Example sentences of "reasonable [verb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But until this has actually proved to be possible — and Jakobson would have denied that it is — it seems reasonable to accept that both kinds of equivalence constitute a distinguishing feature , if not of all poetic language , at least of a great deal of it . |
| 2 | In these circumstances it is just as reasonable to assume that political elites or administrative officials are acting autonomously as to assume that they are acting in accordance with society 's preferences . |
| 3 | This is somewhat surprising , since it would be reasonable to assume that domain-specific dictionaries would contain the most appropriate collocations for domain-specific documents . |
| 4 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
| 5 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 6 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 7 | Perhaps it would be reasonable to assume that 550 deaths are caused in England , Wales and Scotland every year by drunken driving . |
| 8 | However , it seems reasonable to assume that pragmatic factors in comprehension will also be present in production . |
| 9 | It is reasonable to assume that hormonal effects predominate in younger women , while dietary factors may become increasingly important in older women . |
| 10 | For these reasons it seems reasonable to suggest that all lifeforms on Earth shared a common origin : there is little likelihood that it sprang up contemporaneously in several different parts of the globe . |
| 11 | Therefore , assuming that the supply of heroin remains strong , it is reasonable to predict that future levels of heroin use will continue to mirror any increases in unemployment or poverty , though a decline in social deprivation will not necessarily be accompanied by a drop in the prevalence of heroin use . |
| 12 | Though statistics are lacking , it seems reasonable to conjecture that these conditions foster child abuse and neglect , even infanticide . |
| 13 | It seemed reasonable to suppose that such benefits could be applied to other districts of the city without necessarily designating housing improvement schemes . |
| 14 | If all jobs and workers were homogeneous and there were perfect information and perfect mobility of labour , then it is reasonable to suppose that all wages would be equal . |
| 15 | It is certainly reasonable to suppose that later assertions are accurate and that they sought refuge in exile . |
| 16 | However , in terms of what they ‘ mean ’ , their use in a specific cultural context , it is reasonable to maintain that some languages pay less explicit attention to abstract formulations . |
| 17 | Is it not reasonable to ask that these proposals be carried out in conjunction with the pedestrian scheme ? |
| 18 | Nor in the light of experience and knowledge available prior to this accident would it have been reasonable to envisage that internal pressures could exist in the tail structure . ’ |