Example sentences of "is not [adj] that this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising that this remarkably complete astronomical clock attracted the attention of princes . |
| 2 | Anguilla ( pronounced An-Gwil-a ) is just an hour 's flight from Antigua and with a mean monthly temperature of 80 degrees fahrenheit it is not surprising that this British Crown Colony is fast becoming the ‘ in ’ place for holidaymakers . |
| 3 | It is not surprising that this has become known as the ‘ Whig ’ Bible . |
| 4 | It is not surprising that this is so considering the background in Rome against which the Gospel is written . |
| 5 | It is not surprising that this conclusion has been reached by a number of writers , including Falk et al . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that this controversial Directive has not met the 1993 deadline , which the UK , centre of the European art market , says will drive the trade to the US , Switzerland or elsewhere . |
| 7 | It is not surprising that this denunciation is so regularly and vehemently levelled by Americans , especially bourgeois ‘ children of capitalism ’ , who have evidently commendably sensitive consciences . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that this movement had the sympathy of Euripides , who made considerable use of its tricks and mannerisms . |
| 9 | However , it is not certain that this completely solves the problem . |
| 10 | Though the Life says that Aethelbald 's happiness as king had grown in succeeding years ( since his accession ) ( Vita Guthlaci , ch. 52 ) , it is not certain that this means that Aethelbald was ‘ apparently at the height of his power ’ , and it is not impossible that the Life dates to a period before Aethelbald had asserted his authority outside his own kingdom — perhaps c . |
| 11 | It is not inevitable that this should be so . |
| 12 | Yet it is not obvious that this was the case . |
| 13 | In the very long term , automated machinery is likely to incorporate automatic diagnostic equipment in order to simplify maintenance , but it is not obvious that this will necessarily reduce the skill content of craft maintenance work . |
| 14 | Even then it is not obvious that this measure will actually yield the projected area . |
| 15 | Yet it is not clear that this promise can be translated into any effective weapon systems . |
| 16 | Of course , the effort required is a true social cost ( it reduces the manager 's utility , and the manager is a part of society ) and so it should be an offset on the social benefits , but nevertheless it is not clear that this mechanism described will lead to the socially efficient amount of effort being supplied . |
| 17 | Certainly , examples can be found where the growth of the enterprise has involved the creation of massive technical operating units ( in the car industry and the shipyards for instance ) but it is not clear that this trend will continue , and in some cases technological change is already undermining the competitive advantage of those enterprises operating very large-scale units . |
| 18 | Education regarding the potential dangerousness of the drug in overdose may prevent accidental deaths , but it is not clear that this alone will prevent death among those who impulsively overdose with this drug . |
| 19 | It is not clear that this had a significant effect . |
| 20 | Moreover , it is not clear that this pattern of results is what would be predicted on the assumption that subjects had schemas for situations previously available . |
| 21 | Although this concurs wit suggestions that magma in caldera-forming systems is produced at rates of around 1km 3 per thousand years , it is not clear that this is a reasonable timescale . |
| 22 | Although most speakers in British society are also literate , and therefore have the advantage of knowing where /r/ occurs in writing , it is not clear that this is really a big help in flowing conversation , though it might be in very slow speech styles . |
| 23 | Perhaps it is n't surprising that this system still continues . |
| 24 | To begin with the government wants private operators to cast a spider 's web of cable-TV over the country , It is n't obvious that this is the best way to go about it . |