Example sentences of "[be] sometimes [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is sometimes asserted that Eastern bishops displayed greater theological learning than those in the West , which is why most Councils took place in the East . |
| 2 | It is sometimes argued that certain subjects are better vehicles for a liberal education than others , because they are concerned with the human rather than merely the natural , or are reflexive rather than merely instrumental ; hence the term ‘ liberal ’ has been most often associated with the arts , and in this century social sciences , though it has been used of some science courses as well ( e.g. ‘ Liberal Studies in Science ’ ) . |
| 3 | It is sometimes argued that indirect taxes are , in welfare terms , preferable to direct taxes , as they leave the taxpayer free to make a choice . |
| 4 | ( a ) Why might society wish to ban drugs that neither help nor harm the diseases they are claimed to cure ? ( b ) It is sometimes argued that regulatory bodies will be blamed for bad things that happen in spite of the regulations ( e.g. a plane crash ) but not blamed so much for good things that are prevented ( e.g. the quick availability of a safe and useful drug ) by stringent tests and regulations . |
| 5 | It is sometimes forgotten that Anglo-French relations in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries in many ways resembled a family history . |