Example sentences of "it is that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is that race of ‘ wise serpents ’ whose totem was the Hooded Cobra found inscribed on the soapstone seals of the Indus Valley who are the Nagas of Indian philosophy , and that is why the Cobra , known as Nag or Naga , has been raised throughout the country to the rank of a Divine Being .
2 Er and it is that minority of unscrupulous traders who make life very difficult for you and of course make life very difficult for Trading Standards .
3 It is also possible to define the recognition point of a non-word : it is that phoneme at which the stimulus no longer corresponds to any English word .
4 It is that memory of him that will stay with many English and Scottish writers , and for which my wife and I will always be grateful .
5 Only here what must be put squarely , if not exactly clearly , before the reader is what it is that will after all betray the murderer .
6 It is that position of fundamental weakness and poverty that forces them to apply for the Government 's student loans .
7 In his column in the Scottish edition of the Sun newspaper today , Mr Sillars says : ‘ It is that position of political integrity the party must build on , even if it means a new collective leadership sooner rather than later . ’
8 Our campaign has focused on the infantry because it is that part of the army which is most stretched .
9 It is that uniqueness with which people identify and which galvanizes executives and employees alike into positive high-performing action .
10 If it is possible to generalize from this at all , it is that presence of predator remains in a fossil assemblage gives no indication of method of origin of the assemblage , even if it can be shown to be accumulated by a predator .
11 Where there is a committee , it is that committee from whom sanction must be sought in the first instance .
12 One British observer has pointed out how curious it is that assessment of performance procedures has been developed ( by the APU ) without any reference to procedures for the improvement of performance .
13 Does the case suggest that the worse the plight of the promisor ( for example , the bigger the penalty clause ) the greater the benefit to him and the more likely it is that performance of the contract will be held to be consideration ?
14 In the Eighties , he made a remarkable body of neon art and it is that side of his activity which forms an exhibition at Anthony d'Offay ( to 16 May ) .
15 Indeed it is that aspect of the new arrangements which distorts the previous use of assessment by teachers , parents and children .
16 What makes The Rape so durably haunting is not its ( rather banal ) conceit of a woman viewed literally as a sex object , but the fact that it is that woman with that neck and that terrifying and terrified hair .
17 It is that community of persons whose lives are dedicated to a life of prayer and contemplation .
18 It is that failure of all religions from the very beginning , to satisfy the needs of mankind and command universal acceptance , which must inevitably reinforce the evidence that the very foundations of those religions and their associated ‘ gods ’ are based on false assumptions .
19 It is that conditioning in the cask that marks it out from the rest of the world 's beers .
20 It is that representation in my brain that is the immediate cause of my actions .
21 It is that pattern of perceptions , feelings , attitudes , goals and values that individuals have about themselves .
22 It is that feeling of pressure and strain , coupled usually with extreme hunger , that makes people break their diets yet again .
23 It is that feeling of having been chosen , being special , that makes the falling-in-love period such a pleasurable one .
24 It is that sort of tradition I shall be seeking to foster , albeit in lower percentage terms , ’ he said .
25 Reflection can be the stuff of cricket writing ; it is that sort of game .
26 It is that sort of attitude that has made Packer Australia 's richest man .
27 But really , it is that sort of part .
28 Cos it is that sort of thing is n't it ?
29 It is that form of analysis which indicates what Hill 's order-winning criteria are in specific situations .
30 It is THAT time of year again .
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