Example sentences of "is not clear that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Another complaint is that it is not clear that all the matters discussed in part III , perception , memory , induction and a priori knowledge , are forms of knowledge .
2 Although it is not clear that subjective risk can be biased in this way theories of driving which stress a schematic or conceptual representation of the environment ( e.g. Dubois , 1991 ; Fleury , Mazet & Dubois , 1988 ; Groeger , 1988 , 1989 ; Riemersma , 1988 ) might suggest that biases in the perception of the environment would indirectly lead to biases in subjective risk , either because risk is an important aspect of such schemata or because subjective risk would result from the inconsistency between the environment and pre-existing schemata .
3 The situation in the Gouriet case was a politically sensitive one and this may well have justified the court 's refusal in that case to review the Attorney-General 's decision , but it is not clear that such refusal would be justified in every case .
4 However , it is not clear that such memories are completely accurate and it is unlikely that arousal at the time of encoding is the only important factor in creating such memories .
5 Second , it is not clear that conditional statements are strongly verified simply by showing that both antecedent and consequent are true .
6 However , it is not clear that existing mechanisms ensure that the right quantity of floorspace is available in the right place at the right time .
7 Yet it is not clear that this promise can be translated into any effective weapon systems .
8 Of course , the effort required is a true social cost ( it reduces the manager 's utility , and the manager is a part of society ) and so it should be an offset on the social benefits , but nevertheless it is not clear that this mechanism described will lead to the socially efficient amount of effort being supplied .
9 Certainly , examples can be found where the growth of the enterprise has involved the creation of massive technical operating units ( in the car industry and the shipyards for instance ) but it is not clear that this trend will continue , and in some cases technological change is already undermining the competitive advantage of those enterprises operating very large-scale units .
10 Education regarding the potential dangerousness of the drug in overdose may prevent accidental deaths , but it is not clear that this alone will prevent death among those who impulsively overdose with this drug .
11 It is not clear that this had a significant effect .
12 Moreover , it is not clear that this pattern of results is what would be predicted on the assumption that subjects had schemas for situations previously available .
13 Although this concurs wit suggestions that magma in caldera-forming systems is produced at rates of around 1km 3 per thousand years , it is not clear that this is a reasonable timescale .
14 Although most speakers in British society are also literate , and therefore have the advantage of knowing where /r/ occurs in writing , it is not clear that this is really a big help in flowing conversation , though it might be in very slow speech styles .
15 It is not clear that military involvement in such disputes is always undertaken willingly and , indeed , the military 's own attitude in any given situation may crucially affect the ability of the government to pursue its policy .
16 It is not clear that any useful purpose would be served by the indiscriminate archiving of operational information of this kind .
17 Contractual arrangements between the parties can lead to disputes , but it is not clear that these are the concern of competition policy authorities .
18 Moreover , it is not clear that either party could agree to a change and still hold itself intact .
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