Example sentences of "it can [adv] [be] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | It can not be denied that Court–Country tensions did exist ; the question to consider is the extent to which they cut across party , and served to undermine the pattern of political allegiances mapped out above . |
| 32 | It can not be overstressed that in any particular circumstance most of the factors will be irrelevant and that one factor will tend to dominate the decision and determine the form of any particular sale . |
| 33 | It can not be overstressed that the purchaser and vendor should continue to consider the need for approvals and clearances throughout the course of negotiations as a change in the terms of the transaction may trigger the relevant legislation which regulates anti-competitive practices , mergers and the creation or expansion of monopolies . |
| 34 | It can not be overstressed that in every sale the reasonableness of the restrictive covenants must be considered in the particular circumstances . |
| 35 | However , it can not be said that the laws-of-war approach has resulted in clear and unambiguous agreement either among writers or among countries as to the precise restrictions to be placed on nuclear weapons use . |
| 36 | It can not be said that the result was entirely logical , and one is tempted to agree with a famous last-century astronomer , Sir John Herschel , that the constellations seem to have been drawn up so as to cause as much inconvenience as possible , but the system has become so well established that it is unlikely to be altered now . |
| 37 | However , wide as the law-making powers of proclamations were , it can not be said that under the Tudors they ever came near to replacing statute . |
| 38 | In an article written in support of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church in the United States , Richard Norris , whose scholarship I have just mentioned , argues that the tenets of patristic Christology are such that it can not be said that a baptized woman is differently related than is a man to Jesus as the Christ . |
| 39 | And it can not be said that that is the union 's business as of generally recognised right to decide , or to share in deciding , that application . |
| 40 | But because the correspondence between graphological and phonological features is far from precise , it can not be said that a writer has actually represented the speech style of a character . |
| 41 | In summary , whether or not Fama and Jensen 's reasoning is right , it can not be said that more minuses in table 3.1 mean worse performance . |
| 42 | Despite the emphasis placed on this aspect of the division of labour by Marxists and non-Marxist sociologists alike , it can not be said that the division by strata forms the ‘ naturally ’ pertinent basis for social identification in capitalist societies . |
| 43 | At present , however , it can not be said that our system does this very effectively . |
| 44 | ‘ It can not be said that the contract was cancelled by [ the petitioner ] when payment was not made by [ the first and second respondents ] on 23 May 1988 . |
| 45 | It can not be said that a warm relationship developed between the Minister and the doctors . |
| 46 | Further , now the debates are recorded , it can not be said that the Commons attempt to remain aloof . |
| 47 | It can not be said that he was missed . |
| 48 | It can not be said that there are any completely universal cultural devices by which we achieve these ends but certain kinds of taboo-loaded discrimination are very common . |
| 49 | This realization has led to a great deal of debate and , although it can not be said that a general consensus has been reached on how best to define development , a good deal of light has been shed on the processes involved in different types of development . |
| 50 | Based on this study , it can not be said that the pernicious anaemia patients with the greatest risk of developing gastric cancer could be identified using intestinal metaplasia or mild dysplasia in random biopsy specimens as a guide . |
| 51 | It is now necessary to consider when a commercial transaction is so structured that it can not be said that the parties are dealing on standard terms at all . |
| 52 | The editor may not agree with sentiments in a " letter to the editor " : if sued for libel , does he lose the defence of " fair comment " because it can not be said that the opinion is honestly his ? |
| 53 | Now it seems to me with erm with great respect from the view of the taxing officer , that er it 's quite clear that er both parties were holding han were holding their hands in relation to a question of taxation because negotiations were going on between the parties and indeed the defendants were being requested er not to proceed with taxation but to see if they could obtain an overall assessment and the point was met to the defendants barrister , telling quite frankly there would n't be much advantage in the defendants pushing on with erm taxation because they 'd only , they would have to look to his interest in the property to get payment , it seems to me in those circumstances that it can not be said that erm the plaintiffs were in any way acting improperly and not seeking to have the costs taxed during the period while the negotiations were being carried on er because effectively and |
| 54 | ‘ … the extent of the establishment is but barely sufficient for the exigencies of the County , and it can not be contended that it is on too large or extravagant a scale ; the number of patients constantly on the books of the Infirmary ; the high reputation which it has justly acquired under the excellent management of the medical and other officers belonging to it ; the strict economy which to the general satisfaction of the Governors has been observed in the ordinary expenditure of the House … call forcibly upon the County at large to hold out a protecting hand to save it from ruin which appears inevitably to have waited , if not averted by our timely interference . ’ |
| 55 | On the question of Poland , Lenin accepted much of Rosa Luxemburg 's case that circumstances had qualitatively changed since the time of Marx — ‘ the restoration of Poland , prior to the fall of capitalism , is highly improbable , but it can not be asserted that it is absolutely impossible ’ . |
| 56 | It can not be over-emphasised that the future of many of these species of Sussex birds is closely tied to the management of these levels . |
| 57 | ‘ It can not be over-emphasised that statistics , if these are to have any meaning , should be gathered by those who know the churches well and who are concerned that the statistics reveal the truth . |
| 58 | It can not be over-emphasised that the official timetable volumes take in railways , mountain railways , lake and riverboat services as well as bus services . ) |
| 59 | Furthermore it can not be assumed that all RDS information will be received accurately at all times . |
| 60 | Most important , given that a rogue GMO in the environment might continue to reproduce and spread , it can not be assumed that any system of regulation can adequately guard against an environmental catastrophe . |