Example sentences of "it is known that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to the visual system , it is known that simultaneous destruction of both visual cortex and superior colliculus produces complete insensitivity to brief light flashes in monkeys whereas destruction of either structure in isolation has no effect ( Mohler and Wurtz 1977 ) . |
| 2 | It is known that Israeli doctors were the first outside medical experts to reach the scene . |
| 3 | As pointed out above , it is known that extensive interconnection is a characteristic of the neocortex : thus the great majority of the input to any cell comes from other parts of the neocortex itself , and similarly most of the outputs go to other parts of the neocortex . |
| 4 | Now it is known that ripening tomatoes ripen faster when placed together on a window ledge , because they produce ethylene gas which stimulates their neighbours to faster and synchronous ripening . |
| 5 | It is known that feral pigeons may convey diseases which are transmissible to man and so large congregations of birds may cause public harm . |
| 6 | It is known that fatty acid peroxides inhibit prostacyclin generation ( Moncada et al , 1976 b ; Salmon et al , 1978 ) . |
| 7 | Such major physical impacts are fairly easy to assess , but not enough work has yet been done to assess the effect of visitors on wildlife itself , though it is known that shy species will decline , while common species will often increase , and that fauna both on land and in water will decline faster than flora ( Liddle and Scorgie , 1980 ) . |
| 8 | Dr Andrew Macleod , specialist in endocrinology at St Thomas 's Hospital , London , says : ‘ It is known that increased testosterone improves the libido , but it 's unlikely it will ever be used as a treatment . |
| 9 | This finding may be important , since it is known that chemical modification of lysine amino groups of the apoprotein may interfere with the specific LDL receptor binding and hence clearance of LDL ( Gonen et al , 1981 ; Kim & Kurup , 1982 ; Witzum et al , 1982 ) . |
| 10 | Emptying of radioopaque markers does not reflect gastric emptying of food components , as it is known that indigestible particles larger than 1.5 mm are emptied from the stomach during the interdigestive period . |
| 11 | It is known that wealthy industrialists joining the upper class by virtue of a newly acquired spending power , sought to buy into the status of the latter by becoming landowners and patrons of art . |
| 12 | In the presence of malignancy it is known that different tissues can respond in different ways . |
| 13 | A good deal of depressive illness is known to follow adverse life events and it is known that human infants show considerable variation in response to separation from their mothers . |