Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] argue that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was increasingly argued that unnecessary State control of personal and community affairs was wrong in principle , serving merely to weaken the capacity of the individual to enhance life chances ; arguments not heard for perhaps half a century were rehearsed . |
| 2 | With regard to the first , it was often argued that Afro-Caribbean family and child-rearing patterns harmed the intellectual and educational development of black children , but the misleading assumptions about these patterns and consequences have now been effectively contested ( Cross , 1978 ; Reeves and Chevannes , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | It was then argued that this provides the basis for preventive or corrective intervention in the form of competition policy . |
| 4 | Indeed it was still argued that determined efforts should be made towards monetary union so that eventually a common currency could be issued by a European central bank . |
| 5 | It was further argued that Australian citizens , like British citizens , can not bring claims against their government for violation of Australia 's international obligations . |