Example sentences of "[be] [verb] that [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been reported that pancreatic acinar cells , stimulated by caerulein or cholecystokinin , release substantial amounts of platelet activating factor . |
| 2 | Almost a quarter of road accidents happen in the middle of the afternoon and experts are warning that just one drink at lunchtime can make you fall asleep at the wheel . |
| 3 | To the extent that a scientific speciality or discipline is bound together by the rules of an existing ‘ paradigm ’ defining the rules for ‘ puzzle-solving ’ with an existing ‘ normal science ’ , it has been argued that major scientific change often comes from outside the existing specialist group — not untypically through the ‘ migration ’ into the group of innovative outsiders . |
| 4 | It has , however , been argued that certain fundamental Acts of Parliament such as the Act of Union with Scotland 1707 and the European Communities Act 1972 could not be repealed as , in each case , Parliament which enacted the provision is no longer in existence in the same form but has reconstituted itself as a less powerful body . |
| 5 | Throughout this paper it has been argued that separating special education policy from mainstream education policy creates an artificial division between special and mainstream education . |
| 6 | However , while there is extensive evidence of assortative mating ( O'Donald , 1980 ) , of the importance of plumage characteristics in courtship ( Williams , 1982 ) and of female preference for males who can defend superior breeding territories ( Pleszczynska , 1978 ) only very recently has it been demonstrated that consistent female choice for any continuous morphological character in males is an important source of variation in male reproductive success . |
| 7 | It has also been noted that influential local people use the provision of school facilities , extra classrooms , libraries , more teachers and lower teacher/pupil ratios as a way of enhancing their own status and prestige . |
| 8 | On theoretical grounds , it has been proposed that hot coronal loops become unstable in evolved stars because of the combined effects of large size ( presumed to scale as the stellar radius ) and low surface gravity , leaving only low-lying cool loops which do not emit X-rays . |
| 9 | From what we have seen it might be supposed that private judicial patronage was more trouble than it was worth , but the offices were in fact received as a sign of favour by many lawyers , who could of course use them as stepping stones to better things . |
| 10 | If bile reflux is important aetiological factor in gastric carcinogenesis in this situation , it might be expected that gastric mucosal DNA should also show evidence of bile related adduction . |
| 11 | It should be stressed that large wooden articles such as doors are usually far better stripped by removing them and dipping in a caustic tank . |
| 12 | It may have to be accepted that recurrent brief admissions are a necessary part of the long-term care of such a patient . |
| 13 | There , on a wall plaque , can be seen that other famous fornicator of Irish origin , J F Kennedy , pictured in a pose of sublime mawkishness , eyes closed , hands joined in prayer , contemplating further exercise of droit de president . |
| 14 | By studying map Fig. 5 , it will be seen that small ruined sheds or " hutts " are sited about the opened veins whilst piles of hand cobbed , or knapped , deads are associated with these . |
| 15 | It may be argued that regional industrial policy in the UK in the late twentieth century has aimed to maintain — some might say fossilize — the population distribution created on the coalfields in the early nineteenth century . |
| 16 | It might be argued that other missing concepts in Pareto 's elite analysis are those of ‘ ideology ’ and ‘ organisation ’ . |
| 17 | It may also be argued that Roman military advances effectively changed the artistic map of Italy . |
| 18 | It can also be shown that smooth-fronted electromagnetic waves would generate smooth-fronted or step gravitational waves that would persist through the interaction region . |
| 19 | It should be noted that standard molar entropies of elements are not zero . |
| 20 | In other words , there was something inevitable in this decline — although it must be noted that other industrialized nations , such as the United States , at a similar stage in their economic development have not necessarily followed the same pattern of development . |
| 21 | The alternative would be to ensure that top civil service posts were held by political supporters of the government : such people would have to lose their jobs if ministers lost office . |
| 22 | This kind of ability is both envied and disparaged by many Continental musicians , and it can not be doubted that professional English singers often perform music which they have not had time to ‘ learn ’ in any sense of the term that a European singer would accept . |
| 23 | As inflammatory bowel disease occurs with approximately equal frequency in the HIV seropositive and control populations , it must be assumed that primary sclerosing cholangitis may also , and a clear distinction between AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis would not then be possible ; this has not yet been a diagnostic problem . |
| 24 | But , as one eminent Scottish judge pointed out in MacCormick v Lord Advocate ( above ) , why should it be assumed that successive reconstituted Parliaments at Westminster have inherited the attribute of ‘ sovereignty ’ peculiar ( and , as is above suggested , perhaps with a limited meaning even then ) to the English Parliament . |
| 25 | They also agreed that there was not time to create a civil service law , but said that civil servants should be reassured that past political affiliation should not affect future job selection processes . |
| 26 | But while dilution of a national curriculum to the lowest common denominator of the poor , isolated rural school is clearly ludicrous , the reality must be faced that poor rural schools exist in large numbers and that a curriculum policy needs to be framed with them in mind — which it very rarely is . |
| 27 | It had hitherto been assumed that successive Clean Air Acts had dealt with the problem . |
| 28 | They are therefore being told that future political donations will be less generous . |
| 29 | Parents who requested places on a Kindertransport were warned that orthodox foster homes were not on offer and were asked if they objected to Christian hospitality . |
| 30 | Not only was the value of education and health to economic growth seriously questioned but fears were being expressed that high public expenditure in these areas was acting rather as an obstacle to economic growth . |