Example sentences of "it is [that] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worst of it is that one can not yet express a proper anger about the state of things , since it is just about possible that the Frauleins Krabbe , Breuer and Moller are innocent of any serious wrongdoing ( if that 's the right term ) in the affair of the Uniform Urine . |
| 2 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 3 | Ironically , the more striking and distinctive objects are , the more likely it is that they will have been stolen and therefore absent from the archaeological record . |
| 4 | In general , the more persecutory and overpowering the reality principles of racism , the more likely it is that they will be ‘ totalized ’ in this way . |
| 5 | It is not just that things could be other than they are — it is that they must be . |
| 6 | It is that we might , in other than merely a logical sense , have got yesterday but not last night . |
| 7 | They seem to have happened periodically over the last 900 million years , and may have been doing so since the early days of Earth ( the longer ago something happened , the less likely it is that we will have tripped over the evidence ) . |
| 8 | So it is that we can apply to research of different disciplinary provenance general criteria of appraisal approved by the wider culture of intellectual enquiry . |
| 9 | The less constrained the genre , primarily interactional ‘ chat ’ , for example , the less likely it is that we can confidently state norms of expectation which will generalise even over the experience of the English-speaking population . |
| 10 | But he never explained how it is that we can so easily be led by involuntary desire . |
| 11 | This should make all those involved with mathematics education question what it is that we can do to enhance and develop these talents . |
| 12 | If they were not told the embarrassing source of these words — and perhaps even if they were — most Asians would give a vigorous nod of approval to the sentiments expressed by Neville Chamberlain when Germany annexed the Sudetenland in 1938 : ‘ How horrible , fantastic , incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing . ’ |
| 13 | Apart from confirmation that in dictatorships , scientific corruption flourishes together with the more venal kinds , perhaps it is that we should not accept the recent predictions of Argentina 's early possession of an independent nuclear arsenal without some reservation . |
| 14 | Every definition of it can be swiftly undermined , so there 's inevitable uncertainty about what it is that we should be celebrating . |
| 15 | So it is that we must also support voluntary action and volunteering as essential in a healthy democracy in a civilised society . |
| 16 | The more infected the water , the more likely it is that everyone will be hit by an epidemic of cholera or some other disease . |
| 17 | Carers and friends need to start where the person is at , and not wonder how it is that someone can seem so upset at the death of a pet and yet apparently unmoved by the untimely death of their spouse . |
| 18 | One argument sometimes raised against it is that it would lead to plea-bargaining , and thus to offenders escaping with lesser convictions and lesser sentences . |
| 19 | The only serious objection to it is that it must suffer badly from the cold and , in its country of origin at least , it must spend the whole of the winter either indoors or in a man-made coat . |
| 20 | A Private Bill proposal almost invariably emanates from the person or organisation in whose interest it is that it should be promoted . |
| 21 | The basic thrust of it is that it should be looked at only exceptionally : Lloyd . |
| 22 | The fear for it is that it could easily be hurt without complaining and could suffer at the hands of careless children who would treat it too much like its namesake . |
| 23 | The more we anticipate the fear reaction the more likely it is that it will occur . |
| 24 | One of the other points about it is that it will erm er , in in the minds of the parents the they will see this one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten er being used , poor , satisfactory , excellent and it will get them into the idea of what these levels |
| 25 | Perhaps the best way of describing it is that it will put you at peace with yourself — which is what is intended . |
| 26 | The whole thing takes around 12 days to complete and takes in all the best Lakeland peaks , but the beauty of it is that it can be divided into any number of day sections and there 's always a lowland alternative route in case the weather is really awful on the tops . |
| 27 | Erm er it 's er it 's obviously annoying for me personally , er but the worst thing about it is that it can be done at the drop of a hat , you say , I want information on X. and they say , Yes we can provide . |
| 28 | And the bit about it is that there may well be other small organisations that might , erm be better , erm I mean , have , might benefit people more in Oxford city , or in Oxfordshire , are n't getting in because |
| 29 | Her theory is that the more that control is personalised , the more likely it is that there will be friction between management and the workforce , but that continuous-process plants , because they are so highly automated , have unified impersonal control systems which minimise conflict and lead to more satisfying working conditions . |
| 30 | The larger the employer , the less likely it is that there will be an unfair dismissal claim . |