Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The polygenic nature of ageing contains a baleful message for gerontologists ; it is most unlikely that engineering of a few genes or intervention in a handful of physiological pathways will prevent the process from occurring . |
| 2 | It is most important that separation of the fines be carried out before drying of the sediment for , on heating , silts and clays produce crusts or durable pellets . |
| 3 | It is most important that teacher assessment should take account of the way pupils tackle writing tasks — that is , it should be sensitive to the writing process as well as to the finished product . |
| 4 | As the tensile strength of rocks is lower than the compression and shear strengths it is most likely that rock will be shattered during cooling and contraction . |
| 5 | I feel it is wholly wrong that abortion could be seen as a means of contraception because it not only wastes the money of the N.H.S. but I think that abortions should only be considered in certain cases . |
| 6 | It is highly probable that book provision and use will be a significant component in such inspections . |
| 7 | Certainly , if one were to divide the primary school day up into " skills and frills " sections , as it often is by teachers and others , then it is highly likely that project work would come in the " frills " section . |
| 8 | On all the evidence it is highly improbable that overvaluation was the dominant constraint ; particularly since import penetration occurred in a ratchet-like fashion . |
| 9 | It was not beyond the wit of any surgeon worthy of his calling or apothecary worthy of his phial to have been able to perform superficial embalming , and it is highly unlikely that assistance was asked for at the London end . |
| 10 | It is highly unlikely that semiconductor designs will be considered to be artistic works . |
| 11 | It is highly unlikely that research will do more than elaborate and refine matters upon which one may reasonably speculate from experience , from theories of behaviour generally , and from knowledge available from other areas , such as child abuse , or particular to ageing . |
| 12 | Scottish public opinion is rightly outraged that land can be bought and sold in such a fashion . |
| 13 | It is only fair that tourism should not , like ivy , choke the Alps , since if the ‘ product ’ is not looked after it may slip well past its ‘ sell-by date ’ . |
| 14 | His desire to have me visit him is so strong that charity will not let me refuse . |
| 15 | Gravity is so strong that space is bent round onto itself , making it rather like the surface of the earth . |
| 16 | In southern California , rainfall is so infrequent that Couch 's spadefoot may breed only once in two years . |
| 17 | One justification for this is that gravity is so weak that quantum gravitational effects would be large only at particle energies way beyond those in any particle accelerator . |
| 18 | Some writers use an engineering analogy and point out that the words ‘ stress ’ , ‘ strain ’ , ‘ tension ’ and ‘ pressure ’ are used when the load becomes too great and a breaking point is reached ; it is the point where the strain is so great that metal ceases to bend and it snaps . |
| 19 | The sales potential for technologydriven , ultra-real pornographic and violent experiences via the computer is so great that computer engineers are furiously designing software that will satisfy an otaku 's ‘ sexual ’ needs . |
| 20 | The damage that goats can inflict on each other with their sharp horns is so great that aggression has become highly ritualised . |
| 21 | Per capita costs of material appear low , but the project is so small that production costs are minimal and a great deal of good will and free time has gone into material production and distribution . |
| 22 | Such an analysis is so extensive that life moves on before the implementation is complete . |
| 23 | The casualty list is so long that manager Walter Smith can barely face talking about it . |
| 24 | Now , the coal crisis is so acute that steam locos on the mountain could become just a memory unless the present oil firing experiments at Snowdon are a success . |
| 25 | Initially it appears as an act of balance , with vigorous debate between those who think that censorship is never worth it , and those for whom pornography is so dangerous that censorship is not too high a price at all . |
| 26 | Cooling creates stress in tropical fish and in the Coral Seas it is so alien that coral fish will quickly die if chilled . |
| 27 | As the temperature increases , the entropy loss incurred during condensation becomes greater until eventually it is so unfavourable that condensation in the polymer is impossible , and phase separation takes place . |
| 28 | In reality , few farmers wear complete protection at the tank , and the operation is so messy that liquid is bound to get on the smallest area of exposed skin . |
| 29 | Although Sir Frederick Dainton , formerly a chairman of the University Grants Committee , spoke in 1984 of the need for a ‘ global , school-based assessment including profiles to end universities ' reliance on A levels ' for their admissions selection , it is exceedingly unlikely that entry to higher education would ever come to rely on profiles , or any other in-school method of assessment alone . |
| 30 | It is extremely important that Network members are given the opportunity to handle both of these tasks ( origination and/or contacts ) in an effective and professional manner . |