Example sentences of "is [vb pp] that [noun pl] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a society which is becoming increasingly influenced by computer and other information technology it is recognized that schoolchildren need the facility of interacting with the new technology as soon as possible . |
| 2 | It is recommended that users insert an entry of [ PRODUCT ] |
| 3 | It is said that Farafrans know the night sky better than most people know the rooms of their own home . |
| 4 | It is said that Arabs have no compunction about reneging on a deal , that they will blow hot and cold , use the phrase ‘ God willing ’ to suit their own purpose , say ‘ yes ’ when they mean ‘ no ’ and generally confuse their more direct Western counterparts . |
| 5 | It is said that MPs have not had many letters about the case , in which three businessmen nearly went to jail for doing what the Government had encouraged them to do . |
| 6 | It is said that men mature as they grow older like a good red wine , but that a woman 's beauty fades with age . |
| 7 | After all , it is said that children grow out of crime and naturally move to independence from their families . |
| 8 | Now I think it 's in Alice in Wonderland , that it is said that words mean what I intend them to mean . |
| 9 | Less obvious is the misguided logic it offers , for , if it is accepted that blacks have the natural ability and talent to do well in sports , then it can do no harm to encourage their participation in sport . |
| 10 | However , even if it is accepted that treaties do not perform a single function and should not all be subject to the same rules , there remains the threshold question of how treaties are best conceptualised and categorised . |
| 11 | It is felt that resources do not always match every kind of special need that may occur , especially in rural primary schools . |
| 12 | It is argued that lenders wish to be compensated for future inflation , and that the real rate of interest is a reward for postponing consumption to a future date . |
| 13 | The TUC 's response to such criticisms has been characteristically heavy-handed : McIlroy was barred from teaching on TUC courses , and it is alleged that attempts have been made to stifle debate . |
| 14 | There are obvious attractions in affording the Registrar an additional weapon in the form of a penalty recoverable by civil suit to which there is no defence once it is shown that accounts have not been delivered on time . |
| 15 | It is only when the fifth bar is reached that problems arise . |
| 16 | It is furthermore of great importance that the devices interfere less with working procedures than traditional shielding equipment does , and it is experienced that investigators use them more frequently than the traditional large shields . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it is acknowledged that disciplines maintain different marking conventions — differences that a grades-only system could reduce . |
| 18 | A full explanation of why it is believed that contributions have been over-paid , the amount and the period involved , and the names and NI numbers of the people concerned should be included . |
| 19 | Although it is assumed that birds have not a highly developed sense of taste , both tits and blackbirds , despite any flamboyant coloration to attract them , recognise Sturmers as worthy of attention , and those out of reach , when harder weather prevails , will , as in former winters , attract both fieldfares and winter-visiting blackcaps . |
| 20 | In the United States it is assumed that citizens have the right to know and it is up to the government to prove in court that certain types of information should not be disclosed . |
| 21 | Third , in all the campaign reports , it is assumed that canvassers do not have the time to discuss politics or local or personal grievances with voters on the doorstep during an election campaign . |
| 22 | The claim that status frustration is the motivating factor also suffers from a middle-class bias , in that it is assumed that delinquents cherish middle-class status goals , such as educational success . |
| 23 | ( It is assumed that members have read them . ) |
| 24 | Unless it is submitted that prisoners have , on entering prison , surrendered all rights over their own bodies , in which case medical experimentation on them would be equally lawful , the case can not stand as authority for the proposition that there exists a duty , even as regards prisoners , far less at large , to prevent someone from refusing food and , a fortiori , medical treatment . |
| 25 | The first is traditionalism , by which is meant that Conservatives have an attachment to established customs and institutions , and , as a corollary , a hostility to ‘ sudden , precipitate and revolutionary change ’ . |
| 26 | It is perceived that researchers wish to dot the i's and cross the t's . |
| 27 | For it seems that some assurance is required that societies have and must have this structure . |
| 28 | It is suggested that views diverge on the central question of the rights of parents to custody and control of their children in relation to the right of the state ( acting through courts and social work agencies ) to intervene in the parent-child relationship , to remove children from their parents , to allocate their care and control to other parties , and to determine their subsequent upbringing . |
| 29 | It is suggested that men become addicted to alcohol as a result of two quite different situations at work . |
| 30 | It is suggested that pupils choose a person whose Christian commitment has led him/her to work for the good of others , thus making a link with the Christian vocation to alleviate suffering and/or the work of Christians in relation to respect for human life ( both indicated in L.0.2 ) . |