Example sentences of "[pron] be evidence [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is evidence that verbal reprimands tend to be less effective in various disciplinary encounters than other techniques . |
| 2 | Taekwondo practitioners build up the calluses on their knuckles by performing press-ups on them , although there is evidence that prolonged conditioning in this way causes metacarpal damage . |
| 3 | There is evidence that general deterrence can be improved if potential offenders ' perceived likelihood of detection can be increased but little evidence that severer punishments deter any better than more lenient ones . |
| 4 | But there is evidence that working class women bitterly resented what they regarded as middle class interference . |
| 5 | In view of the high population of Hong Kong ( c. 5.5 million ) and their proximity to urban areas , these sites are popular for informal leisure-time activities ; already there is evidence that serious degradation has occurred due to heavy use ( Jim 1987b ) . |
| 6 | But while there is evidence that young children can be bored or confused by doing work too advanced for them , as well as frightened by bigger children in the toilets or playground , there is no evidence that early teaching of the three Rs leads to top marks and academic success for the child later on . |
| 7 | There is evidence that ascorbic acid is secreted in high concentrations into the normal stomach . |
| 8 | There is evidence that similar cartels operate elsewhere in the UK . |
| 9 | There is evidence that successful reproduction reduces the future reproductive capabilities or survival of females in several species ( e.g. Wooller & Coulson , 1977 ; Altmann , Altmann & Hausfater , 1978 ; Guinness , Albon & Clutton-Brock , 1978 ; Bryant , 1979 ) and in some species successful males are likely to die before unsuccessful ones ( Geist , 1971 ) . |
| 10 | But there is evidence that Soviet officials have unsuccessfully requested Algeria several times for permanent access to ports and short installations and for combined military exercises . |
| 11 | In addition to according the USSR a forceful say in the economic priorities of its trading partners , there is evidence that Soviet leverage over terms of trade has produced specific concessions in the foreign policy arena ( such as material and diplomatic support for Soviet policy in South Yemen and Angola ; offset costs for Soviet forces deployed in the Warsaw Pact ) . |
| 12 | In the present generations of younger women , very few never marry so this particular source of family care has almost dried up , although there is evidence that never-married women still account for a disproportionate number of unpaid carers ( Finch and Groves , 1980 ; Lewis and Meredith , 1988 ) . |
| 13 | There is evidence that certain athletes , especially those in sports that emphasise leanness to improve performance or appearance ( eg , gymnastics , figure skating , ballet ) are at increased risk for anorexia nervosa or associated eating disorders . |
| 14 | In addition , it should not be assumed that long-term trends in income distribution continue forever : there is evidence that recent years have seen significant changes in these trends in Britain . |
| 15 | There is no direct evidence that all people have the potential for addictive disease within them and , conversely , there is evidence that addictive disease seems only to affect particular people , albeit an enormous number . |
| 16 | There is evidence that brief counselling by the general practitioner can be as effective as minor tranquillizers for patients with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression associated with social difficulties , without the risks involved in the use of minor tranquillizers . |
| 17 | There is evidence that volatile materials have always been scarce on the Moon . |
| 18 | Throughout the report there is evidence that important lessons have been learnt from recent work on records of achievement and developments in graded assessment . |
| 19 | There is evidence that gay men seek HIV testing ( and may receive AIDS diagnoses ) earlier than other people . |
| 20 | There is evidence that Protestant millenarianism , enjoying a resurgence during the civil war period in England , could provide a framework within which Bacon 's program for the empirical sciences gained an extra impetus — despite the fact that Bacon himself had been hostile to any religious movement that might threaten the fragile monarchy to which he had constantly vowed allegiance . |
| 21 | For solar flares there is evidence that magnetic reconnection at the tops of loops is often involved in supplying energy particularly for larger structures ( , Tokyo University ) . |
| 22 | There was evidence that other businesses in the same line as the plaintiffs charged a much lower fee — in most cases less than £3.50 per transparency per week . |
| 23 | And for women in other circumstances , there was evidence that other types of support could be protective too . |
| 24 | One of the narcotics experts was reported as saying that there was evidence that provincial Army commanders were involved in trafficking heroin and that some senior military figures in Rangoon also had an interest in the drugs business . |
| 25 | There was evidence that potential sub-licensees were deterred by the level of royalty sought and by the non-exclusivity of the licences on offer . |