Example sentences of "and it is common [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Farmer Giles was backing his luck ’ , as people often do ; and it is common knowledge that while this is irrational it works much more often than mere ‘ chance ’ would dictate . |
| 2 | There had earlier been an interim order which lasted for some 13 days up to 23 December 1991 and it is common ground on this appeal that the 13 days must by reason of the regulations be subtracted from the three months . |
| 3 | Part II deals with membership and it is common ground that Norwich was eligible to be , and became , a member of Lautro . |
| 4 | Accordingly there was no consideration for the owner 's agreement to pay the further 10 per cent. , since the yard were already contractually bound to build the ship and it is common ground that the devaluation of the dollar had in no way lessened the yard 's legal obligation to do this . |
| 5 | Tradition demands that the cowls should be painted white and it is common practice to spray their surfaces with glass-fibre to improve durability . |
| 6 | Egyptian bureaucracy is slow and it is common practice to circumvent officialdom whenever possible . |