Example sentences of "it be claimed that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only by engaging in extreme forms of economic casuistry can it be claimed that such things can be supplied satisfactorily without the agency of government at either national or local level . |
| 2 | So rather than pay nine pounds ninety pence it 's claimed that many lorry drivers take a detour through gloucester , then heading back down the A48 through Newhnam . |
| 3 | Critchley 's party-piece has the rounded phrasing , the well-turned punchline of frequent rehearsal ( it 's claimed that some of his fans can recite it back to him ) , but it captures the tone of the Tories in those days perfectly . |
| 4 | It is claimed that such systems satisfy heating requirements at a reasonable cost . |
| 5 | It is claimed that all the Monroe features are natural and lifelike because ‘ a microcomputer-controlled air compressor regulates all her expressions ’ . |
| 6 | Although it is claimed that these cases indicate an impairment in executing symbolic gestures it may in fact be the case that this aspect of their difficulty is secondary to a deficit in dealing with sequences of movements in general , the apparent linguistic defect deriving from this ( Kimura , Battison and Lubert , 1976 ) . |
| 7 | It is claimed that this method of control is the most simple . |
| 8 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 9 | At the other extreme was a father and son dairy farm where it was claimed that each was working 110 hours per week . |
| 10 | Indeed , it was claimed that such ‘ a wide and vague expression as ‘ State maintenance ’ would excite great prejudice and alarm ’ ( Report , 1905 , p. 7 ) . |
| 11 | Furthermore as nationalised industries were intended to operate in the ‘ national interest ’ , it was claimed that this should lead to improved industrial relations , as the strife between labour and capital , associated with capitalist ownership , was reduced . |
| 12 | It was claimed that this system allowed a lighter wing structure , and it was invented by a Swiss-born engineer , H J Stieher , who had worked for Wm Beardmore & Co . |
| 13 | It was claimed that this gives an improved warmth to weight ratio of around 25 per cent and decreased bulk . |
| 14 | It was claimed that this was caused by the greater number of convictions , and the speed at which the increase took place , rather than from any perceptible changes in sentencing practice . |
| 15 | It was claimed that this compromise represented significant progress since a May 13 EFTA-EC meeting in Brussels , when the main dispute had been over Norwegian and Icelandic reluctance to allow EC countries improved access to fish in their waters . |
| 16 | It was claimed that most Hungarian citizens were either not informed of how to purchase the shares or could not afford to do so , and that the bulk of the issue had gone to former party bosses or to foreign institutions . |
| 17 | In 1978 it was claimed that these devices could not produce electricity at a cheaper rate than 20 pence per kilowatt hour ( as opposed to the Central Electricity Generating Board 's 2.7 pence per kilowatt hour ) but this has now been reduced to 10 pence per kilowatt hour while Dr Salter maintains that the Duck could achieve 4 pence per kilowatt hour . |