Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] that a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In negotiations , Britain has offered to cut its emissions of sulphur dioxide to 71 per cent of 1980 levels by 2005 , whereas it is widely accepted that a total cut of 80 per cent by 2000 is necessary . |
| 2 | Galbraith ( 1976 ) put forward the idea that in the technological world the technology is so demanding that a given new technology is handled in the same way anywhere in the world no matter what the local culture . |
| 3 | It is generally taught that a low paddle angle and wide blade action imply poor style and inefficient paddling . |
| 4 | It is generally assumed that an individual candidate has little influence on voting behavior : party is the decisive factor , though the candidate can have some impact . |
| 5 | I think that it is generally agreed that a positive way forward is to have a partnership between farming and environmental interests . |
| 6 | However , it is easily seen that a single false positive will create a fork in a map ( a loop in a graph or a shared branch in a tree ) . |
| 7 | It is normally assumed that a given variable would have remained constant in the absence of integration . |
| 8 | This is because in any sample of right handers it is usually found that a considerable proportion of subjects do not show the expected right ear superiority for verbal material . |
| 9 | ‘ I can not guarantee we shall legislate in the next session since one never can — it is always understood that a final decision is taken nearer the Queen 's speech , ’ Mr Lang said |
| 10 | Today the functions of a local authority almost invariably involve the expenditure of money and it is clearly established that a local authority may not spend money unless it has statutory authority to do so . |
| 11 | It is also argued that a new spatial division of labour is being established . |
| 12 | It is also argued that a production-based rent allowed the landlord to receive excess benefits due to the skill of the site operator . |
| 13 | It is also known that a similar census took place in Syria in 6 AD . |
| 14 | It is also thought that a proper coupling of electrical and metabolic activity is a prerequisite for the generation of pacemaker activity . |
| 15 | It is now accepted that a non-combinatorial entropy contribution arises from the formation of new ( 1–2 ) contacts in the mixture which change the vibrational frequencies of the two components , i.e. assumption ( d ) in section 8.2 must be relaxed . |
| 16 | It is now felt that a complete review of our IT activities is necessary , in order to plan our future investment programme . |
| 17 | " It is now stated that a vast importation of Irish Beggars have already arrived upon the Island , and that others are likely to follow from the misconduct of our own Boatmen — the Community at large are warned to beware of harbouring foreign beggars … " |
| 18 | It is now realised that a million words is insufficient to produce an adequate model of a language since many of the phenomena of the language are so rare that they will be absent from such a corpus . |
| 19 | It is now believed that a young man and woman stood in the exact spot where the car bomb was parked — just minutes before it was detonated . |
| 20 | Dataquest , a market-research company based in California , is now forecasting that a 4-megabit chip will cost barely three times more than a 1-megabit chip by next year ( see chart ) . |
| 21 | Indeed , it is often suggested that a major problem with the procedure is its lack of accessibility to the private citizen . |
| 22 | In the current , probably mistaken assumption that reunification is only a matter of weeks or months away it is often forgotten that a united Germany as such existed for only around 75 years , between 1870 and 1945 , from Bismarck 's ascendancy to Hitler 's descent into suicide and defeat . |
| 23 | It is even suggested that an homogeneous technological base will erase the distinctions between archives , libraries and museums ( Rayward 1993 ) . |
| 24 | It is strongly advised that a logical name be used . |
| 25 | It is well established that a public law decision by a local authority may be open to challenge by way of defence or counterclaim to an action brought by the local authority in the High Court or the county court , notwithstanding the fact that if the defendant had sought to begin the proceedings he would have had to do so by way of judicial review : see Wandsworth London Council v. Winder [ 1985 ] A.C. 461 . |
| 26 | However it is well known that a financial crisis in 1866 seriously affected several minor railways throughout the country . |
| 27 | Similarly it is well known that an easy item following a difficult one appears to be more difficult . |
| 28 | It is well known that an original tenant remains liable on the covenants in the lease , even after an assignment . |
| 29 | It is increasingly recognised that a full medical assessment is helpful if a change of residence is planned , such as admission to a residential home . |
| 30 | It is then claimed that a great variety of fundamental facts concerning the structure and social organization of the society can be directly inferred from a close analysis of " the kinship system " in this verbal sense . |