Example sentences of "it is [adj] that [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True it is frustrating that Rocastle is n't even on the bench , and it is bewildering why Wilko did n't notice the totally crap defence we 've got as quickly as everyone else did , but that 's no reason to have a go ( the chants were virtually to a man I would say ) . |
| 2 | Maybe it is good that Crilly has not arrived . |
| 3 | Whilst it is undeniable that Strach is a great player he is approaching his 37th birthday — how much longer can he keep it going . |
| 4 | It is probable that Germany was less wealthy than England in comparison to its size , and that it was easier for Henry I to recruit an army of mercenaries than for Henry V. For whatever reason , the contrast outlived our period . |
| 5 | It is probable that Jesus extended this to mean anyone of any race . |
| 6 | It is probable that Uhuru could have been commercially successful on its own , unlike the Nationalist , which certainly was not . |
| 7 | Both Amis and Eliot can be considered seasoned disapprovers , and it is probable that Amis shares the other writer 's distaste for the biographical critic , whose activities may be responsibly conducted , and are generally acknowledged to have been successful at times , but have often been reckoned to fail . |
| 8 | Why Stirling and Maclean were invited remains a bit of a mystery , but it is probable that Randolph had mentioned them to his father . |
| 9 | Lastly it is probable that Rochester acted as a service centre for the comparatively large number of villas situated in the surrounding countryside . |
| 10 | It is probable that Phylakopi on the island of Melos was similarly adopted , and not actually founded , by Minoans . |
| 11 | Whether the Minister likes it or not , I believe that it is probable that MacSharry 's notions will be accepted . |
| 12 | Again on stylistic grounds it is probable that Witney worked at Malmesbury Abbey and on the chapel and sacristy at Merton College , Oxford , c .1309–32 , where the master was named Thomas . |
| 13 | It is probable that Sheffield did make a start , for a fresh lease was issued to him on 5 December 1806 for the remaining 18 years of his term by Lady Anne Frederica Elizabeth le Fleming — Sir Michael had died . |
| 14 | The second of the two brothers also died soon after the events I have described , and it is probable that Gunhilda then returned to Wilton , for she was later remembered there with honour . |
| 15 | It is probable that David employed Cretan mercenaries ( 11 Sam . |
| 16 | Certainly Eliot 's studies in Sanskrit and Pali at Harvard under Lanman and Woods had given him a thorough knowledge of Indian thought , but it is probable that Kipling 's version of metempsychosis had at least an equally important effect . |
| 17 | Following privatisation it is probable that Powergen and National Power will fit the limestone/gypsum process to 12,000 MW of capacity ( 6 large stations ) . |
| 18 | More than 60 stitches have now been inserted in fragile brows but it is probable that Biggs will never recover from the beating he took from Tyson . |
| 19 | It is true that the record of service presented in 1781 shows no ship from which it is probable that Mitchell deserted when he was a seaman ; but the years between 1768 and 1777 are passed over in silence . |
| 20 | In view of the high density of TNF α producing cells in active inflammatory bowel disease , and the well characterised effects of this cytokine , it is probable that TNF α makes an independent contribution to inflammatory tissue damage . |
| 21 | I would suggest that it is probable that Marx , as a materialist , would not have disagreed with Bukharin 's exposition of the case , since Marx 's own illustrations of simple and extended reproduction were implicitly based upon the same assumptions . |
| 22 | According to Lyn-boss John Fiskvik it is probable that RJ will postpone his England trip to next week . |
| 23 | It is essential that Russia join the IMF at the earliest opportunity , and I believe that a stabilisation fund may need to follow if Russia is to have a prospect of establishing a successful market economy . |
| 24 | Labour 's change of policy on the European Community puts it in a strong position to argue that economic and industrial decisions are increasingly likely to be made on a European basis and it is essential that Britain plays a more constructive role . |
| 25 | It does , however , mean that it is essential that PR has direct access to the board in order that PR programmes can be sanctioned and executed with full backing from top management . |
| 26 | In an interview last week on the French radio station France Inter 's RadioCom program , Alcatel Alsthom NV president Pierre Suard indicated he did not rule out taking a stake in France Telecom if the latter is privatised by the next administration : ‘ I do n't think the question has been posed today , but when it is , I can tell you that we will study it very seriously , ’ Suard said — ‘ It is essential that France Telecom has a structure that enables it to extend itself beyond France and I think that can come from a new shareholder ; there is industrial logic in the ‘ world 's number one manufacturer of telecommunications equipment ’ owning a stake in a telecommunications operator , ’ he added — ‘ It is the Anglo-Saxon logic ; AT&T is constructed on that basis , but up to now , it has not been European logic , ’ he said . |
| 27 | It is essential that Mrs G Lomas be kept informed of our deliberations , so that she can incorporate any revision of the Science Plan in her final document . |
| 28 | Opening design and build company Prodescon 's new Duke Street office he said it is essential that Mr Lamont increases public investment to allow his members to ‘ build their way out of the recession . ’ |
| 29 | It is essential that RBGE continues to co-operate with these bodies , and that we are represented at a high level in those international bodies which are active in taxonomic database work |
| 30 | ‘ It is terrible that Alison O'Shaughnessy died in such a brutal way and her family has our heartfelt sympathy . |