Example sentences of "it is now [vb pp] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand it is now accepted that Kennedy 's lengthy telephone calls to Macmillan fell short of " consultation " even if Macmillan 's official biographer argues that they " were certainly more than just 'informative' " .
2 It is now accepted that UDR members and RUC officers have been leaking to loyalists .
3 Some pessimists have calculated that enormous exercise workouts would be needed in order to achieve even modest weight loss , but it is now recognized that exercise does effectively help to burn up calories by speeding up the body 's metabolic rate for some time afterwards .
4 However , it is now recognized that progress in this direction requires a great deal more cooperation in other fields , such as monetary and budgetary policy , than was originally acknowledged .
5 However , it is now recognized that research on such prediction falls down in terms of both its reliability and its validity .
6 It is now recognized that people who have been on weight-reducing diets subsequently have a lower calorie requirement than they previously had .
7 It is now believed that babies can be sensitized to food even before they are born , because a few food molecules , from food the mother eats , can reach the baby in her womb ( see p 246 ) .
8 A statement from Cleveland Police said : ‘ Following inquiries , it is now believed that Mr MacDonald died of natural causes . ’
9 It is now known that contact and reassurance are more important than food in providing bonds of attachment and affection .
10 It is now known that back in the ice age , glacial action had created a depression in the earth 's surface , in the area occupied by the field in which the seam was to outcrop .
11 It is now known that smokers are more likely to develop a cerebral thrombosis ( stroke ) than non smokers .
12 However , it is now known that UVA rays also have a profound effect .
13 After a flurry of litigation it is now settled that stipulations as to time in a rent review clause are prima facie not of the essence ( United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley BC [ 1977 ] 2 All ER 62 ) ; nor is an obligation to prepare service charge accounts ( West Central Investments Ltd v Borovik ( 1977 ) 241 EG 609 ) .
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