Although more gracile, it is clearly homologous to the orbitocerebral vein that is present in some sauropods like Diplodocus longus ([42 ]: fig. 6.9) and Camarasaurus lentus ([42 ]: fig. 6.8).
Little wonder, then, that the “Martian” novel and now the movie (due Oct. 2) come with the imprimatur of all that is nerdly.
If they disobey precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty . . . to disobey likewise. -Kettlewe.
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
That is so. You are responsible for this, is that not so?
That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it.
That is right; — keep to your 'magnum opus' — magnoperate away.
Meaning of that is for the defined word.
Grammatically, this idiom "that is" is an adverb, more specifically, a conjunctive adverb and an uncomparable adverb.