Example sentences of "accept that the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I told the Cabinet that I could not accept that the traditional basis for collective responsibility had been established .
2 It takes no account of the er er government requirements for er this coming year , and having said that , I I must accept that the overall increase proposed for erm , ninety- four , five , er is only three point three per cent .
3 Does he accept that the overall effectiveness of the various schemes and agencies that contribute to crime prevention , including neighbourhood watch , is seriously impaired by the lack of co-ordination between them ?
4 When will he accept that the best thing to do with that damaging and foolish Bill is to ditch it ?
5 We must accept that the bogus traveller — that is the best title to give to such a person — is seeking no more than a better life .
6 Does the Minister accept that the vast majority of professional and technical officers in local authorities are providing a devoted , decent and efficient service for the benefit of local communities ?
7 Does the Minister accept that the vast majority of people in Scotland recognise and understand international obligations , and that the whole problem of the Iraqi contract arose from a feeling that something was being put through behind the scenes ?
8 They could both accept that the upper class should be defined , first and foremost , by its possession of productive capital .
9 It is the work of the resulting army of dedicated and sincere reformers who through the centuries have fought to make mankind accept that the Second Choice is the right one , that has provided , and will go on providing for ever , the real power for the production of the good that will be assigned to the storehouse that is the Created God .
10 The Regional Council does not accept that the regional land supply can be disaggregated and tested for its adequacy at District or Local Plan level .
11 Does the Minister accept that the virtual destruction of the British Merchant Navy in the past 12 years has been one of the most severe crimes committed against this country by the present Government ?
12 Does he accept that the general public will not mind in the least paying to see these magnificent treasures ?
13 Finally , does he accept that the general public want to see him and his Department using all their energies to ensure the implementation of a safe , reliable railway , instead of producing a White Paper on the privatisation of British Rail ?
14 Or does it accept that the only way to make things better is to lavish ever-greater sums of public money on the public services ?
15 Would you accept that the major role models are , at one end of the spectrum , Debbie Harry and Madonna , and at the other , Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman ?
16 However , most respondents who were not themselves sole practitioners stopped well short of endorsing this argument although they were often inclined to the view that in choosing to practice in this way , sole principals should accept that the greater risk they represented to the profession should be reflected in increased contributions on their part to the Compensation and Indemnity Funds .
17 While readers might accept that the National Health Service could produce useful output measures such as the number and cost of various treatments , they might wish to consider what appropriate output measures could meaningfully be produced to measure , for example , a police force 's community liaison programme .
18 While you should try to keep most of the hinge and latch painted for appearances sake ( unless it is brass or galvanised ) , you must accept that the main working parts will rust ; so be prepared to apply regular coatings of oil or WD40 to protect them .
19 So far as Mr. Beazley 's other points are concerned : ( a ) I do not accept that the English choice of law rule is relevant , since we are not here dealing with a choice of law problem .
20 We must accept that the positive part of conventionalism — that judges must respect the explicit extension of legal conventions — can not offer any useful advice to judges in hard cases .
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