Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way in which child support is calculated means that the amount payable can vary according to a number of different factors . |
| 2 | In the long run it is by making efficient investment decisions that capacity is adjusted to ensure that this price also reflects long-run marginal cost . |
| 3 | Before a module is accepted by LIFESPAN , its header is checked to ensure that all its constituent keywords are present and that they contain at least the minimum amount of information required . |
| 4 | When a module name is first entered into LIFESPAN , it is checked to ensure that the same name has not already been chosen for another module . |
| 5 | The root package specified is checked to ensure that : |
| 6 | The root package specified is checked to ensure that : |
| 7 | The module specified is checked to ensure that : |
| 8 | Tom said he is fascinated to learn that her perky personality seemed unchanged in the spirit world . |
| 9 | It may misrepresent English and Irish experience to draw analogies between Spenser and current perspectives , but it equally is misplaced to deny that past and present discourses about Ireland possess noticeable similarities which have larger cultural consequences . |
| 10 | A level 1 assessment at age 7 is intended to signal that the child may need special help . |
| 11 | We shall instead suggest ( 40 ) , where the fact that the arrowhead passes through the square bracket is intended to show that the minor property does not simply qualify the entity as a whole , but the fact that it does not reach as far as the round bracket shows that the adjective is not a sense-qualifier : ( 40 ) |
| 12 | Crucial to the arguments of Bailey and Bickerton is the scaleability of their data , which is intended to show that the rules are added in a set order ( reflecting the historical development — the " decreolisation " of the language ) , and resulting in a systematic ordering of lects from bottom to top . |
| 13 | This is intended to mean that the object is attended to , and in some sense ‘ enjoyed ’ , for itself , ‘ for its own sake ’ , for the qualities it possesses in itself as apprehended , and which arouse our attention and interest ( p. 4 ) . |
| 14 | The Detailed Spectrum Investigation process is intended to ensure that everyone should derive maximum benefit from the limited radio spectrum resource . |
| 15 | The main safeguards in this area are the Housing Acts , supported by public health legislation , which is intended to ensure that no person should be allowed to live in a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation . |
| 16 | Whilst in most cases offenders rarely have the funds to provide victim compensation , this legislation is intended to ensure that if money in the form of literary profits is available , it be preserved for the victim . |
| 17 | That construction is intended to ensure that the courts do not substitute their view for that of the administrator just because they believe that a different conclusion would be more reasonable . |
| 18 | The wording of the section suggests that this power could not be used to restrict the right to inspect or obtain copies , for example by requiring good cause to be shown thus preventing share registers being used as ‘ sucker-lists , ’ but is intended to ensure that the matter is reproduced in a way which is as ‘ user-friendly ’ as possible without imposing undue burdens on the company . |
| 19 | As you will appreciate , the above is intended to ensure that there is no ambiguity about the nature of the planning permission being sought by your client . |
| 20 | The programme is intended to ensure that people can make profit out of public service rather than to achieve the goals that we see as important for ourselves . |
| 21 | The new directive is intended to ensure that national authorities process toxic substances as close to source as possible , thereby minimising the risk of accidents while in transit . |
| 22 | The rule , Rule 15 ( Client Care ) , and the Law Society guide that interprets it , is intended to ensure that the client is properly informed at all times , as to who is dealing with the matter , as to the available complaints procedure and as to how the action is progressing . |
| 23 | Of course , none of this is intended to imply that there are no important differences between the two styles of social research , for clearly there are . |
| 24 | For all irrational and exploitative forms of authority , self-assertion — the pursuit by another of his own goals — is the arch sin because it is a threat to the power of the authority ; the person subject to it is indoctrinated to believe that the aims of the authority are also his , and that obedience offers the optimal chance for fulfilling oneself . |
| 25 | Approve that the SRO is amended to provide that where a bill is paid by deduction , then either [ i ] if within a three month period following delivery of the bill written objections are made by the entitled third party or client , notice of rights under the SRO should then be given , or [ ii ] the notice of rights under the SRO must be served on all clients and entitled third parties at the time of delivery of the bill . |
| 26 | She expects him to be an untidy swimmer , but is irritated to find that he has a smooth powerful crawl which takes him through the water swiftly and seriously . |
| 27 | One thing is clear from the hon. Gentleman 's attitude : were there ever a Labour Government , there would be no review of programmes and there would be no assessment of the way in which help is given to ensure that it is cost effective or of how Government resources are deployed to ensure that the taxpayer gets the best value for money . |
| 28 | One is given to understand that it is a perfectly common psychological state which has afflicted nearly everyone at some time . |
| 29 | Typical examples are cases where one is given notice that everyone who enters a certain house , club , or park must abide by certain rules , obey a certain authority , or do so at his own risk . |
| 30 | It is , however , worth looking at the parent fish when spawning is completed to check that they have not been damaged . |