Example sentences of "it [be] clear [conj] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't think there 's enough evidence to bear that out as yet , but it 's clear that some companies are now ahead of their consumers in terms of what they 're trying to do and the products they 're developing .
2 However , it is clear that some collocations only exist in particular inflected forms [ Schuetze , forthcoming ] .
3 Though it is clear that some PTAs have become highly organized and participate actively in the life of their schools , there are considerable variations across the country .
4 We may imagine a measure of disappointment when these requests were vetoed by the committee , and it is clear that some re-education of staff must have been necessary in arriving at appropriate submissions .
5 From the present findings , described later , it is clear that some theses are quite widely consulted , and the majority lead to the formal publication of research results in journals and books which , presumably , reach a wider readership .
6 It is clear that some groups of animals , like the proboscideans ( elephants and allies ) , are much reduced now compared with the late Tertiary , both in variety and geographic distribution .
7 But at the same time it is clear that some periods display radical situational change , while others , in between these , are periods of relative situational stability , when day-to-day conjunctural movement assumes a more prominent position in the historical picture ( see Gramsci 1971 : 175–85 ) .
8 It is clear that some provision of communal rooms is important in the conversion of old buildings to multiple occupation , and consistent with other comparable projects analysed in this book , the common room of Thames Tunnel Mills is logically located at ground-floor level .
9 If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money .
10 However , it is clear that some people will want to consider seeking an assessment to enable them to move into a residential or nursing home .
11 On the contrary , it is clear that some pressure groups and their campaigns are successful because they are the expressions of existing economic power , because they are lavishly financed , and because they are supported by " important " people rather than ordinary people .
12 It is clear that some variables in English do function in a very general way : for example , variation between the alveolar and velar nasal in the present participle ending ( ing ) is universal and can be said to mark the whole English-speaking world as a single speech community .
13 However it is clear that some advice is necessary about those situations in which this might not be possible .
14 It was clear that some notion of popular sovereignty provided the only plausible basis on which to challenge the theory and practice of absolutism .
15 It was clear that some economies were possible if more generic drugs were prescribed rather than branded drugs .
16 It was clear that some clients would let their whole lives revolve around daily contact with their dealers .
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