Example sentences of "was clear that [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Pericles , in the funeral speech attributed to him by Thucydides , was clear that a withdrawal by the citizen from public life into privacy was not acceptable : " Here each individual is interested not only in his own affairs but in the affairs of the state as well … we do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business ; we say that he has no business here at all . "
2 With the formulation by Schrödinger in 1925 of the wave equation for an electron , it was clear that a solution to it could pave the way to a direct quantitative predictive method for most , if not all , chemical phenomena by using the values of a small number of physical constants .
3 Despite Anthony Fauci 's assertion that ‘ the virus is the major factor in HIV disease , ’ it was clear that a shift in emphasis is taking place from direct antiretroviral strategies to immune-directed therapies .
4 Thus Aquinas , who stood in a long tradition which came to him through the teachings of the early canonists summed up in Gratian 's Decretum ( 1140 ) , was clear that every state had both the right and the duty to defend itself , its legitimate existence , and its rights when these could be legally proved ( ‘ It is legitimate to oppose force with force ’ , as Justinian 's Digest put it ) .
5 Once it was clear that no demonstrations would take place , the students became nervous about the ‘ xuechao ’ and began to withdraw from any action which could have been construed as political activism .
6 John Patton , press officer of the DCAC , refused to comment on plans for a fresh campaign but it was clear that the committee was extremely cautious about getting involved in further large-scale demonstrations .
7 Decision : it would have been open to the sentencer to impose a term of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , S.53(2) , but he had made no reference to the section and it was clear that the sentence was unlawful .
8 Even when the Scottish and Welsh Bills became law in July 1978 it was clear that the issue was very far from settled and that the referendums , finally announced for 1 March 1979 , would be the decisive factor .
9 It was clear that the Manchu was permitting his opponent to initiate all the attacking moves and , as the combat progressed , Burun began to appreciate the skill with which the mock battle was being controlled .
10 From its first policy statement it was clear that the initiatives for college courses and development was to come from the institutions themselves .
11 Right from the early planning of EURONET , it was clear that the availability of a considerable variety of user-system interfaces could present severe problems for users .
12 Unofficially , it was clear that the scientists had been sent back to their drawing boards .
13 It was clear that the public wanted above all the assurance that our system of health care guaranteed the best possible treatment irrespective of income .
14 Following the data which was being projected on to the tiny screen , it was clear that the telemetry and guidance modules had performed according to specification .
15 Although somewhat hazy about the precise nature of these forces , Morgenthau was clear that the subject needed to be elevated to a science ; otherwise its radical message for American policy would be undermined by the wishful thinking of those wanting to return to a pre-war policy of isolationism .
16 It was clear that the pace of the interview was going to be determined by this slow , strong man .
17 Nevertheless , the company 's financial controller said that , if one looked at the methods used by the cost accountant at the pre-investment ( i.e. product-design ) stage , it was clear that the notions of activity-based costing did receive careful consideration , before approval of the product design and projected product prices used in the investment appraisal .
18 Thus it was clear that the clonality was different between primary and recurrent tumours .
19 By the 1590s it was clear that the Netherlands would become independent and would be very powerful at sea .
20 It was clear that the Government now saw itself as taking a greater part in determining TBC policies , and this was confirmed by the addition of an External Service to the TBC 's responsibilities .
21 It was clear that the Government were not able to get their legislation right at the first attempt .
22 He said it was clear that the government had only joined as a last resort to try and solve the country 's economic problems .
23 Now at Thorsbury she and Victoria often rode to the fields to watch the men labouring and when it was clear that the work of leading and stacking the corn would soon be at an end , she kept the child entranced with stories of the Harvest Suppers of her youth .
24 She says ‘ It was clear that the sister 's influence on learning extended beyond the actual teaching she did ; for she was able to initiate teaching and ( through her ward organisation ) place learners in situations in which they had an opportunity to learn ’ ( Fretwell , 1980 , p. 70 ) .
25 The Corpus of Knowledge has been updated in the intervening period , but it was clear that the insertion of the UK into Europe with free movement of labour , required a much broader view to be taken of the hospitality manager .
26 Following her enquiries in South Ronaldsay , she said it was clear that the law was not complied with at all times , and that grave irregularities had occurred .
27 When the campaign opened , it was not immediately obvious which particular issues the parties would choose to stress ; but by the middle of the campaign it was clear that the Conservatives were focusing on defence issues where their policy was so much more popular than Labour 's , if only because it seemed so much simpler to explain .
28 Neither the Labour nor the Liberal Party had won , but it was clear that the Conservatives had lost- and in an election called by them on an issue of their own choice .
29 In September , 1992 , it was clear that the unit would not transfer to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital .
30 By any reasonable interpretation of the advice they were receiving , it was clear that the Joyces were trapped in Berlin .
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