Example sentences of "[conj] it be argued [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The means of promoting consensus on the curriculum proved to be The National Curriculum 5–16 : a consultation document ( hereafter TNC ) , where it is argued that the national curriculum will help to raise standards by ensuring that all pupils follow a broad and balanced curriculum throughout the compulsory period ; by setting clear objectives of what pupils should be expected to achieve ; by ensuring that all pupils , irrespective of their sex , ethnic origins or geographical location have access to the same curriculum offer ; and by checking on performance and progress at various stages . |
| 2 | In climatology the system has been adopted as providing a suitable framework and appears as the introductory foundation for Causes of Climate ( Lockwood , 1979a ) , where it is argued that the application of systems theory and mathematics has completely changed the subject of climatology . |
| 3 | ‘ Although it is argued that fear of punitive jury awards has made the US business safety-conscious , quite a price has had to be paid for that by way of corporate and insurance company bankruptcy , the closing of municipal facilities and the practice of defensive medicine . ’ |
| 4 | Although it is argued that the total value of the firm will remain constant , it is shown that this will be so because the price of equity will fall so as to offset the impact of using debt . |
| 5 | A programme of CPD will be requirement of membership of the RIBA from 1992 , and it is argued that this is already covered by the charter and Byelaws which commit members to the ‘ acquirement of the arts and sciences ’ associated with the advancement of architecture . |
| 6 | The long-term trend towards greater equality of income and wealth has been reversed under the Conservative governments of 1979 onwards and it is argued that this ‘ strategy of inequality ’ ( Child Poverty Action Group ) , which is seen as a direct consequence of the drive towards popular capitalism , has led to a major increase in poverty in the UK and to the possible emergence of an underclass , who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture . |
| 7 | Sometimes extravagant claims are made for the incapacitatory effectiveness of ordinary prison sentences , and it is argued that if prison sentences were longer this could produce a substantial reduction in crime by means of incapacitation . |
| 8 | Citizens ’ Advice Bureaux , for example , rely heavily upon volunteers with few paid advisers and it is argued that this gives the organisation a positive strength and a particularly good claim to independence and impartiality . |
| 9 | The recent developments in youth training policy are reviewed and it is argued that while the Youth Training Scheme has many attributes as a basis for an integrated training system , it fails to take account of two problems . |
| 10 | In this and other ant-inhabited species of Piper in Costa Rica , the ants remove encroaching climbers and it is argued that the plants absorb nutrients from the decaying nest material of the ants . |
| 11 | At Cocha Cashu , 12 species provided 80% of the animal biomass with food and it is argued that the carrying capacity of the forest is governed by the abundance of these species , the most important of them being figs . |
| 12 | There are other fragrance sources and it is argued that the relationship is not mutually obligatory but as all the euglossine genera are involved , it is suggested that the orchids have exploited a pre-existent behaviour pattern in the bees . |
| 13 | Where clauses define the obligations undertaken under the contract , a party who performs in accordance with them is not in breach , and it is argued that the correct approach is for a court to interpret the contract as a whole , to identify extent of the obligations undertaken . |
| 14 | It had been advocated countless times , but prejudice against it held sway , and it was argued that identifying players would pander to their individual egos . |
| 15 | At one cemetery all of the wood for the boards was alder , and it was argued that the boards were of multi-ply construction because of the various directions of grain represented . |
| 16 | Some of the Report 's data were criticized , and it was argued that the specific social effects of closures were not fully appreciated even if some of the wider social and economic repercussions had been noted . |
| 17 | The customer discovered during this period that the car had a leaking roof and it was argued that , as a result of the customer 's examination of the car before the contract was made , he had knowledge of the defect so as to exclude liability under s14(2) ( b ) . |
| 18 | If it is argued that a man has a moral duty to obey the law and that to break the law of the land is a violation of one 's duty to one 's country , then one has only to point to instances of government policy where it would clearly be immoral to obey the law of the land . |
| 19 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
| 20 | The interpretation of the super-structures naturally presents greater problems , but it is argued that most had gabled roofs with rafters resting on wall plates below head height . |
| 21 | Strictly speaking , collocations represent syntagmatic and paradigmatic knowledge rather than semantic , but it is argued that they represent the implicit application of syntactic , semantic and pragmatic knowledge [ Sharman , 1990 ] , and for reasons of simplicity have been referred to as a source of semantic information . |
| 22 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 23 | Section 7(1) could be construed as applying to previous enactments , but it was argued that it applied also to subsequent enactments . |
| 24 | Neither had any wish that the shares should be transferred to him but it was argued that , on the basis of the House of Lords ' decision , the passing of the beneficial interest to them was a ‘ transfer ’ of which notice should have been given , thus entitling other members to acquire the shares at a fair price . |
| 25 | Local income taxes might be thought capable of performing better against the criterion of equity , but it was argued that they would be difficult to administer in the UK , for the reasons outlined by Kay and King ( 1986 ) . |
| 26 | The other bank was also attacked , because it was argued that there was a syndicated loan . |
| 27 | Before the 1970s , one reason why wife battering was not perceived as a social problem was because it was argued that those who suffered it could leave and those who stayed could not be suffering . |
| 28 | In some cases setting was criticized because it was argued that it was producing underachievement in certain pupils , although many teachers did not accept this . |
| 29 | While it was argued that these centres create jobs , can help create a better image for the area and provide shopping facilities locally , many expressed concern that the jobs provided are part-time and low paid and go no way towards creating a sound economic base in the community . |
| 30 | Commercial contractual relations had become valuable rights which could be regarded as entitled to at least some of the protection given by the law to property and while it was argued that the plaintiff ought to be satisfied with his action for breach of contract against the party induced , the latter might be incapable of paying all the damages . |