Example sentences of "is not clear that [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is not clear that subjective risk can be biased in this way theories of driving which stress a schematic or conceptual representation of the environment ( e.g. Dubois , 1991 ; Fleury , Mazet & Dubois , 1988 ; Groeger , 1988 , 1989 ; Riemersma , 1988 ) might suggest that biases in the perception of the environment would indirectly lead to biases in subjective risk , either because risk is an important aspect of such schemata or because subjective risk would result from the inconsistency between the environment and pre-existing schemata . |
| 2 | The situation in the Gouriet case was a politically sensitive one and this may well have justified the court 's refusal in that case to review the Attorney-General 's decision , but it is not clear that such refusal would be justified in every case . |
| 3 | Yet it is not clear that this promise can be translated into any effective weapon systems . |
| 4 | Certainly , examples can be found where the growth of the enterprise has involved the creation of massive technical operating units ( in the car industry and the shipyards for instance ) but it is not clear that this trend will continue , and in some cases technological change is already undermining the competitive advantage of those enterprises operating very large-scale units . |
| 5 | Of course , the effort required is a true social cost ( it reduces the manager 's utility , and the manager is a part of society ) and so it should be an offset on the social benefits , but nevertheless it is not clear that this mechanism described will lead to the socially efficient amount of effort being supplied . |
| 6 | Moreover , it is not clear that this pattern of results is what would be predicted on the assumption that subjects had schemas for situations previously available . |
| 7 | It is not clear that military involvement in such disputes is always undertaken willingly and , indeed , the military 's own attitude in any given situation may crucially affect the ability of the government to pursue its policy . |
| 8 | Moreover , it is not clear that either party could agree to a change and still hold itself intact . |