Example sentences of "been [verb] that these [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It has been said that these rules will be applied less stringently to a commercial contract than to other types of document ( Henry Boot Construction v Central Lancashire New Town Development Corpn ( 1980 ) 15 BLR 8 ) but the drafter should bear them in mind and , if possible , avoid their application .
2 For some time it has been suspected that these voltages affect aquarium fish , causing stress and possibly disease .
3 It has been argued that these policies were adopted at Moscow 's instigation .
4 Technical difficulties aside , it has been argued that these provisions will not make any appreciable difference to the welfare of victims for , except in the most notorious of cases , most authors receive very small amounts indeed from publication .
5 It has been argued that these divisions within the working class are unreconcilable and prevent it acting as a strong , united , radical force .
6 The inference has been drawn that these tenures , often ( though not necessarily ) on land newly cleared from forest or heath , were offered by landlords as an inducement to tenants to extend their operations , whether through crop-growing or animal husbandry .
7 In the previous Section it has been shown that these harmonics can contribute to the mechanical output power , because harmonics of current lead to harmonics of motional voltage — The approach adopted here is to introduce a " torque correction factor " which allows for the harmonic contribution to the pull-out torque .
8 It has been proposed that these instruments were played by extra musicians .
9 It has often been assumed that these figures were simply invented , and are evidence that the Bible is historically unreliable .
10 Whilst it has been assumed that these charges were fabricated by Musgrave ( and perhaps by Thomas Cromwell , q.v. ) , there is evidence to suggest that Dacre did indeed have private arrangements with the Scots which served to divert their raids away from his estates and on to Bewcastle .
11 Although " this offer has been accepted by Marshal Tito " , it had " subsequently been discovered that these troops had not in fact entered Austria … it was possible to turn them over to Marshal Tito in complete formation , and prevention of infiltration into Austria was essential for operational reasons " .
12 Carlo was made a cardinal at 22 and Archbishop of Milan at 26 , though it has been suggested that these appointments were as much due to the boy 's uncle being Pope Pius IV as to any inherent abilities .
13 More recently , however , it has been suggested that these subgovernments have been increasingly complemented by the development of what are called ‘ issue networks ’ .
14 As it had been suggested that these cars should resemble the London United bogie cars , they had short canopies and double flight stairs , changing direction at a small landing half way up .
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