Example sentences of "it [be] argued [conj] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Sometimes it is argued that the interests of the shareholders can provide the directors of the company with a purely objective standard on which to base their decisions if the interests of the shareholders are equated with profit-maximization . |
2 | Using examples such as these , it is argued that the processes by which statistics are produced , or not produced , and the way they are presented , follow a pattern that is organized around the exploitation of one class and sex by another in capitalist society ( Irvine , Miles , and Evans 1979 ) . |
3 | It is argued that the Lords provides an important opportunity for more careful consideration of legislation that has been steamrollered through the Commons , and that it provides high-class debates . |
4 | In this and other ant-inhabited species of Piper in Costa Rica , the ants remove encroaching climbers and it is argued that the plants absorb nutrients from the decaying nest material of the ants . |
5 | It is argued that the distinctions noted earlier are by no means clear and that behaviour can not be identified in isolation from speech and so-called " internal mental states " . |
6 | It is argued that the measures would restrict training and job opportunities . |
7 | On behalf of Mr. Tully it was argued that the disclosures made by Mr. Tully in compliance with the order of Buckley J. might be ‘ leaked ’ to the Crown Prosecution Service or might suggest to the Crown Prosecution Service new lines of inquiry . |
8 | At one cemetery all of the wood for the boards was alder , and it was argued that the boards were of multi-ply construction because of the various directions of grain represented . |