Example sentences of "[noun sg] it can [be] [vb pp] [that] " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the other hand it can be argued that , by rejecting the bid , the MMC were more concerned to maintain the existence of competition ( as measured by the number of firms in the market ) rather than enhance the ability to compete ( as claimed by those arguing that a merger would lower unit costs ) . |
| 32 | Referring to the dust cloud it can be seen that if a Lorentz transformation is made to another frame , the spatial components of generally receive contributions from : thus the spatial components must also affect the curvature of space–time . |
| 33 | In this way it can be shown that , for any arbitrary point within the interaction region , the function V is given by ( 14.6 ) provided that R satisfies ( 14.4 ) and ( 14.5 ) and that . |
| 34 | Indeed in the middle of the twentieth century it can be said that the majority of the world 's population lives under systems of government where the government itself and particularly the executive government are of more importance and are treated with more respect or fear than the Constitution . |
| 35 | Similarly , as has already been suggested with reference to Scotland , in our very centralized political system it can be shown that government support is very low in some regions . |
| 36 | Once a major effort has been completed against either a warren or a burrow system it can be expected that the area has been fairly well cleared . |
| 37 | From the results of the survey it can be seen that many of the welfare assistants had varied and substantial experience of children and schools . |
| 38 | In this different culture it can be said that the basic dynamics of the Oedipal situation appear , albeit modified by the different structural and cultural arrangements . |
| 39 | From the basic shape it can be deduced that the arms were placed alongside the body , turned in at the elbows , with the hands on the groin . |
| 40 | On balance it can be said that the Industrial Revolution , with all its evils , brought a great increase in material prosperity to a majority of the members of the societies which it transformed . |
| 41 | In retrospect it can be seen that the most fatal blunder of the campaign was John Smith 's Budget — proclaimed at the time as ‘ an unparalleled act of honesty by any opposition party going into an election ’ . |
| 42 | Without going into any further detail it can be concluded that prey composition must be used cautiously in any attempt to identify predators by their prey assemblages . |
| 43 | Nevertheless , to some extent it can be said that it fulfils some of the functions of the preambles in Community texts to which I have just referred . |
| 44 | In this regard it can be seen that in order for the catechesis to work effectively the various members of the group have to work as a team — the L.C. is responsible for presenting the symbol well ; having a good story that echoes the goal clearly ; and providing the opportunity for EACH person to share their story . |
| 45 | Housing can be a tool of social policy ; in fact it can be argued that it must be , since it is a crucial element in people 's lives and fair access to housing is essential to achieving social justice ( Burke 1981 ) . |
| 46 | From the twentieth century point of view it can be appreciated that naturally occurring compounds contain what , from the point of view of theoretical chemistry , is an arbitrary and theoretically uninteresting mixture of isotopes so that , as F. Soddy remarked , the painstaking endeavour of the nineteenth century chemists ‘ appears as of as little interest and significance as the determination of the average weight of a collection of bottles , some of them full and some of them more or less empty ’ . |
| 47 | By focusing so much attention on what is different about the Japanese labour market it can be argued that ‘ four-fifths of researchers energy has been put into investigating the careers of one fifth of the labour force ’ ( Plath 1983 p.31 ) . |
| 48 | The cost of interbank deposits is crucial to setting base rates , as additional deposits are obtained by borrowing in this market it can be seen that LIBOR represents the marginal cost of funds to the clearing banks . |
| 49 | From the second column of the table it can be seen that in 1977–8 , before the crisis year of 1979 , the money supply was growing faster than the cost of living . |