Example sentences of "is that [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , the law is unclear , though perhaps the better view is that subjective knowledge is required . |
| 2 | Word from Ford is that better seats are on their way this year . |
| 3 | The clear implication is that greater weight is being given to macro-planning , in the hope that greater effectiveness here will indirectly benefit individual projects . |
| 4 | A second point to be noted in this , and in a large number of other conversational fragments , is that personal topics are frequently introduced through first person reference in one form or another . |
| 5 | The worrying fact is that serious over-use is drying up some of our rivers and natural underground water levels . |
| 6 | Another reason to be grateful for all the publicity and discussion about child abuse is that former victims are seeking treatment at a far earlier age than was previously the case and therefore are able to go on and live a normal life once that treatment is complete . |
| 7 | ‘ The really worrying thing is that higher education is being regarded as a commodity for sale rather than something that we should invest in . |
| 8 | Smith says the message from Soviet data is that one year is the most people can take . |
| 9 | One commentator suggests that : " the essence of agency is that one person is entrusted with the power to act for another in that other 's interest , a clause enabling him without warning on a particular occasion to act in his own interest , or in the interest of another principal , seems plainly inconsistent with the whole nature of fiduciary responsibility . " |
| 10 | It is , of course , quite obvious once we stop to think about it that the important difference between those that produced the cold and those that did not is that one group was susceptible to it whilst the other one was not . |
| 11 | The most obvious fact is that real problems are rare . |
| 12 | The sad fact is that dolphin-friendly labels were a commercial decision by companies looking to protect their profits , not dolphins . " |
| 13 | The justification given is that richer people are better able than poorer people to carry a relatively larger share of the tax burden . |
| 14 | stuff that Oh is that that Nestle 's th Yeah , Milky Bar . |
| 15 | But the only thing I know is that that ship was sunk by the Germans in Cardigan Bay . |
| 16 | The trouble is that that 58% is largely money in-and-money-out . ’ |
| 17 | Its basis is that all life is to be valued and treated with respect ; that the rhythm of life is something implanted by the Creator ; that the different ecosystems have to be treasured , even when we regard them as hostile to human life itself . |
| 18 | The principle is that all movements are entered twice , once in the ‘ in ’ or credit side of one account and once in the ‘ out ’ or debit side of a different account . |
| 19 | The principle is that all movements are entered twice , once in the ‘ in ’ or credit side of one account and once in the ‘ out ’ or debit side of a different account . |
| 20 | The reason is that all males are potential — and usually actual — competitors for females ; hence sexual selection favours males who optimize male characteristics . |
| 21 | The premise of Basic Instinct is that all women are homicidal maniacs . |
| 22 | One common stereotype is that all women are natural wives and mothers . |
| 23 | The idea is that all citizens are bound together in a sort of multilateral contract which defines our reciprocal rights and duties . |
| 24 | The effect is that all readings are slightly low . |
| 25 | The alternative benign view is that all contracts are made , broadly speaking , to ease the flow of product . |
| 26 | As we know , exercise plays an important part in any diet/exercise routine , but the key thing is that all exercise is not the same . |
| 27 | The first is that all judges are ‘ conservative ’ to one degree or another ; they have to be . |
| 28 | ( The seller will generally try to restrict this to a warranty of specifically identified information : the acquirer will want a warranty of all information but not if the consequence is that all information is to be treated as a disclosure ) . |
| 29 | The idea is that all results are published and schools are then placed in league tables , so the main purpose of the tests is as much about the stimulation of competition as it is about diagnosing individual children 's strengths and weaknesses . |
| 30 | All we ask is that all fees are finally paid by the end of January . |