Example sentences of "is [that] it is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For them , the major problem with sexist language is that it is outdated . |
| 2 | A second objection that will be brought is that it is odd to treat another as a rational being , in the Kantian sense , in erotic relations , of all places . |
| 3 | The most obvious quality of water , after all , is that it is liquid . |
| 4 | But they 're different , the thing about the fully-fashioned is that it is shaped . |
| 5 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
| 6 | The point of this stage is that it is cheap and easy , and does not necessitate going outside the building . |
| 7 | As Lord Richard said most eloquently and correctly in another place , the only new element of the offence is that it is non-violent and is almost certainly conducted without conspiracy or the involvement or others . |
| 8 | All I am trying to show is that it is possible to improve your general health and your sense of well-being by paying greater attention to what you put into your mouth and body . |
| 9 | Our experience is that it is possible to persuade unconvinced people to do something as drastic as this , but it is unwise and can lead to disaster . |
| 10 | What comes to the fore through Gandhi 's strictures on the attitudes and methods of certain Christian missionaries is that it is possible for religious zeal and enthusiasm to lead to activities inconsistent with the religious and ethical ideals or values one might be seeking to promote . |
| 11 | If you provoke anger in others in this way , part of the explanation is that it is possible to use provocation as a means of releasing your own tension by way of another person . |
| 12 | The implication of this perspective is that it is possible to give only a limited and provisional legitimacy to strategic nuclear weapons deployed as a second-strike ‘ deterrent ’ threat . |
| 13 | The result is that it is possible for an auditor to check network and data usage , secure from the scrutiny of the actual system operators . |
| 14 | A converse implication of the " dress of thought " view is that it is possible to write in a style which is the nadir of plainness and neutrality . |
| 15 | In this case the immediate position defended ( contra the work of Wyld and Zachrisson ) is that orthoepic evidence is better than other evidence , such as ‘ occasional spellings ’ ( Wyld , 1936 ) , but the underlying assumption ( which is more relevant here ) is that it is possible to write a continuous unilinear history of ‘ standard ’ English pronunciation . |
| 16 | There are many arguments as to which strategy is best ( de Nevers et al. , 1977 ; Wall , 1976b ) but increasingly the conclusion being reached is that it is possible to make use of the advantages of two or more strategies . |
| 17 | What has not been appreciated until recently , however , is that it is possible to see many of the land boundaries of the territorial divisions and ‘ estates ’ of this period on Dartmoor . |
| 18 | One particular strength is that it is possible to specify both the area and the subject of the map . |
| 19 | One result of this difference of reference is that it is possible to construct sentences which will be analytic or contradictory on the one interpretation but not on the other : ( 11 ) Nikolai offered us the message decoded but it was not decoded when he offered it to us 4.2 One curious feature about these adjectives is that they somehow seem to modify not only the noun which they accompany but simultaneously the verb as well ; if this is a genuine observation it will be surprising on general grounds , since it would be decidedly abnormal in syntax for one element to simultaneously qualify two different items . |
| 20 | What is particularly interesting about the agreement-marking " you know what I mean " is that it is possible — anecdotally , and rather impressionistically — to trace its recent history in London . |
| 21 | One of the advantages of a quantitative study of this sort is that it is possible to view at a glance a collected set of responses . |
| 22 | Two principles are usually mentioned : one is that it is possible in most cases to detect some sudden change from the pitch level at the end of one tone-unit to the pitch level that starts the following tone-unit , and recognition of the start of the following tone-unit is made easier by the fact that speakers tend to ‘ return home ’ to a particular pitch level at the beginning of a tone-unit . |
| 23 | Its one saving grace is that it is water-tight , which is more than can be said for the tonneau cover . |
| 24 | The answer is that it is mundane , but that it is the addition to these tasks of fluctuations in the level of activity which causes the problem . |
| 25 | The objection to the claim is that it is mere assertion or , more kindly , an act of faith . |
| 26 | One point Airtours is anxious to make is that it is normal for discounting to take place during May , June and October ; children are still at school and tour operators try to tempt others to book their holidays . |
| 27 | The most that can be claimed for it is that it is ingenious . |
| 28 | The second is that it is unclear whether the findings on animals really predict what has been observed in humans . |
| 29 | Its strength is that it is visual and easy to understand . |
| 30 | The justification is that it is undesirable for domestic firms to compete against each other in overseas markets : national welfare is enhanced if they maximize their joint rents . |