Example sentences of "it is when [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example : to move from one foot to two in any glissade , it can and should be when first studied a smooth gliding movement as it is when Albrecht gently draws Giselle to sit on the bench before telling her of his love . |
| 2 | It is when positions become polarized between non-disabled feminists and disabled activists that it is seemingly lost . |
| 3 | It is when guilt lingers into adulthood that the damage is done . |
| 4 | It is when ageist attitudes become part of the rules of institutions , govern the conduct of social life , and blend imperceptibly into everyday values and attitudes that they have a drastic effect on the way older people lead their lives . |
| 5 | It is when morale is very low that we find it difficult to cope with the problems and difficulties of life , and when counselling can become vitally important . |
| 6 | The interesting thing about it is when Bill 's talking he 's describing a sort of village atmosphere and , of course , it 's a re-creation of a village sort of atmosphere , but it 's a village of choice , a community of the mind rather than one you were born into . |
| 7 | Riddler 's son , she tells Praxis , is ‘ the product of a single night of love — if love it is when strangers collide in chaos . ’ |
| 8 | Corporate funding , which rose to around £30m last year , has its part to play , irritating though it is when executives parade as great patrons while giving away their shareholders ' money . |
| 9 | In summary , it is when capital expenditure is financed from borrowing that we see the most fundamental difference between local government accounting and commercial accounting . |
| 10 | It is when actions and images begin to become symbolic , or at least contain symbolic resonance , that drama becomes really " tingly " — both for teacher and children . |
| 11 | Many of the more worrying disciplinary problems of childhood and adolescence involve moral rules , and it is when children break these rules that parents become most perturbed . |
| 12 | How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity … |
| 13 | It is when understanding , compromise and trust in sexual matters are lacking in a marriage that the sexual problems which are at times inevitable assume their largest proportions . |
| 14 | As is the case with almost all fish diseases , it is when situations of poor water quality , inefficient filtration/aeration and overcrowding exist that conditions serve to weaken the immune defence of the host fish , allowing rapid multiplication of the parasite . |
| 15 | Even in Lancashire , where in Blackburn , Preston and Burnley as many as one-third of women continued to work after marriage , the Cotton Factory Times could print a piece of verse which to all intents and purposes ignored married women 's double role : ‘ How Sweet it is when toil is o'er/To sit upon the hearth once more/To whistle , sing and sweet converse/With the sweetest queen in universe/In homely way ’ . |
| 16 | Although the perception that Phase 3 schools were under-resourced was widespread , the effectiveness of the PNP staffing enhancement was certainly not a consequence of numbers alone , any more than it is when schools are staffed at the conventional establishment figure . |
| 17 | On stage each of the Highwaymen does his greatest hits , but it is when Cash is growling Ring of Fire , Folsom Prison Blues , Ragged Old Flag and Boy Named Sue that the show really brings the house down . |
| 18 | According to Gandhi , it is when symbols become fetishes and embodiments of the divine , that they might be construed as idols . |
| 19 | It is when family duties , responsibilities , roles and expectations are confused , uncertain or even mutually incompatible that problems within families arise . |