Example sentences of "[be] argue that [det] [noun pl] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 Whilst it has been argued that such firms need financial and general business aid , if they are to fulfil their potential on a timely basis , little is known of their accounting/financial practices and needs .
2 It has been argued that such courses come somewhere around the foundation or specific stage in most people 's educational development , although the increasing proportions of mature students must make us wary of too linear a model .
3 Not only is there a lack of research evidence to support this view , but it has been argued that many children do better remaining in a single-parent family than in having to make further adjustments to a third form of family life — the step-family ( Richards and Dyson , 1982 ) .
4 It can be argued that many projects fall into this category , perhaps usefully called development engineering .
5 It may be argued that these proposals amount to no more than state capitalism .
6 It can be argued that these associations serve as shelters and nurseries for mites , which , in turn , eat herbivorous arthropods and pathogens , a general theory put forward by Lundstrom over a century ago .
7 Erm so er I mean it could be argued that those figures go in there .
8 It is argued that these groups have a vested interest in distorting reality to ensure that America always appears to be under threat so that they can force the president and Congress to finance the lavish and unnecessary programmes which they desire .
9 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 .
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