Example sentences of "be [vb pp] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During their lives faithful Roman Catholics are taught that by certain sacraments a person becomes a Christian , obtains ongoing pardon for sins and is prepared for the life hereafter . |
| 2 | On the basis of an estimated 10 per cent of the Earth 's surface currently being part of a hot-spot swell it has been calculated that on average hot-spot epeirogeny should affect a particular area of crust about every 600 Ma . |
| 3 | It has been calculated that in 1922 an average of 38 minutes would be spent on going to work and coming back , with a working day of between 14 and 15 hours in the warmer months . |
| 4 | It has been calculated that in general elections from 1922 to 1977 inclusive average " leakages " amounted to roughly one-fifth of Fianna Fail 's potential votes , a quarter of Fine Gael 's and one third of Labour 's . |
| 5 | Schooled children , on the other hand , may have been taught that in formal school situations such assumptions must be suspended , however strange that may appear to be . |
| 6 | It has been said that in recent years his allegiance shifted from Sisley to Monet ! ’ |
| 7 | It has been argued that at this stage ‘ the growth of Protestantism was far from a major problem ’ ; its spread , and the numbers involved , were very limited . |
| 8 | But against this theory it has been argued that over large parts of the zebra 's range , insects are not a major problem , so without further analysis the idea is once again inconclusive . |
| 9 | Somewhat less obviously , it has been argued that in certain circumstances States can be treated as parties to the Court 's exercise of its advisory jurisdiction . |
| 10 | It has been argued that in most mining areas the strong sense of ‘ community ’ stems from the overwhelming importance of the coal-mining industry in the area and from the shared experiences this produces for male miners . |
| 11 | However , they have not been briefed that in this case the drop zone will be changed at the last minute . |
| 12 | I am told that with good binoculars ( presumably × 12 or more ) it can be made out as an aura of soft light surrounding the cluster , but I have had no success myself . |
| 13 | The Diocese of Durham has been told that in 1992 budgets must be cut by £120,000 , equivalent to the stipends of nine clergy . |
| 14 | I have been told that in these circumstances it is permissible from an audit point of view to write back debts that are over two years old , notwithstanding the provisions of the Statute of Limitations , giving the creditor the right to demand payment for up to six years . |
| 15 | We have been told that beneath that star the Christ Child will be born . ’ |
| 16 | It has been alleged that at this rate it would take 300 years to examine all the programmes outlined in Table 15.1 above . |
| 17 | Thus it has been shown that with professional pre-planning and management , exhibitions can be a powerful sales tool and not the expensive luxury that many companies regard them to be . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it has not yet been shown that in these circumstances charcoal reduces the need for an antidote . |
| 19 | This is important since it has been shown that in inflammatory bowel disease , architectural disturbances in the mucosa , manifest especially in crypt distortion , are well established by the time of the first clinical episode . |
| 20 | Looking at different parts of the tropical world , it has been noted that by 1981 only 20% of all rain forests including tropical ones in Australia remained when compared with the total at European settlement ( 1788 ) and that there were only a few thousand ha left in northern Queensland , all accessible forest outside National Parks having been ( or likely to be ) logged , leaving an archipelago of ‘ refugia ’ . |
| 21 | It has been recognised that without sufficient processing capacity a potentially serious waste problem could arise . |
| 22 | From experience , and depending on the species selected , it has been found that with these numbers of large cichlids all present in the same tank , there is not the space for any of them to be able to establish a permanent territory and fight off all invaders . |
| 23 | In studies of small mammal decay , it has been found that in hot climates the soft parts decay and the carcase is reduced to bone and sinew within 6–8 days ( Korth , 1979 ) . |
| 24 | How far present-day societies are likely to proceed along this road is a matter of debate ( and I shall return to the question in Chapter 6 ) , but at the least it has to be recognized that in recent years the idea of political action has been very substantially broadened , so that there is already a quite widespread awareness of the variety of ways in which individuals and groups of individuals can assert their dissent from the policies of government at all levels ( for example , the revolt against the poll tax in Britain ) and bring into the arena of public debate alternative policies . |
| 25 | It also needs to be recognized that in some authorities — particularly small district councils where there are fewer personnel , resources and programmes — much co-ordinating work occurs informally and the elaborate corporate structures advocated by Bains are perhaps less appropriate . |
| 26 | It can be calculated that during 1979 , 18 000 women will attend clinics in England suffering from chlamydial infection , which they have no hope of getting diagnosed and therefore treated . |
| 27 | And Archie McLaren had told me that the house would probably have to be sold , so it was to be supposed that at any time now people might be coming to look at it . |
| 28 | It must be added that for all their drive and gusto , his books show a strong Catholic bias ( he said he loved ‘ all things Catholic , especially the lowly poets and saints , dago culture , Celtic peoples , the mendicant orders and Thomism ’ ) . |
| 29 | It is salutary to be reminded that in many situations and many respects society is not simply divisible into two parts , the majority and the minority , but is in fact a conglomeration of minorities , none of which can have a democratic claim to dominate , and which must therefore learn to live with each other . |
| 30 | It was perhaps to be expected that during this post-independence period TANU and its politicians in Parliament would want to see the nation establish itself in a symbolic sense . |