Example sentences of "[pers pn] appears [that] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I very much regret that it appears that the Labour party 's plans for the Audit Commission may water down its effectiveness by handing control to the Labour party 's chums in the unions and local government . |
| 2 | This is mirrored in a survey by Bunting ( 1981 ) in the UK , where it appears that the general public hold some realistic and generally favourable views of deaf people even though there is no understanding of the language needs of pre-lingually deaf people . |
| 3 | The bad news is that it appears that the Lundy company is not making enough money to cover its costs and is looking at ways of making the island more ‘ commercial . ’ |
| 4 | From the traffic returns , it appears that the mean load per boat ( including empties ) is about 15 tons , and so in order to pass 36,000 tons ( 1906 figure ) 2,400 boats will need to ascend and descend . |
| 5 | In the light of these dicta , it appears that the traditional view referred to above has been overthrown . |
| 6 | It appears that the in-cockpit antenna is the problem . |
| 7 | One might have expected that at least some of the Labour members would welcome this opportunity to save the airport entrusted to them , but it appears that the ordinary members are unable to use their right to vote in accordance with their wishes , however strongly held . |
| 8 | The first is the early listing of cases in which it appears that the only purpose of the appeal is to secure some advantage by preserving the status quo pending the outcome of the appeal . |
| 9 | It appears that the only people that do want BST are the pharmaceutical companies who have genetically engineered the hormone and stand to make extra profits from its introduction . |
| 10 | It will be recalled that the proceedings had been adjourned from June to August , and about that time of year it appears that the first appellant was offered employment in Italy . |
| 11 | It appears that the verbal agreement described as a life tenancy on the Stamp Duty form is , in fact , a recognition that although the reader owns the property , the home is being occupied by father and son as tenants-in-common , but with the son paying all the bills . |
| 12 | It appears that the male butterflies secrete sodium in their spermatozoa capsules ( spermatophores ) during mating , which the female then uses to construct her eggs . |
| 13 | Thus it appears that the right hemisphere bears particular responsibility in the tactile perception of shape . |
| 14 | It appears that the second Summer of Love may have spawned another monster . |
| 15 | In fact , on the evidence available , it appears that the Swedish court , under the procedure applicable in that country , could admit in evidence Price 's retraction in this country of the evidence previously given by him in Sweden . |
| 16 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
| 17 | Yet , like much of the common-sense research , it appears that the early theorists were ‘ on to something ’ . |
| 18 | It appears that the content categories are actually rather more complex than Piaget proposed . |
| 19 | Sometimes it appears that the mere act of measuring them in order to manufacture a candle of corresponding dimensions to burn at the tomb was sufficient to effect the cure . |
| 20 | Although climatic changes undoubtedly occurred during the post-glacial , it appears that the principal determinants of regional vegetational change in the Outer Hebrides have been natural soil changes , with widespread leaching , podsolisation , and bog development beginning at about 7000 B.P. From about 5000 B.P. or even earlier ( Bohnke , 1988 ) , human influence has also been an important factor . |
| 21 | We had hoped to be able to support measures on so-called joyriding , on the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency and on better employment conditions for women , but it appears that the Prime Minister 's enthusiasm for this last came too recently for its inclusion in the Queen 's Speech . |
| 22 | Despite this outpouring of research findings and recommendations , however , it appears that the immediate environment for the elderly changed very little during the period ( Rowntree 1947 ; Utting 1958 ; Townsend 1962 ; Philips Committee — HMSO 1954 ) . |
| 23 | mouse embryo hindbrains ; it appears that the trigeminal nerve has been transformed into a facial identity . |
| 24 | As will be elaborated now in further contexts , it appears that the underlying reality to such difficulties was , and remains a complex contradiction which the catholic — nationalist alliance has still failed to solve . |
| 25 | However , it appears that the plentiful supplies of sugar were not wholly unwelcome to Soviet leaders , who were still pursuing the consumption drive which was behind the February 1960 agreement . |
| 26 | It appears that the German Infantry facing the Marines has surrendered , and now No. 4 Commando Brigade are following up the retreating Germans . |
| 27 | It appears that the guided tour and various audio-visual methods such as films and video-tapes would be less suitable . |
| 28 | It appears that the regulatory authorities are extremely slow at detecting fraud . |
| 29 | It appears that the dead man took the wrong path in the mist , and fell over the cliff , hitting the sharp rocks below . |
| 30 | It appears that the main extraction of excess C O two of the atmosphere is accomplished in the northern hemisphere , associated with the north Atlantic deep water . |