Example sentences of "reasonable [verb] that [det] [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 It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists .
3 It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities .
4 It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities .
5 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 .
6 Though statistics are lacking , it seems reasonable to conjecture that these conditions foster child abuse and neglect , even infanticide .
7 It seemed reasonable to suppose that such benefits could be applied to other districts of the city without necessarily designating housing improvement schemes .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Is it not reasonable to ask that these proposals be carried out in conjunction with the pedestrian scheme ?
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