Example sentences of "it is true [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is true that no man knows what may befall him , nor how he may make himself safe against all future evils , is it not therefore the wisest course to make no provision , but to live in the present experience only ? |
| 2 | It is true that a country does not need a nuclear power programme to be able to build a nuclear weapon . |
| 3 | As to the second criticism , it is true that a talking-head programme does n't provide visual clues as to content , but it does permit the language learner to watch as well as listen , to see lip movements and facial expressions and to see what the speaker looks like . |
| 4 | It is true that a lot of divers drink a fair quantity of beer . |
| 5 | It is true that a comparison of the generally accepted life-expectancy figures between the West and the Third World countries , or a comparison between ourselves and our grandparents ' generation , would show that modern Western man has a great advantage in average expectation of life . |
| 6 | It is true that a form of haematuria is called ‘ essential ’ , but I can not believe Eliot was referring to that , though I would not put it past him . |
| 7 | It is true that a number of books were written that attempted to draw parallels between brains and computers but these largely served to remind us how different they really are . |
| 8 | It is true that a commitment was made to the ‘ progressive realisation of economic and monetary union ’ in 1972 , but the meaning of the phrase was never defined at that stage . |
| 9 | It is true that the Smolensk archives dropped uncensored into German hands in the Second World War , and that Yakovlev is remarkably self-critical of his own party ; but only Makarenko stands outside the Bolshevik view of things . |
| 10 | It is true that the incident was not actually Mildred 's fault , for once , because Ethel had cast a spell on the broomstick which Mildred was using , but in view of our little chat this morning , girls — ’ here she darted a glance at Ethel and Mildred who wriggled uncomfortably in their seats , ‘ I feel this is a most fitting punishment for both of you . |
| 11 | Whilst it is true that the port authority may carry out its functions through another person such as the dock company , it does not follow that in the absence of statutory authority it can itself transfer any statutory immunities to the entity through which it chooses to operate . |
| 12 | While it is true that the majority of the ‘ have nots ’ in terms of employment are Catholics , not all are . |
| 13 | While it is true that the majority of our students continue from the degree into the legal profession , a sizeable proportion do not . |
| 14 | If this is indeed so , and if it is true that the latency period is in decline as an important cultural phenomenon , then it seems difficult not to conclude that in some very significant respects modern Western child-rearing practices are approximating more to those of pre-Neolithic , pre-agricultural societies like those of the Australian aborigines than to modern industrial ones . |
| 15 | Whilst it is true that the deposit is paid to the original payee because it is security for the performance of contractual obligations assumed throughout the term by the payer and because the payee is the party to whom the contract is entered into , it is , in their Lordships ' view , more realistic to regard the obligation as one entered into with the landlord qua payee rather than qua landlord … |
| 16 | It is true that the legislation was liberally loaded with declaratory phrases enjoining them to provide an ‘ efficient , coordinated and economical ’ supply of electricity , to extend supplies ‘ so far as practicable ’ , and to make ‘ proper ’ financial provisions . |
| 17 | It is true that the Act of 1987 goes further than any other drawn to our attention . |
| 18 | It is true that the recession has been putting their customers out of business , but accountants will always be kept busy picking up the pieces , or explaining in long reports why other accountancy firms got it wrong and are liable for a fortune in damages . |
| 19 | Before 1926 , if we were dealing with real property in the strict sense , i.e. freeholds and copyholds , it is true that the trust was not necessary . |
| 20 | It is true that the text departs from the normal format of Scaevola 's digesta , in which his favourite expression secundum ea quae proponerentur is regularly followed by only a couple of words . |
| 21 | It is true that the archbishop 's lands were already overstocked with knights in relation to the military service due from them . |
| 22 | It is true that the cost to the Exchequer is below average because no benefits are paid ( though there is still a loss of potential taxation ) , but the unemployed may suffer from lack of income , boredom and depression in just the same way as the counted unemployed ; furthermore , since they are capable and available for work , they represent a loss of potential output . |
| 23 | Now , it is true that the concept of frigidity has lost its urgency in these liberated times when orgasm is every woman 's right . |
| 24 | It is true that the existence of the Cabinet is now acknowledged in parliamentary legislation — the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 , for example , creates a privilege for Cabinet papers in connection with proceedings before the ‘ ombudsman ’ — but this no more puts the Cabinet on a statutory , legal , basis than does the dogs Act create dogs . |
| 25 | The LM curve shows combinations of the level of real income and the nominal interest rate for which it is true that the quantity of money demanded equals the quantity of money supplied . |
| 26 | It is true that the writing-up of a thesis may be its author 's first , and most difficult , exercise in scientific communication , and it is written at a time when the author may be scientifically immature , and lacking the communication skills which will develop later . |
| 27 | It is true that the glycol does depress the freezing point of the resulting mixture considerably and so postpones freezing but , when this eventually does happen the result is a mushy ice without mechanical strength which is unlikely to do much harm to the engine . |
| 28 | It is true that the Government has responded to many of the demands to change its economic policy , though it was forced into many of the U-turns . |
| 29 | It is true that the Government is rarely defeated in the Commons , while the Lords can kick their heels by voting against them . |
| 30 | The details of the formula were varied , sometimes year by year , but the formula was then automatic in its operation ( it is true that the government had a reserve power to withhold grant from a particular authority , but this power was never used ) . |