Example sentences of "it [adj] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once experimental control achieved in laboratory conditions made it possible to demonstrate that the strength of specific behaviours was indeed a function of environmental events , it seemed reasonable to describe such events as reinforcers . |
| 2 | Is it possible to arrange that they be given blanks and do n't know which are the blanks and which are the real , because otherwise there 's a risk after you 've done this the schools will suspect that they 're low , and therefore they will add a little on to their blank or something like that . |
| 3 | Accepting for a moment this kind of argument , the question is , is it possible to argue that there is some accepted component of grammar that is non-autonomous with respect to pragmatics ( i.e. some component requiring pragmatic input ) ? |
| 4 | Is , is it possible to argue that the south is fundamentally different in terms of its ? |
| 5 | No more is it possible to claim that the strict code of social morality and convention which helped to sustain the political system was held in place from outside against the will of most Japanese people . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , is n't it possible to say that Chatterton definitely could n't have done it ? ’ |
| 7 | The ends of the rivets were bent over at right angles on the back of the shield making it possible to calculate that the wooden boards of the complete circular shields were 0.5 to 1.5 cm thick . |
| 8 | Only by touch was it possible to establish that the body inside was entire , though it was not practical either to drain the liquid or to lift the remains . |
| 9 | It did not make sense to see all the lower animals as merely immature versions of humankind , nor was it possible to assume that every extinct population had been perfectly adapted to the conditions of its own time . |
| 10 | Successive Secretaries of State have stated that only by the unvarying observance of this practice is it possible to ensure that in no circumstances is anything said or not said which , by comparison with what was said on a different occasion , might imply that a warrant had or had not been issued . |
| 11 | This makes it possible to believe that God can relate to us , and that he can reach out to us and transform our nature . |
| 12 | The contemporary tumours that Eleanor had been an adulteress made it possible to believe that she preached what she practised . |
| 13 | Cyprian thought it absurd to suppose that where there is no true eucharist ( in schism ) , there can be valid baptism . |
| 14 | But was it right to argue that British banking suffers from overcapacity ? |
| 15 | I think that that is over optimistic , I can not be confident that there will be any local authority provision at all , it seems to me that this particular provision is really vital to Paul 's education and I think it right to ensure that it is available . |
| 16 | The implied duty to co-operate ( see 8.17.4 ) should make it unnecessary to stipulate that the parties will provide the expert with all information and documents he reasonably requires : sometimes expert clauses contain a specific provision to this effect . |
| 17 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 18 | Nor is it sensible to wish that it were otherwise , since raptures , aesthetic , erotic , intellectual , mystical , in which the spontaneous floods the whole of consciousness , can lift us to heights of awareness beyond our ordinary capacities . |
| 19 | Is it sensible to consider that this natural intelligence or healing power would produce a situation that was without a purpose , for which no reason existed and which was harmful to the person when considered as a whole ? |
| 20 | In your nightmare , you feel that decisions about your life are made somewhere else by someone else — people who know little of you or your job , thus making it easier to decide that you no longer fit into this year 's marketing or accounting fashion |
| 21 | Our study of exotic tribal religions , however , enables us to come to terms with this tantalizing problem at a safe distance ; indirectly it makes it easier to realize that it is not the presence of such beliefs that is odd or unusual but their absence . |
| 22 | The anonymity guarantee must be supported by an atmosphere of permissiveness in the question , e.g. someone may find it easier to admit that they have broken copyright law when faced with the options . ’ |
| 23 | On this side of the Channel , in contrast , religion still maintains its place in schools , however uneasily ; and this itself has made it easier to assume that somehow or other there will be moral teaching as well . |
| 24 | Metaphors of grasping call attention to the active process of thinking rather than to static and distinct thoughts , and make it easier to understand that we interpret and organize rather than passively reflect . |
| 25 | make it easier to ensure that your application form/letter underlines what suits you to the job . |
| 26 | Secondly , the buyer may find it easier to establish that it was not a contractual document . |
| 27 | Is not it sad to hear that until yesterday no representations had been made on the patients charter by NUPE and COHSE ? |
| 28 | As for school libraries , the confusion caused by the complexity of educational change and the financial problems of local education authorities make it easy to believe that they have virtually ceased functioning . |
| 29 | A day of celebration and a day of tragedy , one superimposed upon the other , so that Amabel , who did not even wish to be rational , found it easy to believe that Ben Braithwaite had broken not only Linnet 's heart , but Gemma 's . |
| 30 | In practice , you will seldom find it easy to show that you have suffered in that way and , in particular , you are not entitled to compensation to reflect the emotional distress than an unjust dismissal may well cause both you and your family . |