Example sentences of "be [verb] that some [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The educational background and training of chartered librarians in Britain has not been well understood by teachers , and in particular it has been noticeable how reluctant spokesmen of the School Library Association have been to acknowledge that some librarians have received a special training in work with children of school age , with materials for children of school age , and involving more than an acquaintance with the study of educational systems and methods and of child development .
2 However , it has been claimed that some doctors in the province will perform abortions in certain circumstances .
3 Initially it had been felt that some families failed to take advantage of the services offered by the welfare state and , despite the basic social services , they fell into poverty and sickness , remained ignorant of the skills and attitudes needed to cope with life and failed to find accommodation for themselves .
4 It has been shown that some schools offer a rehash or revision programme based on pre-registration modules , while others prepare courses in line with the very latest developments available .
5 It had long been known that some metals gave colours to flames ; but this was an unreliable test , because colours are hard to describe exactly , and because they are usually masked by a brilliant orange-yellow .
6 We are saying that some populations ( i.e. sexual ones ) evolve faster than others , and hence will survive when others go extinct .
7 Later on we shall be suggesting that some CONFLICTS in marriage can be seen as an attempt to put right experiences which have gone wrong in the past .
8 In differentiating various kinds of policies , and in interpreting their implications for ministerial power , it must be recognized that some policies have implications for more than one department .
9 It can be expected that some rabbits confined in short burrows will begin to bolt quite quickly , at times almost instantly .
10 At the same time , it should not be forgotten that some writers had been advocating the use of multiple methods for years :
11 But it should also be said that some elements of this description of mine could be taken to characterise the activity , sometimes ominous enough in its human implications , of all imaginative writers , however remote they may be from the dualistic confederacy .
12 It may also be argued that some limits to growth , which Hirsch ( 1977 ) called ‘ social limits ’ , are already operating .
13 It may be argued that some men , in the heat of the moment , may genuinely be mistaken .
14 Although I have stressed the importance of all children having access to the full primary curriculum , it must be recognised that some children do need special provision , more time , and/or extra help if they are to profit from the opportunity .
15 It should be noted that some bills carry a ‘ definitive ’ rate of interest .
16 The courses involved 140 main methods students ( four of whom were listed as non-native speakers ) , and a further 74 subsidiary methods students were reported ( but it should be noted that some courses failed to provide numbers ) .
17 Outlined below are methods of measurement commonly used by surveyors ; it should be noted that some methods have more merit than others .
18 If she is ambivalent , she can be reassured that some mothers breastfeed into the child 's third year of life with no adverse consequences .
19 But people who have rigged up a television in their bedroom or kitchen , to watch the much-advertised breakfast TV shows are finding that some programmes that are quietly transmitted on BBC2 every morning at the same time are often far more interesting .
20 Certain diseases are hereditary ( or at least familial ) ; sadly , it is being discovered that some babies are born already addicted to heroin or with the AIDS virus .
21 However , there is a more serious side : some finalists have been warned that some employers might refuse to recognise their degrees .
22 However , it is recognized that some processes , such as the production of output for proofing or to magnetic tape , may be executed in a background mode to optimize the use of system resources .
23 Unix Systems Laboratories Inc president Roel Pieper and his boss-in-waiting , Novell Inc chief Ray Noorda were in Japan last week explaining to Unix Labs 's Japanese shareholders the ins and outs of the deal that 's been cut : it is said that some companies , perhaps ICL Plc and Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , were interested in somehow retaining their shares in the Unix firm .
24 In a changing world it is reassuring that some things never change .
25 The museum visitor who is told that some fleas can jump 130 times their own height simply has no idea where to go from that point onwards .
26 Conversely , it is thought that some employers will leap at the chance of employing enrolled nurses knowing or believing them to be a cheaper alternative in terms of pay .
27 In looking at the services to be provided , it is recognised that some duties require a more responsible level of staff than others .
28 It is recognised that some courses , particularly those in primary education , aim to permeate the whole course with language understanding .
29 It is believed that some vines can live as long as five hundred years although such a plant would yield a negligible crop of grapes .
30 By using a combination of laser optics and cancer drugs , it 's hoped that some patients will be in and out of hospital within a day .
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