Example sentences of "it can [be] argue that the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It can be argued that the increase rather than the reduction in the need for aid is due to a series of weaknesses in its composition and nature . |
| 2 | If the point of distinguishing murder from manslaughter is to mark out the most heinous group of killings for the extra stigma of a murder conviction , it can be argued that the ‘ grievous bodily harm ’ rule draws the line too low . |
| 3 | It can be argued that the art of the actor is but a sophisticated reflection of what occurs in all human action : a struggle between what is privately felt and symbolically controlled ( using ‘ symbolic ’ in the sense of the ‘ public language ’ of number , words , gesture and sound , etc. ) , a perpetual state of disequilibrium between personalising and objectifying . |
| 4 | On the other hand it can be argued that the sauropods like Brachiosaurus were so large , and with a relatively small surface area through which to cool compared with their enormous volume , that their cooling rate could have been slow enough to allow them to sustain more continuous activity than smaller , living reptiles . |
| 5 | It can be argued that the peasantry in LDCs today have revolutionary potential because their situation is so similar to that of the urban proletariat in Marx 's day . |
| 6 | However , it can be argued that the drive towards particular and explicit ends has actually limited what these partnerships could achieve . |
| 7 | Now it can be argued that the mere collection of information about named persons is not in itself necessarily wrong ; even if it does offend against good taste — like the prying neighbour behind the lace curtains — it is hardly an area for the heavy hand of the law . |
| 8 | One field can not exist within another field without an interaction between them , therefore it can be argued that the Universe is an energy field and that everything that exists in it is a subsidiary or component part of the total field . |
| 9 | It can be argued that the cash outflow in respect of the reorganisation costs relates to the acquisition of a subsidiary , and should be shown under investing activities . |
| 10 | If the management m a company get a pay rise , then it can be argued that the shop-floor workers should get one too . |
| 11 | Without these other sources of income , it can be argued that the DVR actually made an operating loss in 1991 of nearly £35,000 . |
| 12 | In a sustained way ( meaning in more than sporadic decisions ) , it can be argued that the court has been critical to national questions only twice . |
| 13 | Although it can be argued that the ultra vires doctrine in company law was originally used to try to prevent concentration in industry this task has fallen primarily to competition law . |
| 14 | It can be argued that the English courts have concluded that the danger that the judgment of the directors might be swayed by their own personal interest in retaining control of the company takes the decision outside the province where we should defer to their skill and judgment . |
| 15 | Thirdly , it can be argued that the discretion creates unacceptable uncertainty and unpredictability in the law because it allows a person to be refused relief on unexpected and ill-defined grounds . |
| 16 | It can be argued that the requirement of obtaining leave is the price for the generous standing rule under Ord. 53 , and that for this reason the standing rule for hybrid judicial review actions not brought under Ord. 53 ( for which leave is not required ) should be stricter than that under Ord. 53 . |
| 17 | It can be argued that the question of whether an applicant ought to be required to use Ord. 53 procedure should depend on whether the particular procedural features of Ord. 53 are appropriate to the case . |
| 18 | Indeed , it can be argued that the wisdom of believing or dis-believing is itself questionable . |
| 19 | Indeed it can be argued that the churches in such places were heir to a ‘ purer ’ tradition than Rome 's , because it was not diluted and distorted by Pauline thought ; it was something closer to what Jesus himself , James and the original Nazarean hierarchy would have propagated . |
| 20 | It can be argued that the smaller units are more labour intensive . |
| 21 | It can be argued that the successful development of such techniques requires an adherence to semantic theory from both the computational and linguistic perspective , to provide a sound theoretical framework . |
| 22 | In both cases it can be argued that the succession is not to the treaty , but to the territory as defined . |
| 23 | It can be argued that the recognition and acceptance of the new State by the international community is conditional upon its acceptance of the treaty , but this is contrary to the objective criteria of Statehood , and does not conform with practice . |
| 24 | It can be argued that the central function of explanations is the sharing function . |
| 25 | It can be argued that the major failings in 1940 lay not with the government but with the Army whose ageing generals were quite unprepared for the tactics of blitzkrieg . |
| 26 | It can be argued that the ordinary use of the word ‘ prejudice ’ indicates that the traditions of liberalism have passed into everyday discourse . |
| 27 | At the simplest level , it can be argued that the concentration of growth in a small number of settlements will ease pressure on , and help to preserve , the remainder of the countryside . |
| 28 | Thus , it can be argued that the impact of the young Elvis Presley was due to the way in which , taking a range of pre-existing musical , lyric and performance elements , he rearticulated them into a new pattern set by the intersection and intermediation of certain images of class ( proletarian ) , ethnicity ( black/poor white ) , age ( ‘ youth ’ ) , gender ( male ) and nationality ( American South ) . |
| 29 | On the basis of this schema it can be argued that the high-water mark of class/party correlation in the 1960s , registered above , was not so much related to the current policies of the political parties , as to the ‘ delayed ’ effect of the social conditions of the interwar depression years and the substantial shifts within popular ideology and political alignment during and immediately after the second world war . |
| 30 | For example , it can be argued that the value of materialism integrates many parts of the social structure in Western industrial society . |