Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [adv prt] that the " in BNC.

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1 It has been pointed out that the only propositions of which this is true are ‘ analytic ’ propositions — those that contain not statements of fact but rules about language .
2 It has been pointed out that the legal protection of children 's welfare is not the same as the conferment of rights on children , since it presupposes that welfare agencies , judges and even parents would have the right to take decisions on the child 's behalf .
3 It has also been pointed out that the ancient quarter of the city around the eastern gate took , as its own symbol , a black lion on a white background .
4 It has been pointed out that the behaviour of zebras simply does not match with this picture of them standing very still in broken cover .
5 It has been pointed out that the modern ostrich and the Cretaceous Struthiomimus lived in the same sort of exposed habitat , and thus evolved similar bipedal running gaits .
6 It has already been pointed out that the 1975 glitch left a persistent increase of 0.05% in slowdown rate ; the available data between 1975 and 1989 show no indication of a decay in this increase .
7 The indemnity was described simply as a payment ‘ for making peace ’ , but it has been pointed out that the sum of £20,000 is close to the amount thought to have been extorted by the Scots from the northern counties of England over the years since Bannockburn , and the payment may have been seen as compensation for the destruction wrought in the north .
8 It has also been pointed out that the laws in the Old Testament may be classified as either " apodictic " in form ( " thou shalt … " or " thou shalt not … " ) or " casuistic " ( " when a man … , he shall … " ) .
9 It has recently been pointed out that the level of investment in training is substantially above that usually quoted , but that this money is not spent in the most effective way .
10 It has already been pointed out that the definition of a rural area , or a rural community , is an elusive concept , but many authors would agree with Bealer et al .
11 It has been pointed out that the last type of liability is not quite the same as liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher in that the thing accumulated on the land does not itself escape .
12 It has been pointed out that the insignia assigned to the vicarius of the British diocese , alone of such officers , consists of castellated enclosures instead of maidens , indicating that he commanded troops .
13 It has been pointed out that the intent of the act of 1691 which allowed settlement " earned " from an apprenticeship , a period of qualifying employment or householding , was constructive .
14 Man has also been suggested — it has also been pointed out that the fruits favoured by him and the ape are the same .
15 It has been pointed out that the location of those markets is itself a telling advantage to Scottish traders because they all have weak currencies ( the lira and peseta ) while former German and Dutch suppliers are forced to trade with the strongest ( the deutschmark and the guilder ) .
16 The reporter to Strathclyde 's children 's panel had appealed the decision and giving yesterday 's judgment , Lord Murray , sitting with Lords Osborne and Wylie , said it had been pointed out that the sheriff had excluded any question of reasonable chastisement in this case .
17 Similar words not derived in this way do not have the syllabic — it has been pointed out that the two words ‘ coddling ’ ( derived from the verb ‘ coddle ’ ) and ‘ codling ’ ( meaning ‘ small cod ’ , derived by adding the diminutive suffix ‘ -ling ’ to ‘ cod ’ ) show a contrast between syllabic and non-syllabic : ‘ coddling ’ and ‘ codling ’ .
18 Of course , it could be claimed that this was the same thing as : but it has been pointed out that the two versions are different in several ways .
19 At the same time the press had been tipped off that the Health Minister was leaving the country on holiday from Heathrow and half a dozen photographers had literally chased on to the runway to photograph him .
20 Although the authorities conflict , it has been laid down that the new doctrine of reckless manslaughter supersedes the older doctrine of manslaughter by gross negligence .
21 It confounds the rumours that have been put about that the Government are running out of steam .
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