Example sentences of "is that [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new calendar , now known as the ‘ Young-Avestan calendar ’ appears to have been adopted in the reign of Cambyses ' great successor Darius I. The most thorough and plausible investigation of the date of its introduction is that made a few years ago by the distinguished historian of ancient astronomy the late Willy Hartner of Frankfurt University . |
| 2 | What I wish to suggest is that filling the structural lacuna makes structured talk without higher-order thought look much less likely . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , my conclusion is that to allow a local government authority to sue for libel would impose an added and substantial restriction upon freedom of expression which , having regard to the ability of individuals within a local authority to sue for libel , and to the ability of a local government authority to sue for malicious falsehood , or to invoke the criminal law of libel , can not be regarded as necessary in our democratic society . |
| 4 | And we talk about standard light bulbs — the idea here is that take a terrestrial example again , suppose you 're looking out at night and you see a light approaching you , if it 's a cyclist with a very faint light then you 'll not see him until he 's quite close . |
| 5 | The second bet is that drawing a red marble wins £1000 , drawing a blue marble wins nothing . |
| 6 | The second bet is that drawing a red marble wins £1000 , drawing a blue marble wins nothing . |
| 7 | The reality is that having a comprehensive and fairly-balanced service agreement is a tremendous advantage to any executive , but it is not in itself enough . |
| 8 | The crucial point is that having a great sound is one thing , but being a good subject for an article may be something else entirely . |
| 9 | The simple fact is that making the prehistoric — that is , the repressed — part of the mind conscious is a vital aspect of the further development of the ego because conscious insight into itself and its motivation is essential to the ego 's rationality and competence in administering and mastering the instinctual drives of the id . |
| 10 | The final sting in the tail , however , is that adding a decent keyboard to your Spectrum is , while adding to its usefulness , going to raise its price to a level where you 'd have got a decent keyboard included in the cost . |
| 11 | With more than 130 successful wines to choose from , it would be a very pleasant experience indeed just trying to find out what it is that makes a good wine a winner , observed one Winemark spokesman . |
| 12 | The most important of these is that depicting the Royal Maundy ( Beauchamp Collection ) and an early portrait of Elizabeth I ( Royal Collection ) . |