Example sentences of "is that such [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A drawback here is that such processes are limited in terms of the power of the grammars they permit . |
| 2 | The main concept , which goes against much traditional thinking about language , is that such change is a natural and inevitable process . |
| 3 | The fact is that such breakages are very uncommon , and that the quoted figure of 2,000 tank-related accidents a year includes things like ruptures and hernias while trying to lift them … |
| 4 | A fundamental disadvantage with the conception of the British schemes is that such compensation is neither considered nor provided . |
| 5 | The problem is that such transformations are seldom perceived whilst they are occurring ; they are usually identified long after the event . |
| 6 | The cold truth is that such captures are all too rare and it is a daily influx of petty offenders and successfully detected trivia that makes up the major part of the detective 's world . |
| 7 | A corollary of this is that such industries are far from simple to understand and hence they demand experts both to run them and to explain them to the general public , e.g. microelectronics , nuclear stations , oil refineries , etc . |
| 8 | The response of the companies is that such prices are necessary to recoup the costs of R&D , and to compensate for risk , since only a small proportion of R&D generates innovations that are commercially viable . |
| 9 | The reasoning here is that such goods are only capable of being identified through defining their characteristics . |
| 10 | Change is also implicit in the idea of polyfocal villages , since the suggestion is that such plans are produced by filling in properties between existing or earlier centres . |
| 11 | The presumption is that such agreements are contrary to the public interest , and the onus is on the parties to the agreement to demonstrate that a particular agreement is not . |
| 12 | One rather strange anomaly is that such intercourse is legal between consenting male adults over the age of 21 , but is illegal between heterosexuals and is punishable by a large fine or four years in prison . |
| 13 | What is surprising , however , is that such stories are told using the same , or very nearly the same , language . |
| 14 | The received wisdom is that such people are more likely to be Labour supporters , but their ‘ disappearance ’ also makes it harder to lend them money . |
| 15 | The difference now , however , is that such arguments are multiplied many times over , both by the much more extensive use of technology and the great number of technological developments which appear so quickly and exist at the same time . |
| 16 | Those who are ‘ wise ’ may keep to one purpose , but the implication is that such wisdom is not allowed to exist for very long . |
| 17 | In the same way , we should declare that we believe in the existence of God even when all the evidence is that such belief is absurd . |
| 18 | The reason is that such clauses are not looked upon with favour either by the courts or by Parliament . |
| 19 | The overwhelming body of evidence for Britain and the United States is that such ties are maintained after marriage and that this is not simply a matter of recognizing connections at Christmas and birthdays plus occasional visits or telephone conversations . |
| 20 | But the fact is that such tests are done on single chemicals , never on mixtures . |
| 21 | The trouble is that such verities are no longer enough . |