Example sentences of "[adv] accept that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I hope you are amiable and fair-minded enough to accept that this switch was not in any way part of my original purpose . |
| 2 | It is now widely accepted that such headaches can be precipitated by foods as well as stress , the oral contraceptive Pill , and the build-up to a period . |
| 3 | But for those in Japan who do achieve a more secure status it is widely accepted that such benefits are unlikely to be renewed if the individual moves to another company . |
| 4 | It is widely accepted that new members of the research community deserve careful initiation , socialisation and accreditation . |
| 5 | It is currently widely accepted that regional divergence in living standards within countries is the norm ( Bennett , 1980 , 67 ) . |
| 6 | It is widely accepted that vast amounts of police time are wasted by calling constables unnecessarily as court witnesses but the problem has so far proved intractable . |
| 7 | It is widely accepted that this system ‘ has nothing to teach us ’ . |
| 8 | By concession , rental income from surplus business accommodation is taxed under Sch D , Case I rather than Sch A. The Inland Revenue has commented that it normally accepts that current account and trade interest qualify for relief under s 393(8) , ICTA 1988 , as , under certain circumstances , will interest from the temporary lodgement of part of the current working capital in a bank deposit account . |
| 9 | It is generally accepted that each person , man and woman , is made up of both masculine and feminine qualities , and it appears that in some lifetimes the masculine will have been predominant while in others it will have been the feminine . |
| 10 | Many claims are received in respect of cigarette burns to furniture , carpets etc. and although there has been no actual ‘ fire ’ , it is generally accepted that such claims can be considered as fire damage . |
| 11 | In 1912 Edison introduced the compatible ‘ Blue Amberol ’ records made of an even tougher plastic ; and it is generally accepted that Blue Amberols had a better , higher fidelity performance than any other medium before the First World War . |
| 12 | It is generally accepted that increasing lake acidification due to acid deposition has caused fish kills and stock depletion ( figure 4.14 ) . |
| 13 | It 's generally accepted that oral contraceptives may slightly enlarge a woman 's breasts , but in a few exceptional cases it has had other more alarming side-effects . |
| 14 | It has been generally accepted that adenomatous polyps develop in the second and third decade with most affected untreated subjects developing a colorectal carcinoma by the age of 40 years . |
| 15 | It is generally accepted that this theory accords better with the view of modern science and is superior to that of Kant . |
| 16 | It is now generally accepted that this meeting was the first step on the unpremeditated road which led to the establishment of the London Veterinary College . |
| 17 | It is generally accepted that large numbers of people evaded the attention of the enumerators on that occasion and that if allowance is made for under-recording the total should be raised to about 9·2 millions . |
| 18 | 3 : It is generally accepted that nuclear electricity is everywhere more expensive than other forms of generation when the brushed-aside costs of decommissioning and dealing with its wastes are included , as ultimately they must . |
| 19 | But it is surely generally accepted that some level of participation is necessary whatever approach to systems design and development is adopted . |
| 20 | Consumer public relations depends on using to the full this part of the media and it is generally accepted that any consultant working in this field will have contacts within the appropriate media . |
| 21 | It was just accepted that one day Sara would have a little inheritance . |
| 22 | The state 's Police Minister , Ted Pickering , a consistent opponent of tighter gun laws , responded by saying that he did " not accept that any firearm is more dangerous than any other " . |
| 23 | I remembered also the time we finally accepted that British Council invitation and went to give a poetry reading in Madrid . |
| 24 | However , they do involve exploring the role of knowledge and ideas in society and do not accept that all aspects of social relations can be reduced to the economic relations of the mode of production . |
| 25 | Following a recent PAYE audit the officer concerned would not accept that this vehicle is a pool car because of the factor just described above . |
| 26 | With modern technology , I can not accept that this standard is out of reach . |
| 27 | But their Lordships do not accept that any analogy can be drawn between those cases and the instant case . |
| 28 | Charlie could no longer accept that any victory was worth such a price . |
| 29 | Still less does one know whether people tend to resist suggestions from a machine that go against their unaided habits , or whether they rapidly and thankfully accept that some things are better done by a computer . |
| 30 | It is usually accepted that such milestones were measured from civitas capitals or cities , suggesting that by the AD 270s Water Newton had achieved this rank and was responsible for the local government of its hinterland . |