Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] that [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only in the last ten or so years has it been realized that infection can be spread quite easily by these practices and may pose problems as far as treatment is concerned . |
| 2 | Officials let it be understood that Turkey would not object to Kurdish autonomy in a federal Iraq , but Özal , interviewed on March 29 , said that the Kurdish leaders " were clearly told they should definitely not consider a separate state " . |
| 3 | It 's believed that pollution can form substances in our body known as free radicals which speed up ageing . |
| 4 | It 's believed that stress can actually depress the immune system , leaving us pretty to every cold and bout of flu , and also to more serious complaints . |
| 5 | In the long term , it 's hoped that Swindon will one day have a shelter specifically for homeless women . |
| 6 | But now it 's hoped that Longfords may be restored to its former glory . |
| 7 | The school 's still shut but it 's hoped that pupils will return on Thursday . |
| 8 | Do you think the danger in positive discrimination is that er it 's implying that women ca n't compete on equal terms with the men in the first place ? |
| 9 | ‘ He says the whole army is unsettled because it 's known that Famagusta will never give up while it expects a relieving ship to arrive . |
| 10 | It 's thought that badgers may transmit the disease , and now new tests may be introduced to try to combat the problem . |
| 11 | It 's thought that badgers can pass tuberculosis to cattle , but until now the only known test for TB involved killing the badger first . |
| 12 | It 's thought that LSI wo n't be the chosen foundry this time around . |
| 13 | In view of their close relationship , it is fitting that Hofmann should have the last words on Edward Chambers Nicholson . |
| 14 | It is fitting that words should be spoken . ’ |
| 15 | Secondly , a wage-change variable is included in addition to a price variable since it is hypothesised that workers may seek to unionise not only to defend existing standards of living but also to attempt to improve upon them . |
| 16 | It is still maintained by the sophisticated falsificationist that theories can be falsified and rejected while it is denied that theories can ever be established as true or probably true . |
| 17 | It is intended that managers will have greater freedom to make the service meet the needs of the environment . |
| 18 | This is a fund to which it is intended that LECs will bid competitively with the intention of developing innovative ways to help unemployed people into work and create jobs . |
| 19 | It is intended that loans will replace parental contributions and that repayments will be similar to mortgage repayments . |
| 20 | It is recognised that nurses must care for patients during recognised holidays but they should not be expected to be in the classroom . |
| 21 | In particular , it is recognised that agents may use some assets as a buffer-stock against unforeseen changes in net receipts . |
| 22 | When it is recognised that England may have lost about one-third of her population in these critical years , the lull in military activity becomes understandable . |
| 23 | By contrast , the Corinthians passage in which Paul speaks of male headship , and in which it is said that women should be silent ( a verse which is probably an interpolation and does not owe to Paul ) , he is concerned with a practical situation which has arisen , a situation in which the church , still insecure in a pagan world , was likely to cause scandal if it departed too far from social convention — and his concern is that it should not unnecessarily put itself in jeopardy . |
| 24 | It is said that Scotland should content herself with arrangements similar to those holding for Bavaria or Catalonia or Flanders . |
| 25 | This argument takes one of two forms depending upon the outlook of its proponent : either it is said that Europe must look to her own defence as a consequence of the American disengagement ; alternatively it is argued that Europe ought in principle to defend herself , so as to speed the departure of the US troops and be free of American ‘ domination ’ . |
| 26 | It is said that Netwise could not afford to continue financing the European effort once the cash had dried up . |
| 27 | This trend may in fact be more marked , since it is acknowledged that victims may be considerably reluctant to report , and police to record , offences of violence committed in the home . |
| 28 | Although the Guidelines are not enforceable , it is hoped that Chambers will adopt them , in order that talented women are not lost from independent practice . |
| 29 | The conference will be held at Gleneagles Hotel from 11–13 November , and it is hoped that delegates will include , doctors , sports scientists , physiotherapists , coaches , athletes and administrators . |
| 30 | It is hoped that Rambert will be one of the first companies to appear at the Festival Theatre when it opens next year , by which time Christopher Bruce will have taken over as artistic director of the company with which he used to be a leading dancer and choreographer . |