Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be argued [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On behalf of the defendant it was argued that some limitation had to be placed on the word " practice " and the natural and proper limitation was to imply the words " as medical practitioners " . |
| 2 | Earlier in this chapter it was argued that the use of DCF was justified on pragmatic as well as theoretical grounds because it provides a single index of value and avoids the necessity for comparing streams of cash flows . |
| 3 | As an alternative to the last submission it was argued that the money was paid to and received by the revenue under an implied agreement that it would be held as a deposit against tax that might be held to have been due at the dates of payment and that it would be repaid if and when it turned out that no tax was due . |
| 4 | At the beginning of Surrealism it was argued that there was no Surrealist painting , but this dogma was soon reversed . |
| 5 | In standard economic theory it is argued that regulation is required if market failures occur . |
| 6 | In Plowman 's case it was argued that on its true construction the restrictive covenant was too wide as it applied to goods of all kinds and would prevent canvassing by the employee in articles of trade of any kind . |
| 7 | Because few such cases proceed to trial it was argued that claims assessors should be able to issue proceedings on behalf of their clients . |
| 8 | In the first edition of this book it was argued that levels of controversy over social policies since 1951 had not been particularly high . |
| 9 | For example in Errington v. Minister of Health it was argued that the Minister was in breach of natural justice by conferring with the local authority and receiving further evidence from it after the dose of a public inquiry . |
| 10 | Even if the workers themselves made no contribution to the scheme it was argued that the cost of family allowance schemes to the employers would be used by them as an excuse to reduce wages or at least hold back wage increases or to put up prices . |
| 11 | At the same time it is argued that the ability of law to order social and political reality has decreased to a surprising extent . |
| 12 | Private ownership is also justified because by permitting individual property owners to pursue their own self-interest in a competitive market it is argued that we achieve an optimal allocation of society 's resources . |