Example sentences of "[be] [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In universities , educational technologists have sometimes seemed to be suggesting that a mixture of cinema , television and self-instructional systems could make possible economies in the teacher-student ratio . |
| 2 | Moreover , it needs to be recognized that a rational , ‘ value-free ’ analysis can not exist in a pluralistic society or that it would please no one if attempted ( Clapham , 1984 ) , unless an action could be shown to benefit all stakeholders . |
| 3 | As this self is debated and discussed , the individualist sometimes seems to be demanding that a ceteris paribus clause should be included in all explanations of social phenomena — a murmured oath of loyalty to the freedom of the will along the lines of ‘ … and the individuals involved could have done otherwise ’ . |
| 4 | But though this was so , Lord Coke reports that it was resolved by the whole Court of Common Pleas ‘ that payment of a lesser sum on the day in satisfaction of a greater can not be any satisfaction for the whole , because it appears to the judges that by no possibility a lesser sum can be satisfaction to the plaintiff for a greater sum : but the gift of a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , in satisfaction is good for it shall be intended that a horse , hawk , or robe , etc. , might be more beneficial to the plaintiff than the money , in respect of some circumstance , or otherwise the plaintiff would not have accepted it in satisfaction . |
| 5 | It may be considered that a three year period in 7.6.5 is too long and that two years is an adequate period for reinstatement to take place , but the landlord will probably hold out for the longer period . |
| 6 | It often seems to be supposed that a concern for grammar is inconsistent with the principles of communicative language teaching . |
| 7 | The Mizar-Alcor pair is of this type , though it must be added that a telescope shows Mizar itself to be made up of two rather unequal components . |
| 8 | Purchasers may need to be reminded that a loss of confidence in them by the vendors can be difficult to recover and will adversely affect relationships after completion . |
| 9 | It was only to be expected that a man who has written with such insight and style about Calcutta and New York , cricket and the crossing of deserts would do justice to a life-long passion . |
| 10 | Thus it can not be expected that a consideration of the species present in an assemblage will identify the predator responsible for bringing it together even for large sample sizes ( Mason & Macdonald , 1980 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ It might be expected that a substantial proportion of these also involved stolen vehicles , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It might reasonably be expected that a child placed in a special class would make more progress after the placement than during a comparable time period before the placement . |
| 13 | It was in any case only to be expected that a serious move by the Community to advance further through a reduction of national sovereignty and freedom to act independently would generate a nationalist opposition . |
| 14 | The annual outpatient workloads were also similar , and , assuming a similar case mix of new patients , it might be expected that a similar volume of inpatient work would be generated . |
| 15 | With the creation of a single European market , it may be expected that a good command of a European Community language and familiarity with the country in which it is spoken will become an increasingly valued asset . |
| 16 | It should be stressed that a local authority 's corporate planning is only one variable in securing efficient management within a local community . |
| 17 | Admitting this , it might nevertheless be claimed that a person 's consenting entails , as a matter of the meaning of ‘ consent ’ , not only that he acted in the way I have described , but that his action has the purported normative consequences . |
| 18 | This really meant the abandonment of the original reductive theory , since it could no longer be claimed that a non-observation statement was exactly equivalent in meaning to any collection of observation statements , however complex and conditional that collection might be . |
| 19 | Further , it could be claimed that a phonological analysis is a type of scientific theory , and a scientific theory should be stated as economically as possible . |
| 20 | To this there is one exception , to comply with Article 9 of the Convention ; an order may be made that a person should give evidence otherwise than on oath where this is asked for by the requesting court . |
| 21 | The claim may be made that a State is entitled to the benefits of a treaty because they were incurred on its behalf by another State . |
| 22 | An argument could even be made that a prisoner who emerges from prison with a reasonable sum of money is less likely to recidivate than one who emerges as impecunious as when he or she entered . |
| 23 | If the end of the line is fixed and the angles remain the same , then the conclusion can be made that a straight line links the various points . |
| 24 | Although there are some dissenters , it seems to be accepted that a lifetime of attachment to one company together with seniority promotions and group bonus schemes for all workers did not become a common practice until the 1950s . |
| 25 | It may well be accepted that a person who is deported should have greater protection than one who is refused entry , or that a person whose permit has expired has a lesser interest than one whose permit is revoked . |
| 26 | How much time must elapse before it can be decided that a programme has seriously degenerated , that it is incapable of leading to the discovery of new phenomena ? |
| 27 | For example , it may be decided that a TK50 Tape will be used as an Offline Media Type , the Media Unit for this type of device is MUA0 : , and that Media Items LS0001 , LS0002 , LS0003 , and LS0004 are available tapes for Offline to use . |
| 28 | As an example of what is meant by ‘ assignment ’ , we might say that a botanist who discovers an unusual plant will try to assign it to a known species ; if this is found impossible , it will be decided that a new species has been discovered , and that future examples of this plant will be assigned to this new species . |
| 29 | The state has no role in the appointment of bishops and the juridical processes of church and state are kept entirely separate , though it will be seen that a number of administrative procedures reflect a direct link . |
| 30 | This view shows the station still under construction and it will be seen that a temporary track has been laid up the ramp to Infirmary Road to enable materials to be offloaded . |