Example sentences of "been argue that the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Transient deterioration in neuropsychological function has been shown convincingly during short periods of experimental hyperphenylalaninaemia , and it has been argued that the changes may be due to neurotransmitter deficiency .
2 It has been argued that the rationale of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties , Articles 7455 and 46456 should be applied to the institutional context for the protection of third parties .
3 Particularly since the Second World War and the advent of television , with its concentration on individuals and the personalization of political issues , it has been argued that the system is becoming increasingly presidential .
4 The expenditure base defined above includes wealth transferred , but it has sometimes been argued that the base should include only consumption , which would be equivalent to entering only receipts net of transfers on the left-hand side of ( 9–2 ) , as one would if one treated the dynasty as an integrated unit .
5 On such grounds it has been argued that the novel is not authentic communication , notably by the Marxist critic Walter Benjamin .
6 Although different laterality indices correlate positively and significantly it has been argued that the index of choice is one that is not constrained at any level of accuracy .
7 Sometimes it has been argued that the evolution was the other way round ; and more recently still it has been argued that no evolution in either direction took place .
8 Indeed , it has even been argued that the army 's own internal co-ordination , command and logistics were deficient .
9 It has been argued that the North Atlantic Treaty , for example , is not a legally binding agreement and that such political treaties form a distinct category of ‘ soft law ’ .
10 It has been argued that the dismissal of employees following a change in control is a ( moral ) breach of trust , in that employees have legitimate expectations of continuing employment , arising , for example , from their investment in the company in the form of firm-specific training .
11 And it has even been argued that the pragmatists simply ‘ extended Spencer to argue that , since all human activity could be interpreted as the outcome of the instinct for survival , so therefore could thinking be ’ .
12 This seems surprising since it has been argued that the existence of joint auditors may have facilitated the BCCI fraud .
13 But because the F major , treble-clef version was published in 1692 , it has been argued that the dialogue was composed in that key , with Mopsa sung by a soprano in the original show and uproariously ‘ sent up ’ by Pate in the revival — hence the G major , alto-clef version in the theatre score .
14 It has been argued that the Famine led to a long-term levelling process amongst the afflicted peasantry , thus keeping the ‘ kulak ’ at bay in the stricken areas .
15 It has been argued that the space time we inhabit is a Riemann space , and that locally space–time in free fall is the space time of special relativity .
16 It has been argued that the artefact may perhaps best be understood as playing a series of bridging roles .
17 It has been argued that the liberals ' respect for property precluded any satisfaction of land-hungry labourers ( some of whom had seized land in the troubles , a process of which we know nothing ) , and that the abolition of the guilds — again the programme of the eighteenth-century economists — worsened the condition of the small artisan .
18 Indeed , it has been argued that the government is the most likely source of excess demand inflation : through its policy measures , it can finance its own spending by raising taxes , by borrowing or by printing money .
19 Nevertheless , it has not been argued that the Secretary of State 's decision on the tariff could properly be challenged if he adopted the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice where this differed from that of the trial judge .
20 It has also been argued that the halting of peasant movement in the Ukraine and the extension to it in 1783 of the poll-tax , which doomed the Ukrainian peasant to serf status , were inspired by a desire to end the privileged position enjoyed by many border areas of the empire , and to some extent by the need to increase revenue , rather than by the extension of serfdom as a matter of policy .
21 More recently , however , it has been argued that the differences in Hebrew style which are used to define the pentateuchal sources have no significance in the light of ancient literary conventions , and that a fresh approach to this aspect of the criticism of the Pentateuch is required .
22 It has been argued that the scheme is geared too closely to the needs of the industrial worker disabled by accident or disease in middle life , who , following full medical care and rehabilitation , needs help in returning to the routine of work , in adjusting to disability and in finding new skills within his or her capacity .
23 In recent years , it has been argued that the position and powers of the Prime Minister have altered so considerably that it makes sense to talk about the rise of prime ministerial government and the transformation of the Cabinet into yet another " dignified " part of the constitution .
24 It has been argued that the confiscation of literary proceeds is not directly analogous to , for example , killing a person for the life insurance , for the benefit derives directly from the literary activity , and only indirectly from the offence .
25 It is questionable , however , whether the provisions actually add to a victim 's opportunity for compensation and it has been argued that the procedure differs little from that required for any civil action except that the funds are preserved .
26 It has been argued that the jobs thereby created do not fit the aspirations of local residents and also perpetuate low incomes , since low wages may have been the initial attraction to employers .
27 On the other hand , it has been argued that the burning of genealogies to which Julius Africanus refers was perpetrated not by Herod , but by the Romans after the revolt of A.D. 66 .
28 It has often been argued that the House of Lords should be abolished and that we should have a unicameral system of Government .
29 It has also been argued that the dividend payment represents tangible evidence of management 's expectations which should be based on superior knowledge to that of investors .
30 In this chapter it has been argued that the uncertainty map can be of great help in managing such a portfolio .
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