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

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1 It is understandable that society should demand to be protected from the risk of recurrence of a violent or sexual offence , but at present society 's response to even modest degrees of risk tends to be overly repressive and restrictive .
2 Festival organiser Ruth McKinley , said : ‘ It is unbelievable that lightning should strike twice .
3 It is undeniable that artillery was making progress , and that its development was one of the major changes associated with the conduct of war at this time .
4 It is possible that lithium has an effect on the conduction in an axon by replacing the sodium ion and it is used in the treatment of depressive illness .
5 In addition , it is possible that hypertension and obesity are linked by a common but as yet unknown factor .
6 Therefore , it is possible that relief of gaseous distension may have some influence on a surgical decision .
7 It is possible that re-examination of these patients at a later date when any persisting antral gastritis has resolved may indicate that fasting gastrin consists entirely of G34 .
8 Writing in the International Journal of Epidemiology , the researchers said : ‘ It is possible that lung function like height is a marker of the effects of growth and development of childhood environmental factors such as nutrition and infection . ’
9 People indeed talked privately about the waste of government money , the lack of respect for public property , and it is possible that government might have regarded a discussion of that issue alone as constructive criticism : Kufrans were not sure .
10 ‘ In the short run , it is possible that inflation will exceed the top of the target range during calendar 1993 , but it is more likely that inflation will remain in the 3 per cent to 4 per cent range in the absence of any unexpected shocks , ’ the report said .
11 It is possible that Oct- 11 is activated in a similar manner in this cell line .
12 It is possible that quantum effects inhibit the formation of physical singularities ( see Chapter 12 ) .
13 On this basis you ensure as far as is possible that Decision Height is reached at a point where the field is ahead of you and visual contact established .
14 Even in non-calcareous rocks it is possible that sea water may exert a chemical action on some rock-forming minerals , thus causing a rapid dissolution of the rocks .
15 As lack of MHC class II antigens on the cell surface does not adversely affect the ability of cells to grow ( 35 ) , it is possible that pleiotropism is implicated .
16 In fact , since C/EBPα can also act as a repressor on some promoters or enhancers ( 46–47 ) , it is possible that down-regulation of C/EBPα by IL-6 may be responsible for the induction of C/EBP δ/NF-IL6; β .
17 It is possible that epinephrine can only temporarily stop bleeding and keep vessel existent , while a sclerosing agent can actually clot the vessel , and thereby decrease rebleeding .
18 If the explanation of affinity is true , then it is possible that spermatozoa produced by a male hybrid would contain only the paternal chromosomes , and will therefore carry the Y sex chromosome , a donkey-Y in male mules and a horse-Y in male hinnies .
19 It is possible that pollution affects their reproductive and immune systems , but there has only been piecemeal research on this subject . "
20 This surprising observation has implications for the application of d 3C A to the study of DNA-protein interactions since it is possible that DNA duplexes containing this analogue may still bind proteins in the minor groove and therefore , the results from such studies need to be interpreted with care .
21 Therefore , it is possible that back diffusion of H + ions secondary to disruption of the mucosal barrier plays a part in the failure of these beverages to stimulate acid secretion .
22 Of course , these considerations may lead firms collectively to undertake absurdly ambitious , big science projects when more modest research programmes would be optimal , and it is possible that research conducted collectively will be less well managed than a series of smaller scale independent projects ( the incentive to control costs may be weakened when costs are shared , and centralizing research efforts can often narrow their scope considerably ) .
23 Roe took his men from Alderley Edge and concentrated the company 's efforts at the new ore-body and it is possible that interest in the Coniston venture waned to some extent .
24 It is possible that LIFESPAN has been unable to create the output file for the mail in your current directory as the VMS account has insufficient disk quota available ( or the device is full ) .
25 It is possible that enzyme inhibition by these artificial colours contributes to the problem in people whose enzymes are partially defective .
26 It is possible that chromaticism favours the use of true intervals ; certainly the high degree of chromaticism in serialism goes well with canonic usages .
27 It is possible that efficiency considerations dominate once the nature of transactions is given , but that power is important in explaining their nature .
28 In Hampshire it is possible that boat traffic is too high at 1991 levels .
29 As the different alcoholic beverages have not been shown to cause different diseases it is possible that alcohol itself is the most harmful component of the beverages .
30 Consequently , it is possible that alteration is responsible , at least in part , for these unusual groundmass compositions .
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