Example sentences of "[is] clear that the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is clear that the individual is not acting rationally in this example : the expectation error is increasing every year and the individual is failing to predict inflation even though it is rising by a constant amount every year and is caused by the same factor ( monetary growth ) every year .
2 It is clear that the measure of damages for the conversion of a negotiable instrument is prima facie the face value , not the value as paper but it has been held that this principle is inapplicable to non-negotiable documents such as holiday credit stamps .
3 This justification was provided by the castle of Clairvaux and it is clear that the scheme very nearly worked .
4 It is clear that the scheme needs to be administered so that it dovetails with and reinforces the benefits of other grant schemes which provide for hedge renovation and management .
5 It is clear that the choice of signs for comparison will affect the results of such an exercise ; a balance must be sought between too small a number and too great .
6 Since it is clear that the vocation of hermit was officially recognised in the fourteenth century , the account of Richard 's pursuit of his calling points to parental opposition and possibly a reluctance on Richard 's part to commit himself to any officially supervised licensing .
7 From the context it is clear that the secret , whatever it was , was of long standing . ’
8 However , it is clear that the monitoring of contracts is not a costless exercise and it is known from more aggregate economic studies that the administrative costs of health care systems embodying a significant market element are much higher than those of the NHS ( Maxwell , 1985 ) .
9 Some of this pollen is inevitably brushed off when a bee visits another flower , but bearing in mind that only a few grains are needed to bring about cross-fertilisation , and that a bee on a single journey may collect two million , it is clear that the price a plant pays for this transport is a very high one .
10 The price subsidy creates a ‘ substitution ’ effect as well as an ‘ income effect ’ , and this substitution effect also encourages consumption of good X. If the objective is to promote the consumption of good X , it is clear that the price subsidy is the more ‘ efficient ’ fiscal instrument .
11 The airbrakes can then be reduced once it is clear that the glider will not overshoot with full airbrake .
12 So far then , it is clear that the Secretary of State is going to Set his way .
13 It is clear that the Secretary of State has not a single idea on the issue .
14 It is clear that the issue of consent has not been effaced by Categories 1 and 2 .
15 At the time when rent levels were falling , some less profitable land also went out of cultivation ( although the extent of this is hard to measure ) , so it is clear that the fall in rents must have been due to a shortage of potential tenants rather than to a greater supply of land , which might have resulted from the clearance of forest or the reclamation of fenland .
16 Second , it is clear that the quinte part was the least important of the five .
17 It is clear that the core of the upper class certainly do differentiate themselves from the broader middle class , even if it suits them to call themselves ‘ middle class ’ when asked .
18 Firstly , much of the research focuses on human embryos which raises ethical considerations hitherto unprecedented , and while such research is still in its early stages it is clear that the ability to manipulate human life itself requires well-defined and enforceable legislation .
19 In making the choice between headhunting or in-house recruiting , it is clear that the crux of the matter is the level of appointment involved ; most employers do see a place for both methods .
20 It is hoped that Customs will keep to their original pledge of applying the rules sympathetically at least within the first year , and waive any penalties where it is clear that the taxpayer has done his best to comply .
21 Thus , unless s83 above applies , a mortgaged property transferred from one spouse to another or into joint names will incur a charge to stamp duty unless it is clear that the transferor alone remains liable for the debt .
22 It is clear that the proportion of abusers is very small ; it is equally clear that the vast majority of drinkers do not abuse alcohol at all .
23 To return to football hooliganism in Britain itself , it is clear that the existence of ‘ ends ’ at football grounds all over the country plays a central part in maintaining working-class boys ' street-based culture .
24 It is clear that the skin of each pillow must originally have been fairly flexible , since the base of each pillow characteristically sags into the gap between the ones below it .
25 Yet , it is clear that the photographer has in fact got them to pose , dressed up in their smartest clothes .
26 It is clear that the micro is here to stay and it is the responsibility of personnel managers to come to terms with the new technology and use it to their advantage .
27 It is clear that the net change in is zero .
28 In view of that letter it is clear that the Crown Prosecution Service do not seek to employ any of the material disclosed by Mr. Tully in compliance with the order of Buckley J. but of course the Crown Prosecution Service can use any material which the Crown Prosecution Service have already obtained and any other material which they obtain ‘ independently ’ of the present proceedings .
29 First , it is clear that the way classroom practice is defined and talked about must change .
30 It is clear that the Government 's spending power presents significant opportunities for procurement ‘ targeted ’ on areas of high unemployment .
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