Example sentences of "[pron] [is] tempting [verb] [that] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tempting to speculate that either of these regions in CREB might include the CBP100 binding site . |
| 2 | It is tempting to speculate that this factor may be early childhood sun exposure , which not only causes development of large numbers of naevi but also acts as an initiating agent for later development of melanoma . |
| 3 | It is tempting to say that this will make no difference . |
| 4 | It is tempting to assume that those particularly committed to Language in Education would have replied , but there is no way of being sure about this . |
| 5 | Although it is tempting to suggest that analogous neurons are involved in the orientation discrimination of bees , this temptation should be resisted — at least for the time being . |
| 6 | But it is tempting to suspect that one reason for Mr Major 's reluctance to shake out his cabinet is that he can not think who to put there instead . |
| 7 | It is tempting to think that one of these robbed tombs may have been that of Imhotep , buried near to the king he had served . |
| 8 | It is tempting to think that economic reform in Latin America is incompatible with democracy . |
| 9 | Something ancient is surfacing here , in other words , and it is tempting to believe that some French critics , especially those who are hostile to the English a cappella tradition ( to whom we shall return ) , can hear in English choral recordings the voice of their ancient Protestant adversary all too clearly . |