Example sentences of "is pointed out " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is pointed out , quite correctly , that an egg which consisted of a bag of water containing all the necessary genes would not develop : other structures and substances are needed . |
| 2 | It is pointed out that fluorescent lighting in clinical areas should be of a recommended type having colour rendering properties with which the decorative finishes in such areas must also be compatible . |
| 3 | The hardness of life is pointed out as part of daily existence . |
| 4 | As is pointed out by Clark , ‘ there is no doubt that writing long courses is time consuming ’ and the participation of the librarian ‘ should be confined to teaching library skills ’ , leaving the programmer and educational technologist to work out the coding of the material . |
| 5 | Local people know the history of their surroundings well enough , but visitors may not recognise land that has been reclaimed unless it is pointed out to them . |
| 6 | It is pointed out that the extinct quagga , a zebra with much less striping , came from the far south of Africa where the climate is cooler and that the northern , stripeless horses also enjoy cooler weather . |
| 7 | It is pointed out as the place where the warriors were buried . |
| 8 | However , this is easily corrected when it is pointed out that the Bible refers to God , himself , as a helper . |
| 9 | Here it is pointed out that there is a difference between knowledge of language and the ability to access that knowledge effectively in different contexts of use . |
| 10 | As is pointed out in a robust response from Ernst & Young , the code is full of the desired qualitative attributes of boards and directors , but it is short on objective operational criteria . |
| 11 | It is pointed out that in many instances much of the needed supporting evidence will have to be produced by the auditors themselves , which in turn will give rise to independence issues . |
| 12 | First , it is pointed out that a most preferred sexual partner is not necessarily a spouse ( e.g. Solomon , 1978 ) ; however , it is difficult to see how this perfectly valid point is relevant to the evidence given above . |
| 13 | When it is pointed out to them that they have already been invited to say what they like , they become rather sheepish . |
| 14 | In ‘ Understanding Labels ’ , for instance , an article in the ALBSU ( Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit ) Newsletter , it is pointed out that many of the subjects questioned about their ‘ reading ’ of a label on a bottle of pills would have given their children the wrong dosage as a direct result of the interpretation of the layout of the instructions . |
| 15 | It is pointed out that all the climbs on Nelion and Batian should be regarded as two-day ascents . |
| 16 | The expansion , it is pointed out , relates solely to administration , with responsibility for the formulation of criminal policy being retained in the hands of the Home Office . |
| 17 | It is pointed out , for example , that if a government , having lost the confidence of the House , attempted to continue in power in breach of that convention , it would ultimately be forced to act illegally as Parliament would not grant it supply . |
| 18 | Thus it is pointed out that support for microelectronics has been biased towards the south of the country , and it is argued that emphasis on a division between sunrise and sunset , on finance at the expense of manufacturing , on entrepreneurship and new firms as opposed to restructuring existing industries , will all encourage the confinement of the fifth wave of economic growth to a few small areas of the country . |
| 19 | Indeed , some can only be appreciated as metaphors with hindsight , as it were ; it is only when the figurative meaning is pointed out that the path from the literal to metaphorical meaning becomes traceable . |
| 20 | It is pointed out , for example , that what is of most interest is not pay levels but living standards , and the latter can be more easily influenced through tax and benefit policies . |
| 21 | The appropriateness of that kind of question for understanding the nature of science in a fundamental way is brought into question when it is pointed out that there is what would seem to be a fairly straightforward distinction between some state of affairs and judgements about that state of affairs made by individuals or groups . |
| 22 | Coldstream 's Reclining Nude ’ cites Manet 's ‘ Olympia ’ and David Bomberg 's ‘ Nude ’ ( 1943 ) it is pointed out , borrows from Sickert 's Camden Town series , c1910 . |
| 23 | On behalf of the father and the grandmother it is pointed out that the justices have specifically found that they have no doubt as to the care the grandparents could give the children and the second question raised by this appeal depends on that finding . |
| 24 | Finally , it is pointed out that if times are indeed bad then , in the name of justice and humanity , more rather than less should be spent on those services in cash and kind that cater for the welfare of those in need . |
| 25 | Denial : As with the primary illness , family members can not see their own addictive disease and may be exceedingly indignant if it is pointed out to them . |
| 26 | But , in pursuit of joint oversight responsibilities for these facilities in Wales , did the Secretary of State for Wales plead with that Department on the ground of regional policy alone as is pointed out by the Hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan ( Sir R. Gower ) , who is sadly absent today , in his early day motion that it makes no sense to move hi-tech jobs in Government research and development from an area such as south Wales to an overheated area in the south-east of England ? |
| 27 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 28 | First , it is pointed out that the Labour and Conservative Parties secure seats in the Commons in numbers far larger than warranted by their voting strength in the country . |
| 29 | Here it is pointed out that the edit form involves two parts . |
| 30 | The People 's Republic of Kampuchea ( PRK ) , proclaimed in January 1979 following the invasion by Vietnamese forces supported by the troops of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation ( KNUFNS — replaced in 1981 by the Kampuchean United Front for National Construction and Defence — KUFNCD ) , was renamed the State of Kampuchea ( Roat Kampuchea ) in late April 1989 [ see p. 36589 , where it is pointed out that " Kampuchea " and " Cambodia " are transliterations of the same Khmer word ] . |