Example sentences of "is [adj] that [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little that farmers could , or can , do about these cultural changes which have come to broaden the horizons of so many rural people . |
| 2 | Although employees who decide not to move may be in breach of contract , there is little that employers can do . |
| 3 | It is understandable that society should demand to be protected from the risk of recurrence of a violent or sexual offence , but at present society 's response to even modest degrees of risk tends to be overly repressive and restrictive . |
| 4 | I know about these pirate recordings and they cause a lot of trouble — this is something we have to be very careful about with our CD videos — but I know that sometimes there are things that we can never recapture and it is understandable that people will want to have them . |
| 5 | It is unbelievable that Germany could let a dog of this quality go . |
| 6 | Festival organiser Ruth McKinley , said : ‘ It is unbelievable that lightning should strike twice . |
| 7 | Even so it is strange that Veblen should have failed to recognise the magnitude of what the fierce emulation of railroad promoters , industrialists and bankers in fact managed to achieve in North America during so short a space of time . |
| 8 | And in Milan , speculation is rife that Ferruzzi will soon sell its share of Fondiaria . |
| 9 | The aim must be to make ferreting as uncomplicated as possible , but it is undeniable that complications can and do occur . |
| 10 | Crêches can be expensive to run and it is possible that charges will be prohibitive , particularly if you are returning on a modest pay grade . |
| 11 | Some other Parkia species are dispersed by agoutis and it is possible that others may have been adapted to dispersal by large terrestrial herbivores that are now extinct . |
| 12 | It is possible that Offa would have liked Ecgfrith to have been consecrated either by the pope or by the papal legates . |
| 13 | It is possible that juries would prefer to convict of murder in such cases so as to register their abhorrence of the defendant 's activities in general . |
| 14 | It is possible that women will experience more occasions of loss and loneliness in extreme old age . |
| 15 | It is possible that firms could agree to co-ordinate their actions in some way without explicit communication and discussion . |
| 16 | People indeed talked privately about the waste of government money , the lack of respect for public property , and it is possible that government might have regarded a discussion of that issue alone as constructive criticism : Kufrans were not sure . |
| 17 | ‘ In the short run , it is possible that inflation will exceed the top of the target range during calendar 1993 , but it is more likely that inflation will remain in the 3 per cent to 4 per cent range in the absence of any unexpected shocks , ’ the report said . |
| 18 | However , with a business operation the size of ours , ( we handle nearly 1m parcels every working day ) it is possible that things will occasionally go wrong . |
| 19 | However , with a business operation the size of ours , it is possible that things will sometimes go wrong . |
| 20 | If the client 's business is a BSM franchise , it is possible that BSM may have some information on this point . |
| 21 | It is possible that epinephrine can only temporarily stop bleeding and keep vessel existent , while a sclerosing agent can actually clot the vessel , and thereby decrease rebleeding . |
| 22 | Describing the results as ‘ very encouraging ’ he said : ‘ It is possible that glasses will become a thing of the past . ’ |
| 23 | The NFU says it is possible that farmers may have to make a more positive contribution in return for conservation cash . |
| 24 | Indeed , it is possible that clinicians would treat cases which they find particularly interesting or challenging from a clinical viewpoint , rather than those which offer the most returns ( in terms of health improvement ) in relation to the cost . |
| 25 | It is possible that schemas will be presented in a way which overemphasizes participants ' intentions to resist . |
| 26 | It is possible that editing could be speeded up if some of these could be carried out by a facility that operated automatically , unless told not to . |
| 27 | In all cases where it is possible that wrecks may cause a future problem all steps should be taken to ensure that it is properly disposed of to avoid any possible future Third Party claims . |
| 28 | But it is possible that unemployment may push people to the political margins and this may deepen their social isolation . |
| 29 | It is possible that supplies may have reached them by the same inner Asian route by which they imported jade and turquoise and exported silk . |
| 30 | If now , with changes in costs , it is possible that surplus may be either increased or decreased , then it becomes of crucial importance to have some means of measurement . |