Example sentences of "been claim that [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It has been claimed that a third brother settled in America and that one of his descendants founded the internationally known Piper Aircraft Corporation but research has shown this to be false . |
2 | It may also expose other structural defects related to mental handicap , and it has been claimed that the latest , most sophisticated equipment can pick up a wide range of foetal abnormalities if the technicians operating the machines are sufficiently trained . |
3 | It has been claimed that the vivid pattern of black and white stripes creates a dazzle effect , rather like the Op Art paintings of Bridget Riley and that this disconcerts the attacking predator at close quarters . |
4 | It has been claimed that the confused clutter of furnishings and knick-knacks commonly associated with the Victorians became fashionable only after the 1870s ; but that impression , if only by contrast with the Regency , is certainly made upon novelists at an earlier date . |
5 | Although it has been claimed that the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher had no carefully thought-through strategy to deal with the unions when it came into office , but rather proceeded pragmatically ( Roberts , 1989 ) , nevertheless ( Young , 1990 , p. 353 ) : |