Example sentences of "is true that [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although it is not made of gold , it is true that gold is a very common metal there . |
| 2 | It is true that Europe was taking the bulk of British exports in part because of the fall-off in sales to the United States , which was entering a period of recession , but the importance of her sales within Europe was self-evident . |
| 3 | It is true that rule-breaking is a national pastime in a country like Italy ; but that is a problem which is no doubt capable of being resolved by a European government with sufficient teeth . |
| 4 | But if it is true that change is not always linear , then surely even the average candidate must know this , if he is to understand the concept of change . |
| 5 | That having been said , it is true that attack is predicted by other postures only about half as well as escape . |
| 6 | Now it is true that Weismann was mistaken in thinking that different cells receive different genes , but his reasons for thinking so are illuminating . |
| 7 | Although it is true that Grimes is seen by Crabbe and by Slater and Britten as an outsider figure , he is no typical tragic hero . |
| 8 | Perhaps it is true that women are kept humble by the nature of their everyday activities . |
| 9 | It is true that marriage is , or may be , a detriment to the plaintiff ; but detriment to the plaintiff is not enough , unless it either be a benefit to the testator , or be treated by the testator as such , by having been suffered at his request . |
| 10 | While it is true that self-evaluation was officially a requirement of participating schools , and that at least one school undertook some evaluation which it broadened to a development of its original project proposal into a statement of library policy for the school as a whole , specific requirements for precise and quantitative monitoring were absent . |
| 11 | It is true that ruach is used of man 's spirit in a number of ways . |
| 12 | If it is true that humankind is fallen , that we are separated from the presence of God by our failure and helplessness and are in need of God 's forgiveness , Abelard 's views do not reflect sufficiently well the seriousness of our predicament . |
| 13 | Now , it is true that Byrne was a case , unlike the present , where the section 7(4) procedure came into play , not for any of the reasons specified in section 7(3) , but because the driver was entitled under what is now section 8(2) to claim that the breath specimens he had given be replaced ‘ by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) . ’ |
| 14 | But it is true that Bernstein was never invited back . |
| 15 | Its success must have been largely through her efforts if it is true that Frederick was often away from home . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Whilst it is true that parole was advocated in Crime — a challenge to us all , it is true also that in the consensual politics of the day party study groups drew freely upon the available sources of expertise and received wisdom : the penal services themselves , the legal and academic communities , penal reform and other related interest groups , and published material from official or academic sources . |
| 18 | It is true that Spinoza is famous for having denied the existence of final causes in nature in the sense in which Aristotle believed in them , that is purposes for which each thing existed . |
| 19 | Even if it is true that Saddam is Hitler and human evil incarnate , or less dramatically , that the Iraqi regime is akin to fascism , and must be destroyed , is the benefit simply self- evident — that international law will be asserted as the Kuwaitis regain their autonomy over the grave of their oppressor ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is true that God is not yet totally banished from his creation , but having made it and all that is in it , rather like a watchmaker constructs a timepiece , he is felt to be no longer necessary to explain the inner workings of the mechanism . |
| 22 | It is true that Sassoon was prominent member from its early days , but the PPU was in fact founded by Dick Sheppard in 1934 . |
| 23 | And it is true that Williams was aware of creative work in American photography and painting , as Pound in his self-exile could not be . |