Example sentences of "it is [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 is the straightforward transaction reflecting cash flowing out of the authority ( assuming it is external loan repayment ) to repay loans .
2 It is good mining practice that if one is to work all the mine that has already been developed — and £60 billion has been spent in its development — one does not work it in the advance , but in the retreat .
3 It is good management practice that any change of policy should itself be assessed : the process should help to decide whether LMS can take the credit for any improvements that occur .
4 Steel and textiles are examples , though the government would reply that it is good marketing policy to renovate machinery , improve productivity and quality .
5 The company said : ‘ The traditionally stronger second half has started well and it is anticipated cash flow for the full year will exceed capital requirements . ’
6 It is hot fuchsia pink and brand spanking new .
7 At this point a word of warning should be included : it is little use spending days/weeks describing and analysing one thin section if you are not sure whether this section is representative of the sedimentary sequence you are evaluating .
8 McNamara told the press bluntly : ‘ It is Labour Party policy to achieve a united Ireland by consent and , therefore , it would be foolish to create a further obstacle .
9 Perhaps more important , given that it is Labour party policy , what impact would that have on the price of electricity for consumers ?
10 Police are investigating an incident in which it is alleged leisure assistant Alan Deaton , 19 was assaulted during a roller disco at York 's Barbican Centre .
11 It is accepted trade practice that staff do not use the bar facilities of the hotel at which they work .
12 I will continue Mr Mayor that it is not meanness it is practical caring Conservative policy to ensure that this happens .
13 So it is worthwhile finding cleaning materials that are phosphate free .
14 When a company decides to sell to a specific target market , it is employing market segmentation .
15 It is best hat time in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace .
16 It is all good quality and every piece carries a special seal to prove it is genuine Madeiran embroidery .
17 When she had finished she said to Piers , to hide her confusion , ‘ I — I always think how odd it is that turtle soup does n't taste of turtle . ’
18 there are advantages erm and quite honestly if erm er the way I put it is that salary company car and BUPA and all that sort of thing
19 Although it was never stated so baldly , one implication of the Samuelson-Solow and Lipsey approach is that , since is the target rate of unemployment , it is , in essence , the full employment rate of unemployment : it is that unemployment rate which the authorities regard as attainable , sustainable and , taking the good with the bad , ‘ correct ’ .
20 It is all priority work now .
21 And it is one executive decision that can be turned to your advantage .
22 It is perfect sailing weather : a yacht can cast off from San Diego in January , coast southwards before a good southerly blow and then catch the trades which will take her almost clear across to the Philippine Islands without the need for a single sail change .
23 ‘ The trial shows that by careful choice and timing of cultivations and herbicide applications it is possible blackgrass control even in areas where the yield-robbing weed is out of control , ’ explains Ciba-Geigy 's Andy Pigott .
24 But yesterday Alan Milburn , Labour 's parliamentary candidate for Darlington , said : ‘ It is Conservative Party policy as well as Labour Party policy to bring about a reduction in tobacco consumption .
25 But Mr Milburn said : ‘ It is Conservative party policy as well as Labour Party policy to bring about a reduction in tobacco consumption .
26 The Seayak is not only more robust than any glassfibre boat , it is more user friendly .
27 It is this second concept which has caused all the trouble , certainly ( for example ) in view of what we now know about the very different world of early Precambrian times .
28 It is this second problem , plus some related topics , that we will consider in this article .
29 It is this second problem which forms the context of this work .
30 It is this second part of the argument which is flawed .
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