made worse off by taking a job ( the unemployment trap ) , nor would they lose money when their gross pay rose ( the poverty trap ) , due to the loss of means-tested benefits in each case . |
| 22 | In addition , it was noted that people in communities that have experienced long-term unemployment are often criticised for lacking the will to work . |
| 23 | It was agreed that £240 be given in donations now , with the proviso that later in the year further sums would be sent , particularly to Headquarters Benevolent Fund , the Star and Garter Home and the Poppy Appeal . |
| 24 | Following discussion of the new legislation on Health and Safety of workstations , it was agreed that £5,000 should be transferred from Computing Budget to Estates specifically for the purchase of chairs , screen filters , footrests and document holders to meet EC Regulations . |
| 25 | At a recent meeting it was disclosed that £350,000 was needed — just to bring its electrics and equipment into line with the Health and Safety Act . |
| 26 | Each accident was assessed also for its potential large-scale consequences , and it was found that 7% of the accidents could potentially have led to major accidents . |
| 27 | In a study of a forest as a whole , the Budongo Forest in Uganda , it was found that 40% of all seeds were eaten by rodents before and immediately after germination and about a further 30% were killed in 2 years by browsing antelope , while there were further losses from seed rot , insect and fungal attack and drought . |
| 28 | It was estimated that $85,000,000 of this would go to Drexel 's fixed creditors , while the remainder would be split between the various litigants at the discretion of the court and Securities Exchange Commission . |
| 29 | It was estimated that sales of the detector to Otis had earned the employer over £4 million during the period 1982 to 1986 and the revenue generated by these sales represented at least 80% of the employer 's turnover . |
| 30 | Forecasts were reduced and by the year 2000 it was expected that 45pc of homes 9.5 million were likely to have a dish or cable TV — 800,000 fewer than first predicted . |