Example sentences of "it [verb] that any " in BNC.

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1 A more important problem with this treatment of the results is that it assumes that any particular rating means the same for all subjects .
2 At one point it seemed that any would-be London cabbie seeking to learn ‘ the knowledge ’ had only to memorise Ray Davies ' song output in order to locate any part of the Metropolis .
3 It seemed that any movement of hers would be a snub .
4 It stated that any women then in composing rooms could remain there , but that no new recruits were to be taken on before 30 June 1916 .
5 It states that any industrial action or strike called in any area of the union — the NUM is a federation of independent Branches , most of them geographically defined — must be sanctioned by the National Executive , or by ‘ a Committee … to whom the National Executive Committee may have delegated the power of giving such sanction …
6 It followed that any conflict in the industry was solely the result of mindless agitation and that the men were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders .
7 On the basis of her understanding , it appears that any artist in the USA who uses the conventions of the mass media in such a way as to produce a critique of the media ( and I can think of a good many ) is veritably a ‘ quasi-situationist ’ .
8 Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper .
9 Section 11 permits the revocation of an authorisation if , inter alia , it appears that any of the criteria specified in Schedule 3 is not or has not been fulfilled by the institution concerned .
10 The regulations give some guidance by directing that an application may be refused where it appears that any advantage accruing would only be trivial , where the simple nature of the proceedings would not normally require the assistance of a solicitor , or where funds from another source were available but not pursued .
11 This encompasses government imperatives as well as the management systems of the LEA and the school — it ensures that any clear sense of accountability , on the part of those at the ‘ production base ’ is improbable .
12 Because of the integral parts played by Mind and consciousness , it seems that any purely mechanistic description of the origins of life and the physical universe , is doomed to failure , for it ignores the manner by which the physical creation and physical bodies come into being as expressions of Mind and consciousness .
13 Second , it seems that any adequate account of language must include descriptions of abstract knowledge which makes production and comprehension possible ( see Chapter 1 ) .
14 These days , it seems that any musical anniversary divisible by five must needs provide an occasion for a major celebration .
15 It seems that any attempt to conceive of a content of a mental event , separately from its inherent subject , is in a way futile .
16 Given that the majority of people are as rational about their fertility as I am — and God knows we are the ones who have to live with our decisions — it seems that any government which tries to overrule those decisions for the sake of some nebulous ‘ common good ’ , or ‘ future benefit ’ is not to be trusted .
17 If , after acceptance of such a claim , it emerges that any of the information provided was incorrect or incomplete , the capital gains tax position in relation to the transfer will be computed and assessments made as appropriate .
18 It was impossible to avoid each other in such a hectic department , but fortunately the very business of it meant that any and every contact was necessarily fairly brisk .
19 It follows that any proposal for a use with potential odour emission problems could not be classed as ‘ light industrial ’ and might therefore be refused planning permission on the grounds of conflict with the local plan .
20 It follows that any increase in the militancy of trade unions which intensifies the competition between them will also tend to raise the rate of inflation .
21 It follows that any increase in trade union militancy , which reflects an intensification of the class struggle , may lead to an increase in the rate of inflation .
22 It follows that any proposal for change would be referred to customary ways of thinking , and this provides for the possibility of operational techniques which realize new ideas being devised as an extension of existing practices .
23 Innovations in teaching methods do not usually come in the form of simple additions to a teacher 's repertoire , generalizable to all subject matters , but are usually designed to achieve more effectively an understanding of some particular X. Usually , for a variety of reasons , the descriptions of ‘ how to proceed ’ are not at a level of precision which makes the teacher a programmed automaton ; it follows that any teacher persuaded to adopt the innovation must be willing and able to explore modifications to his repertoire in order to try and achieve the hoped-for improvement in his pupils ' understanding of X at which the innovation is aimed .
24 It follows that any work with children may and very probably will have sexual implications .
25 It follows that any significant increase in the number of defendants who are committed for trial to the Crown Court instead of being dealt with by the magistrates will itself engender further delays and so add to the growing remand problem .
26 It follows that any strategy to protect them and to ensure their future must include all these aspects , rather than attempt to protect one at the expense of others .
27 From that it follows that any tax , because it distorts the market , must be bad .
28 It follows that any IT system development methodology must include project management considerations .
29 It means that any slackening of energy will lead to a rapid slow-down .
30 Secondly , it means that any liquidity shortage initially suffered by banks will be instantly transferred to the discount market .
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