Example sentences of "is these [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Our conclusion is these weak spots have to be strengthened beyond belief or the embankments moved back . ’
2 It is these syntactic relationships and the ways in which they can be handled which are primarily responsible for the distinction between pre-coordinate and post coordinate indexing systems — approaches which will be considered in Chapter 17 .
3 It is these negative characteristics which , it has been argued , lie behind the problems of urban decline .
4 It is these negative imaginings which make the fear an even greater reality .
5 It is these primary industries which will decide our economic success .
6 It is these economic stresses which bring about the tragedy of Margaret and her family and lead eventually to the Ruined Cottage , which remains as a symbol of these afflictions .
7 It is these private goods , available only through union membership , which may provide the incentive to join for potential members .
8 And is these hot dogs .
9 I mean the main thing is these new leaflets really
10 It is these metaphorical journeys that one sees on the walls of their tombs : the dead sailing the river in search of a promise .
11 It is these rare occurrences that have led to stories of tom-cat cannibalism — and to stories that paint the male feline as a savage monster bent on slaughtering and consuming his own children .
12 It is these highly-skilled experts who make up the 85-year-old association and exclusive club over which Mr Smythe now presides .
13 In addition , it is these ordinary women who should define the agenda of WACC 's programme .
14 Fuel is these young mothers ' greatest problem : it takes a large chunk of their small income , and many mothers are also housed on estates with either excessive heating costs or minimal heating provisions , which forces them to use expensive alternatives .
15 It includes The Undeclared War on Saturday and Life and Nothing But on Easter Monday , but the best is These Foolish Things ( BBC2 , Good Friday : 10.00–11.45 pm ) .
16 It is these induced voltages which are used to extract energy from the mechanical system and provide electromagnetic damping .
17 It is these horizontal economies of scale that are sometimes of key benefit to the purchaser .
18 This absence is all the more surprising given that it is these very questions which have dominated much of Marxist cultural theory over the past thirty years .
19 But it is these very qualities of perception and judgement that are reduced by stress .
20 It is these very services which can disable people , limiting the amount of real choice they have in their lives .
21 It is these history-caused distortions that may be changing .
22 It is these basic measures which can make a difference to saving lives all over the world .
23 Cosmic rays strike against atoms in the atmosphere as they pass through , and thus generate more charged particles and other forms of energy , and it is these secondary radiations that reach the Earth 's surface .
24 It is these differing activities , it is assumed , that will drive the overhead costs .
25 He added , ‘ It is these unexpected challenges , and how we respond to them , that build our characters and make us what we are . ’
26 I think the biggest problem is these extended guarantees and the ones that you pay that little bit extra for , thinking you 've got extra cover that you would n't normally have .
27 Because of the way that the two animals stand in relation to one another while grooming is going on , it is these vertical lines that are placed slap in front of their ‘ nearside ’ eyes .
28 It is these everyday experiences which help the child towards understanding .
29 but it cracked , cracked me up is these fucking songs that make you take and he keeps hiding behind the oil can
30 It is these pedagogical concerns that linguists must appeal to if they want teachers to listen to them , by demonstrating how linguistic concepts and knowledge can help to explain or solve them .
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