Example sentences of "it [is] true that [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It 's true that bulimics are prone to wild mood changes and acts of desperation ( just ask Prince Charles ) .
2 It 's true that guarantees are normally given by the manufacturer , but it 's also worth noting that he does n't have to give one .
3 It 's true that surpluses were accumulated , and transferred in non-economic transactions , and peasants had non-economic reasons for acquiring cash : at the monastery of St-Riquier c.830 , the offerings that came in ( and even if the largest of these came from nobles , the majority , to judge from the beneficaries of miracles , were from peasants ) were worth 300 lb of silver per week .
4 It 's true that Vikings demanded tributes in good silver .
5 Now it 's jolly difficult to follow an argument of that time when it 's read — I appreciate that — but what I think Darwin is actually saying is this , that it 's true that vertebrates , for example — all vertebrates , from fish to ourselves — have a common pattern of a rigid rod down the middle of the back , segmented muscles either side of it , a mouth at the front , a hollow nerve chord on top , two pairs of fins or legs derived from them , but not three pairs or one pair , but two pairs and so on .
6 It 's true that extracts such as Phoebe 's ‘ Think not that I love him … ’ from As You Like It ( Act 3 , Scene 5 ) or Viola 's ‘ 1 left no ring with her … ’ from Twelfth Night ( Act 2 , Scene 2 ) may be all too well known to a panel , but I can not agree with an adjudication policy that would ban these pieces from the audition .
7 Although it is true that warrants must be for a fixed period and may not be open-ended , the period in question is a relatively long one and may exceed the purposes for which the warrant is initially granted .
8 It is true that things have happened above the ground at the Tate , but the Government 's responsibilities for its fabric — the wiring , the structure , the roofs and so on — have been appallingly neglected .
9 Perhaps it is true that women are kept humble by the nature of their everyday activities .
10 It is true that women in the main tend to be more lovingly affirming of each other , and use less competitive and down-putting styles of relating than men , but the problem is not only personal : it is embedded in all our social structures .
11 It is true that women live longer when more of such caring is undertaken hence there are more women carers in absolute terms — 3.5 million compared to 2.5 million men .
12 I was brought up in one myself , but it is true that girls on the whole do better in the subjects traditionally regarded as male subjects in single sex schools .
13 It is true that cases of seditious words brought before the courts at the time of the disturbances show that disaffection was often expressed in terms of a belief in Stuart legitimism : in early 1715 , Londoner Phillip Hide cursed King George and said " he had no right to the Crowne of England " , whilst on 29 May 1715 , during the Jacobite demonstrations in London , John Burnoist was noticed to be wandering the streets shouting " James the third is right and Lawfull King of England " , the " protector of the protestant religion " , and " George is a Usurper to the Crown " .
14 It is true that females predominate in most Latin American populations , but the difference between numbers of males and females in national populations is much smaller than the difference between them in migrant populations .
15 Whilst it is true that disadvantages arise from different aspects of the same dispute being adjudicated upon by different courts , it must be pointed out , on the one hand , that a plaintiff is always entitled to bring his action in its entirety before the courts for the domicile of the defendant and , on the other , that article 22 of the Convention allows the first court seised , in certain circumstances , to hear the case in its entirety provided that there is a connection between the actions brought before the different courts .
16 It is true that geomorphologists have tended to neglect large-scale continental problems but this arises because they have not been prepared to contribute to tectonics and geophysics , which must surely be a prerequisite for an effective and accepted research contribution at the world level .
17 Finally whilst it is true that prices and costs did increase between 1978 and 1987 , none of this was directly attributable to expenditures on the Mahaweli Project , which was financed by outright grants and concessionary loans from friendly governments : basic social services and food subsidies were never curtailed .
18 It is true that policy-makers in Washington often saw themselves as using financial inducements to compel the British to act as they desired .
19 It is true that players like Igor Shalimov , Aleksandr Mostovoy , Valery Shmarov and Vasily Kulkov have since moved to the west , but their 5-1 success away to Luxembourg 's Avenir Beggen this season shows Spartak can still threaten away from home .
20 In contrast , Western whaling nations needed the whale oil , although it is true that products from coastal whaling in Europe included meat as early as the 11th century .
21 Specifically , he notes that lenders like banks have an interest in the firm 's undertaking projects that carry little risk of default even if the expected return is low , whilst if it is true that shareholders in general hold diversified portfolios , they would want the firm to go for high expected returns .
22 Murty , the Assistant Government Agent at Matara , wrote in his annual report for 1902 that ‘ it is true that cattle stealing can be and has been suppressed by drastic measures , such as wholesale convictions , involving both innocent and guilty , and by the application of the lash , but I can not conscientiously recommend this procedure . ’
23 Now , of course it is true that thoughts can be collected into bundles , so that one bundle is my thoughts , another is your thoughts , and a third is the thoughts of Mr Jones .
24 One lab , one set of engineers and a worldwide sales force would seem to be all that is needed if it is true that companies and markets are becoming more global .
25 It is true that audiences shrieked with laughter , ultimately sealing Gilbert 's fate as a ‘ talking ’ actor , but that was due to the awful dialogue .
26 While it is true that men 's consumption of bread and beer can vary , the quantity of these basic foodstuffs remains a tolerable , rough criterion of the size of a population .
27 It is true that elephants existed at that time in the extreme south of China , but the fact that Fu Hao 's cup was studded with turquoise points to India as a possible source .
28 Whilst it is true that Utopias are generally short on analysis , the best ones do provide an image of a world which , despite their fantastical form , one can come to terms with .
29 Dr Tournier comments : ‘ It is true that grandparents can often understand their children better than the parents do , and give them the acceptance they need in order to grow up . ’
30 Certainly , it is true that PMS is exacerbated by stress and a poor diet ( which is why it can be remedied to a great extent ) , but the real culprit is fluid retention — caused by natural changes in body chemistry .
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