Example sentences of "have been [verb] that the present " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been argued that the present day focus of international law is upon disputes relating to parties ' interests in satisfying needs , and values , rather than upon formalistic attention to rights . |
| 2 | It has been argued that the present procedure for the passage of legislation does not provide effective scrutiny , that Parliament simply legitimises that which the Government has decreed . |
| 3 | It has been argued that the present law pays too great a regard to the need to preserve public order and does too little to facilitate peaceful protest , e.g. wide police powers to impose conditions to preserve the peace ; the restrictions on spontaneous demonstrations . |
| 4 | Although I had been informed that the present French artists were low in merit , I did not expect to find them , with little exception , so totally devoid of it . |
| 5 | Criticisms have been made that the present system excludes private shareholders . |
| 6 | Ministers have been told that the present Levy Order does not explicitly provide for the recovery of levy from live lamb exports . |