Example sentences of "[be] [verb] that certain [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it has been argued that certain clauses operate at an earlier stage so as to define and restrict the extent of the contractual obligation undertaken and so prevent there being any breach of contract . |
| 2 | However , when these figures are broken down , it can be seen that certain groups , such as single women over 75 , are less likely to have an occupational pension , and , if they do , the average amount is less . |
| 3 | Though we must be careful not to attempt to deny the responsibility which ultimately lies with ourselves , it has to be said that certain employers have done much to encourage these sorts of trends . |
| 4 | From the production of these budgets it may be felt that certain aspects of the budgets need to be amended before they become operational . |
| 5 | For example , a child might be told that certain behaviours will result in the loss of free time ; if the child misbehaves , the penalty creates a contingent relationship in which the child has less time to play . |
| 6 | ‘ By the beginning of 1960 ’ , he wrote , ‘ it could no longer be denied that certain parts of London at night were dominated by a new spirit of insecurity ’ : ‘ juvenile delinquency had for the first time in Britain become elevated to the status of a national problem ’ . |
| 7 | Once it is decided that certain assumptions are true , it only makes sense to demonstrate this by counting on them in practice . |
| 8 | 4.23 It is recognised that certain events and periods during the daily routine may raise the anxieties of residents and clients . |
| 9 | It is understood that certain regions , like Highland , Fife , Borders , and Dumfries & Galloway may survive the shake-up , while some districts , notably Eastwood in the constituency of local government minister Allan Stewart , could also become unitary councils responsible for most of the main council services . |
| 10 | If it is found that certain elements have not been covered , then activities can be devised to ensure that they receive attention , or , if necessary , certain elements can be taught discretely . |
| 11 | RECYCLED PAPER It is estimated that certain plastics will take over 400 years to disintegrate , so that is why we are introducing more recyclable plastic , which can be melted down and re-used . |
| 12 | On some issues there was a good deal of discussion , but if by ‘ conviction government ’ it is meant that certain slogans were going to be elevated and written in tablets of stone and used as the put-down at the end of every argument , then , of course , that is indeed what happened . |
| 13 | It is a good idea to know at the outset whether the members of the critical mass will be willing and able to respond appropriately to the change ; then , if it is determined that certain members are unwilling or unable , that situation can be planned for and dealt with . |
| 14 | It is suggested that certain structures , which may appear metaphorical , are best treated as cases of underlexicalisation . |
| 15 | For example , it is predicted that certain kinds of ‘ life strategies ’ will be found most commonly in people in whom particular corresponding moods or emotions predominate , and that the more general the strategies are , the stronger their association will be with the emotional rather than the intellectual characteristics of the person . |
| 16 | By the turn of the century it was accepted that certain parts of the brain were specialized for either sensation or movement but , as Brodmann ( in Kolb and Whishaw 1985 ) demonstrated , there are large areas of the human cerebral cortex that are neither obviously motor nor sensory . |