Example sentences of "it [be] argue that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , if a person is able to accept supervision , how can it be argued that they are not able to consent to the medical arrangements given during it ? |
| 2 | Private ownership is also justified because by permitting individual property owners to pursue their own self-interest in a competitive market it is argued that we achieve an optimal allocation of society 's resources . |
| 3 | discounting : it is argued that we attribute our first impressions to the person ( e.g. to a person 's traits or abilities ) , and later or more recent information to the situation ( e.g. the task , environment , influence of other people ) . |
| 4 | Strictly speaking , collocations represent syntagmatic and paradigmatic knowledge rather than semantic , but it is argued that they represent the implicit application of syntactic , semantic and pragmatic knowledge [ Sharman , 1990 ] , and for reasons of simplicity have been referred to as a source of semantic information . |
| 5 | They could take over the duties of nominated bodies , for example those for hospitals and water , and so make these services subject to democratic accountability and , in general , it is argued that they would strengthen popular interest and involvement in public affairs . |
| 6 | Instead , it is argued that they must be " impelled towards them not out of fear and guilt but because of a positive desire to build a better life for students , themselves and other members of society . |
| 7 | It is argued that there will be no discounts only surcharges , on original prices , and this will be inflationary . |
| 8 | We are told that there are procedures — and I accept the need for them — but when the matter goes to the local council 's planning department , it is argued that there are strong grounds for allowing the application . |
| 9 | Usually , however , it is argued that there may be a finer division of these habitats or resources or , in short , that tropical species are more specialized . |
| 10 | In this kind of evaluation of change over time , it is argued that it is easier to attribute changes directly to the planned intervention , since it is unlikely that other experiences to which the child might be exposed would produce the same pattern of differential progress across different aspects of language . |
| 11 | Since the large-scale use of nuclear weapons would be clearly illegal , it is argued that it is immoral and unconvincing to base a defence on the threat of such use . |
| 12 | It is argued that it is the present two-tier education system , as defined by policy and practice , which is the primary disabling factor and not deafness per se . |
| 13 | It is argued that it is the relative unit labour costs , which also reflect variations in the productivity of labour , which are more significant . |
| 14 | If an accused person hears that he is going to be sentenced to one year in jail , it is argued that it would be distinctly unfair for a prosecutor to appeal . |
| 15 | In 1964 , it was argued that we could not provide an adequate deterrent without five boats , but we took the decision to proceed with only four and we carried it through . |
| 16 | It was argued that they can monopolise resources in an area where they already do have a monopoly ( schools , community halls , etc . ) |
| 17 | The belief that men should be trained for a narrow role in life came to be challenged ; it was argued that they should have some knowledge of the liberal arts , the ‘ finer ’ things in life . |
| 18 | Local income taxes might be thought capable of performing better against the criterion of equity , but it was argued that they would be difficult to administer in the UK , for the reasons outlined by Kay and King ( 1986 ) . |
| 19 | It was argued that he should have been sentenced to a term of detention in a young offender institution , and that he did not qualify for a custodial sentence for that purpose under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) . |
| 20 | One focus of discontent did raise the issue onto a more general level when it was argued that it was the southern origins of the planning officials which.were responsible for their unsympathetic approach to Orkney 's housing preferences . |
| 21 | If the growth of administrative adjudication could not be prohibited , it was argued that it must be regularized by integrating it into the ordinary law of the land , thereby ensuring that it develops in harmony with traditional common law principles . |
| 22 | It was argued that it unfairly penalized those who worked throughout their lives until their mid-sixties , but were thrown onto the Poor Law before they qualified for the pension . |
| 23 | Section 7(1) could be construed as applying to previous enactments , but it was argued that it applied also to subsequent enactments . |
| 24 | It was argued that it would never be possible to produce these bitmaps in real time , ie to create each character as and when it was needed from a master outline . |
| 25 | It was argued that it allows litigation which would otherwise not be brought , that the lawyers involved act more conscientiously on behalf of their client because of the mutual financial interests , and that it is a simpler method of payment . |
| 26 | It was argued that it would be undesirable to open up the possibility of private prosecution , and that the sensitivity of the area was such that it was imperative that prosecution policy be consistent . |
| 27 | In some cases setting was criticized because it was argued that it was producing underachievement in certain pupils , although many teachers did not accept this . |
| 28 | At the beginning of Surrealism it was argued that there was no Surrealist painting , but this dogma was soon reversed . |
| 29 | On the one hand , it was argued that there was a clear choice of methods of generating power which would be both cheaper and safer . |
| 30 | The other bank was also attacked , because it was argued that there was a syndicated loan . |