Example sentences of "is [adj] that [det] " in BNC.

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1 There are no positive guidelines for structure or design , and in that respect there is little that this book can contribute , other than to illustrate those impressive examples we have seen .
2 John Anderson , principal hydrologist with the Tay River Purification Board , is emphatic that any attempt to hold back the irresistible force of the Tay is doomed to failure .
3 Deputy Editor John Bryant said : ‘ It is absurd that any newspaper should ask the Office of Fair Trading to raise the price of another newspaper , particularly at a time when all the qualities are losing circulation .
4 IT IS shameful that some people are saying Britain should not give sanctuary to refugees from the civil war in Yugoslavia .
5 It is strange that that point is being made because of a shift of about 1,000 votes in a constituency .
6 ‘ It is strange that most companies insure property , plant and equipment against damage or theft as a matter of routine .
7 It is strange that those who wish to discredit the reliability of the Bible sometimes seem to have such strong faith in the reliability of other ancient records !
8 ‘ Master , ’ I touched him on the shoulder , ‘ it is strange that these messengers stop at the same convent where the Lady Francesca was educated .
9 Given his initial thought that properly established geometrical results would not be disputable , it is ironical that this claim led to lengthy and acrimonious argument , and brought Hobbes into some disrepute .
10 From a rural development point of view it is preferable that such industries have a family or community labour base and that the initiative for their establishment comes principally from the community .
11 While it is undeniable that that system has had a dramatic effect of the development of the market it is incorrect to assume that it is the only one which is influencing it .
12 It is undeniable that most readers find amusement to be part of their experience of these texts .
13 Of course it is possible that neither of these political showbiz programmes would actually survive even until the interval .
14 But it is possible that all this evaluation of sites and techniques may be wasted .
15 It is possible that all dreams are merely mental detritus .
16 If at least some people and states obey some laws for other reasons , such as moral conviction or non-coerced self-interest , then it is possible that all persons and states might do so .
17 A. Discus would normally begin to display courtship at the age of nine months , so it is possible that all your Discus are of the same sex .
18 Apparently it was convenient for BR to say that , because , had there been such a high-speed line included in the Channel Tunnel Bill , it is possible that that Bill would have fallen .
19 It is possible that such authoritarian actions will occur again as soon as another crucial appointment to the hierarchy comes up .
20 Lillian Faderman accepts that women 's relations may have been less physical in the past , but asserts that it is possible that such relations were still lesbian :
21 As it is possible that such an offence will be committed on any march or demonstration , the Act gives the power to tap any organization engaged in such activity .
22 It is possible that such perturbations to regional heat flow may have affected the evolution of vitrinite reflectance in the underlying Carboniferous rocks .
23 It is possible that such people had minor enzyme deficiencies before their damaging exposure , but that these were not causing any symptoms at that stage .
24 Nor do the minutes provide evidence of any formal attempt to compare the cost of improving Village school building with the cost of transporting the children to Green Haven , though it is possible that such studies took place .
25 It is possible that such customers will not be concerned by an indirect holding via an index future ( Martin , 1988 ; Luskin , 1987 , pp. 343 4 ) .
26 However , it is possible that such " cutting " was intentional , in order to create the effect of a movement away from the spectator ( who is seen to be receiving a privileged view ) .
27 It is possible that such errors however , are merely indicative of the same craftsman 's readjustments .
28 Indeed it is possible that many people recognise subconsciously that the hypothesis is not merely unprovable , but false ; certainly many drift away from an active interest in the subject .
29 It is possible that many cases of petty assault were instituted as retaliation for verbal abuse .
30 While some landforms may have been so produced , it is possible that many of them may be relict forms subject to little later modification .
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