Example sentences of "it was argue that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the previous section , it was argued that major contributions to the growth of scientific knowledge come about either when a bold conjecture is confirmed or when a cautious conjecture is falsified . |
| 2 | In the Holland Report in 1977 it was argued that young people were no longer employed because they did not fit employers ' needs . |
| 3 | In Chapter 3 it was argued that pre-colonial society was indeed authoritarian , and that this expressed itself in a great stress on the conformity of the individual , and on a hierarchy of relationships between young and old , between chiefs and people and between men and women . |
| 4 | Moreover , it was argued that contractionary policies introduced during boom periods to reduce the growth in imports and inflationary pressures had their full effect when the economy had begun to move into recession . |
| 5 | First , it was argued that local government was financially dependent on the centre , and that ‘ he who pays the piper calls the tune ’ . |
| 6 | It was argued that social acts were essentially motivated behaviour and could be properly understood and explained only in terms of these underlying dispositions . |
| 7 | ‘ From the earliest articulation of the problem [ of rape ] it was argued that antiquated statutes provide little protection for the victim and hinder effective prosecution . |
| 8 | It was argued that supply-side economics offered most to the politicians , whereas theories of political business cycles suggest an ‘ incentive ’ but perhaps little real ability to manipulate the economy to secure re-election . |