Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [conj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it does mention them in at least two contexts , one is when you 're measuring noise when it says that changes of twenty five percent should be recorded . |
| 2 | It says that rotation of partners does not demonstrate independence . |
| 3 | It says that sales of meat have remained constant during the past 20 years , standing at 64.2 kg a head per year in 1970 , dipping slightly to 63.4 kg in 1980 , only to rise again to 65.4 kg in 1990 . |
| 4 | It says when decisions of this kind are made , the welfare of the victim should be taken into account . |
| 5 | It assumes that bills of quantities are unnecessary , that fluctuations in prices need not be allowed for , and that the nomination of subcontractors is not required . |
| 6 | It shows that 94% of all items issued fell into the first two categories , and required no repair ( although 24% were in a well-used condition and might eventually require some attention ) , while only 6% fell into the last three categories and were in need of repair . |
| 7 | I 've been asked to ask er , a question also on appendix three , procedures for regional delegate conferences where it states that copies of the reports of regional delegate conferences shall be forwarded , forwarded to the regional secretary . |
| 8 | The letter suggests the payments were for MCC shares transferred to Liechtenstein trusts called stiftungs , and adds : ‘ It appears that companies of which I am joint administrator have substantial claims against the stiftungs and any other entities which benefited from these payments . ’ |
| 9 | It appears that cases of poisoning in the United Kingdom from this form of lead are as statistically significant as were those involving lead fishing weights , and in some parts of Europe there is increasing concern . |
| 10 | In the slow process it appears that exercise of a particular type strengthens , or at least preserves , the system 's response to that type of stimulus . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , it appears that knowledge of the legend and the stepping-stone is almost lost in the district . |
| 12 | Whatever side is taken in this ongoing debate , however , it appears that knowledge of the ill effects of tobacco has already led to a modification in smoking behaviour among older men , particularly those in non-manual employment . |
| 13 | For example , it appears that frequencies of 9–36 GHz belong to the radio-frequency region of the spectrum whereas radar is invoked but microwaves are not mentioned in this context . |
| 14 | It appears that part of the object is missing , such as the jaw . |
| 15 | Again , it appears that contexts of a particular kind must be avoided if the test is to succeed . |
| 16 | It appears that severity of illness or disability is likely to have been a critical variable , and in cases of severe disability , health would have been an overriding consideration . |
| 17 | In that regard it appears that membership of an association creates between the members close links of the same kind as those which are created between the parties to a contract and that consequently the obligations to which the national court refers may be regarded as contractual for the purpose of the application of article 5(1) of the Convention . |
| 18 | At Present it appears that advocates of big spending programmes , expanding the public sector , inflation-risking policies , and increasing state control over the economy are in a minority . |
| 19 | The advantage of the group system is that it ensures that members of the respective parties put forward clear cut views at the meetings of the council . |
| 20 | This reduces the size of the published paper , but it ensures that copies of evidential data are available to the relatively small number of readers who will require access to them . |
| 21 | On the one hand , ethnic minorities currently settled in Britain have been here for a relatively short period of time , and it seems that circumstances of migration and initial settlement are conditions under which support between siblings assumes greater significance than it might otherwise do — a point illustrated by the patterns of chain migration and of joint households which I discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 22 | ‘ It seems that reports of my breath have been greatly exaggerated . ’ |
| 23 | Who gives moral support to whom It seems that patterns of emotional support in crisis situations may be somewhat different from those which I have labelled ‘ routine ’ . |
| 24 | It seems that problems of proof loom large here : there is a fear that the unscrupulous would manipulate any law permitting ‘ mercy killings ’ , and the argument is presumably that this would put at risk more unwilling parties than a law allowing euthanasia would benefit willing parties . |
| 25 | It seems that hordes of MANICS fans up and down the land , calling themselves ‘ Hardcore Preachers ’ , are currently ‘ marking their devotion in blood by slashing their arms with razor blades ’ . |
| 26 | It involves no recourse to sophistry , and it demystifies and strips of sensationalism the termination of the use of artificial support . |
| 27 | Finally , since data are often costly to acquire , it follows that summaries of them e.g. The State of the European Environment report ( CEC 1988 ) and the Environmental Data Report of the UN EP ( GEMS MARC 1989 ) are of considerable value . |
| 28 | It follows that members of the indigenous bourgeoisie who resist incorporation into the transnational capitalist class are , with few exceptions , going to be trapped in a spiral of declining markets , low technology and uncompetitiveness |
| 29 | Our mental illness services are the real Cinderella services in the county , and by the county putting ninety thousand into its budget it attracts and quarter of a million of new development . |
| 30 | It implies that 90% of the universe is composed of something other than everyday atoms — swarms of exotic particles never seen on earth . |