there's that

What you just said is indeed true. A: "Why are you passing on the promotion? Are you reluctant to take on more responsibility?" B: "There's that, but I'm also not sure I want to stay with the company any longer."

there ˌis ˈthat

said when agreeing with something: ‘Flying is quick, but it’s very expensive.’ ‘Yes, there is that.’

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"There's that Senior who is so devoted to you -- Will Leslie.

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There's that wonderful project of correspondence between Pontus Hulten and Jean Tinguely, printed on a gatefold.

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There's that British architect-artist society over whose exhibitions the London architectural press has an annual snigger.

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And there's that bit in the ballet when they're in threes and fours at the same time, and I said, `Wow, like, he's seen them, too.'

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Even though there's that unsettled aspect to the video, I hoped to draw people into a trancelike, meditative state.

A thousand words malerie marder talks about at rest, 2003

There's that ivory-tower gallery system, but there's also a tendency to avoid being a commodity and to be a practice instead.

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