Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 These days , it is widely assumed that monitoring of firms by close , caring banks is a better way to run things than the arms-length institutional ownership of America and Britain .
2 It is widely assumed that restoration of intestinal continuity inevitably results in a better quality of life for the patient , but that is not necessarily the case .
3 Nevertheless , it is widely recognized that exchange rate adjustments within the EMS will only become less frequent if the economic performance and the economic policies of member countries are converging and consistent .
4 He adds , however , that to recognize the point is only to recognize that testing is what matters .
5 However , it is generally recognized that gender inequality in education is in many respects different from inequality of class .
6 The first point is that it is generally recognized that ritual tends to increase , intensify and shift in focus at times of social crisis .
7 And it is generally felt that traffic will get heavier when the new A3 Petersfield bypass opens .
8 It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland .
9 It is generally believed that garlic and tea-tree essences are the most powerful anti-viral oils .
10 It is generally accepted that control systems have to be organized in parallel to the activities that they are intended to monitor .
11 It is generally assumed that hypergastrinaemia predisposes to the development of gastric carcinoids through progressive hyperplastic changes of fundic endocrine cells .
12 However , it is generally assumed that rug-weaving was brought into China , probably from Turkestan or Mongolia , some time before the reign of Emperor K'ang Hsi ( 1661–1722 ) , a noted patron of the arts who may well have encouraged its assimilation into Chinese artistic life .
13 In the short run it is generally argued that tax cuts will simply stimulate aggregate demand and , with aggregate supply largely unaffected , will be inflationary .
14 Sometimes it is incorrectly assumed that listing patients ' problems precludes inclusion of psychiatric diagnosis .
15 The claim is thus made that solo music at least recitative was conducted or coordinated visually .
16 This is not to say that man can mine coal where it does not occur geologically , or that some settlements do not originate because of the existence of some material which the inhabitants extract ; what it does mean is that people themselves determine what is exploited and how they deal with the extraction .
17 This is not to say that moving may not be an excellent decision ; simply that , if money is the main criterion , you need to be thoroughly realistic when calculating the gains .
18 This is not to say that society was classless .
19 This is not to say that meat is unimportant to us now .
20 That is not to say that Parliament was subservient .
21 That is not to say that Parliament does not have a significant influence on the pattern of public expenditure , but it is exercised in various indirect ways at the formative stage of determining the pattern of public expenditure , and not through variations in the government 's proposals once they have been laid before the House .
22 This is not to say that radicalism is dead ; far from it .
23 This is not to say that reading happens outside of the domain of politics , but that we ca n't easily conflate the two .
24 This is not to say that removal of the clitoris was a routine operation either in the States or in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century .
25 This is not to say that self-referral must be sought with undue enthusiasm , although facilities for it might be extended with benefit to many youngsters .
26 This is not to say that tradition was the rule .
27 This is not to say that carbonate deposition began everywhere simultaneously as some heavenly clock chimed in the beginning of the Carboniferous Period .
28 This is not to say that TV was always dominant .
29 This is not to say that PGCE ( and in-service ) tutors do not attempt to develop ‘ professional ’ rather than ‘ craftsman ’ knowledge and attitudes , it is rather to say that the professional knowledge is built on shaky foundations .
30 This is not to say that history would repeat itself backwards : you would not die and then become old , middle-aged and youthful before finally being absorbed into your mother 's womb .
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