Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The original product was WordStar Legacy , a licensing deal with NBI , and it has to be said that Legacy did not receive unanimous acclaim . |
| 2 | To conclude , it has to be said that balance is the most important factor in chest development . |
| 3 | Despite all the shortcomings of British society in this period from a socialist point of view , and the alarming prospects raised by nuclear armament , it has to be said that capitalism was ‘ too successful ’ , in developing the productive forces and meeting popular aspirations , for political forces supporting a radical transformation of social relations to make much headway . |
| 4 | It is beginning to be recognised that proficiency in more than one language often carries with it the need to be what one might term ‘ crosslingual ’ , that is , able to generate connections across languages rather than only using them independently of each other . |
| 5 | On this occasion it was to be hoped that humiliation and hurt pride had been assuaged by a new pair of shoes and a many-stranded jet necklace — like early travellers taking presents to the natives , Sophia felt . |
| 6 | It is to be hoped that data-base technology can be developed quickly enough to meet the imminent requirements for data management in very large hyper-bases . |
| 7 | It used to be argued that turbulence was necessary to ensure the oxygenation of the water and the continuation of the food supply , but it is now thought that the main role of turbulence is in getting rid of excess carbon dioxide . |
| 8 | It used to be argued that party strife declined rapidly under the first two Georges ; that political stability was finally established under Sir Robert Walpole during the 1720s , and by 1733 , as Plumb once put it , " the two-party system was at an end " . |
| 9 | It is to be noted that need is not referred to albeit that , in practice , many applications for interim payment are made with the specific intent of securing a sum designed to meet a specific need or requirement of the pursuer . |
| 10 | It has to be noted that gaol conditions are no longer newsworthy and the clamour for reform has largely faded . |
| 11 | It ought to be noted that radio and television advertising titillates these status expectations by offering ( at a price ) beauty and recognition , power and recognition , love and recognition . |
| 12 | How often does it have to be demonstrated that Flower of Scotland is a good pub/folk song but is manifestly unsuitable as a national anthem ? |
| 13 | He was to be found that afternoon , as he was most afternoons , seated in a deckchair aft and immersed in his favourite form of relaxation , the reading of detective novels heavily laced with romance of the more dubious kind . |
| 14 | PI Associates , sole manufacturers of PolyPads , wish it to be known that Bridlesuite of Lanarkshire have never been supplied with or ever stocked genuine PolyPads . |
| 15 | If , for example , it were to be suggested that management had paid insufficient attention to the development of the company 's product base , establishing that this amounted to negligence would be highly problematical . |
| 16 | It also used to be thought that pillow lavas could form only at great depths below the surface . |
| 17 | Though it used to be thought that internationalism was the preserve of the large , private corporation , today they have been joined by small firms and many state enterprises . |
| 18 | However , it also has to be remembered that employment is not a solution for all lone mothers . |
| 19 | Children need to know what to do in these cases if they are to get at the truth , and they also need to be shown that print is not necessarily infallible . |