Example sentences of "is [verb] that [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is to emphasise that Papert is fighting major battles over the nature of the relationship between computers and education . |
| 2 | If it is claimed that reasons are needed for this verdict , which might be doubted , one has to do with the fact that we do not take all the causes of behaviour to be other behaviour . |
| 3 | Thus it is claimed that God is perfectly just , where we are imperfectly so — indeed it is sometimes said that God is ‘ justice ’ or ‘ justice itself ’ . |
| 4 | Collecting bias seems to be greater for molars than for incisors , not surprising when it is considered that incisors are easier to locate in the pellets than are molars , and so an excess of incisors may be combined with a deficit of molars where there is collecting bias . |
| 5 | In one argument it is pronouncing that huntsmen are having fun , while five sentences later it is saying they are cruel and wicked . |
| 6 | It is reported that police were satisfied that the wife acted under duress in the various crimes in which she got involved in . |
| 7 | It is recommended that forms be obtained by schools , colleges and individuals from the Art and Design Admissions Registry . |
| 8 | Therefore , it is recommended that embryos be classified according to distinctive morphological features and certain physical dimensions to provide a more accurate and sensitive means of standardizing experiments . |
| 9 | It is recommended that samples be stored at mean maximum temperature and mean maximum humidity appropriate to the market concerned . |
| 10 | Occasionally , when Karajan has conducted an Offenbach overture with unusual verve and power , one is reminded that Bismarck was one of the Frenchman 's greatest admirers ; but inasmuch as Karajan 's own personality seeps into his conducting of comic music , it is a certain mordancy of spirit that shines through . |
| 11 | One way of understanding structures larger than ribosomes is to remember that organisms are made of different kinds of cells — muscle cells , bone cells , nerve cells , and so on — arranged in space . |
| 12 | Where it is suspected that headgear is below the British Standard the assistance of a Forensic Science Laboratory could be sought . |
| 13 | In addition , it is said that gas is cheaper , but that is not true on two counts . |
| 14 | It is said that invoices were raised against Wessex on behalf of Abbey and that when payment was received by Abbey the moneys were diverted by Mr. Tully and others and were partly dissipated in bribes and partly disguised and concealed in various bank accounts and other havens . |
| 15 | It is said that Watt was rather jealous about this . |
| 16 | It seems to me quite arbitrary to disallow man-made machines this ability , when it is accepted that men are machines , and that such an unknown machine as a Martian may also perceive meanings . |
| 17 | However , even if it is accepted that IIAs are marginal to the prospects of urban economic development and employment creation , it seems evident that some approaches to industrial improvement are more successful than others . |
| 18 | If the argument is accepted that dinosaurs were on their way to possessing a non-reptilian or bird-like heart , then as soon as the separation of the heart valves was complete it enabled the thecodonts , probably in the Triassic . |
| 19 | For the purposes of this study , the conservative assumption is made that profits are repatriated within companies , and captured in investment expenditure . |
| 20 | With such magnificent surroundings , it is fitting that Kenwood is the home of one of the most important private collections of paintings to be given to the nation this century , including world-famous works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Turner , Reynolds and Gainsborough . |
| 21 | In the event that it is felt that enquiry is allowable , the usual choice is between Proof or Jury Trial . |
| 22 | In Africa , it is argued that man was using fire at least 50–55 000 years ago , taking coals from camp to camp and using the fire to smoke out bees from their nests in honey-hunting , or driving game . |
| 23 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
| 24 | If this cycle obtains , then it is argued that government is controlled , and public policy is congruent with the wishes of the majority of the electorate for most of the time . |
| 25 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 26 | It is argued that birth is an illogical and inappropriate criterion for membership . |
| 27 | It is argued that children are quite aware of the elements of discourse , are able to argue , and to rearrange the sequence of their stories . |
| 28 | Here it is argued that jurisdiction is conditional on its proper exercise so that even if a tribunal is entitled to enter into the enquiry , it can lose its power by the way that power is used . |
| 29 | In standard economic theory it is argued that regulation is required if market failures occur . |
| 30 | The inference seems to work roughly like this : assume B 's utterance is relevant ; if it 's relevant then given that A asked a question , B should be providing an answer ; the only way one can reconcile the assumption that B is co-operatively answering A's question with the content of B's utterance is to assume that B is not in a position to provide the full information , but thinks that the milkman 's coming might provide A with the means of deriving a partial answer . |