Example sentences of "it [was/were] argued that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was argued that a lengthy period within a mental hospital could itself produce symptoms of social disorientation , apathy , loss of initiative and so on , which amounted to institutional neurosis , an illness that could persist long after the original illness had cleared up . |
2 | Again it was argued that the poor should not have to pay for their own ‘ welfare ’ out of hard-earned incomes . |
3 | Some of the Report 's data were criticized , and it was argued that the specific social effects of closures were not fully appreciated even if some of the wider social and economic repercussions had been noted . |
4 | Although the current arms control negotiating agenda would not directly encompass defensive aircraft , it was argued that the current climate of detente made the project an unjustifiable expense ( of over dollars 35,000 million for some 800 EFAs to come into service in 1997 ) . |
5 | It was argued that the various combustion products such as soot , hydrocarbons , oxides of nitrogen , sulphate particles , and water vapour introduced directly into the stratosphere would , because of their long residence time ( months , years , decades ) , participate in photochemical reactions leading to a reduction in ozone concentration . |
6 | In Section 21.5 , it was argued that the only length scale relevant to the boundary layer dynamics in the wall region but outside the viscous sub-layer is the distance from the wall y . |
7 | It was argued that the logical situation permits the establishment of the falsity but not of the truth of theories in the light of available observation statements . |
8 | It was argued that the political benefits of expenditure are more visible to elected representatives than the political costs of taxation . |
9 | Thus it was argued that the non-market methods of control were discriminatory , limited in their application , and somewhat clumsy as instruments , producing distortions and inequities within the financial system . |
10 | It was argued that the fierce weather which had prevented a salvage operation also helped break up the oil . |
11 | Finally , it was argued that the Special Commissioner had erred in ruling that the evidence of a former deputy head of the Revenue 's Enquiry Branch was inadmissible . |
12 | The European Convention on Human Rights With the challenge to the extra-legal procedures having failed in the English courts , the matter was referred to Strasburg where it was argued that the British practice violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights which provides that everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life , his home , and his correspondence . |