Example sentences of "it is certainly true that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is certainly true that one strand at least in a Northumbrian view of the past seems to have thought of Nechtanesmere as destroying the position of military dominance originally achieved by Eadwine in the first half of the seventh century ( HE II , 5 ) , whereas Eadwine 's ascendancy over the Britons in Wales had disappeared by the mid-630s and an overlordship of the southern English kingdoms , restored only temporarily in the late 650s , was lost long before 685 ( see above , p. 85 ) . |
| 2 | Although it is certainly true that papal levies were one spur to clerical refusals of the king , the clergy conducted a vigilant campaign to defend their rights and immunities with regard to taxation . |
| 3 | It is certainly true that many CAB clients would be unable to cope with it but many others , currently excluded from the bureau by long queues , would welcome it . |
| 4 | However , while it is certainly true that many housing units are occupied by both men and women , there are still some issues at stake here . |
| 5 | It is certainly true that many of the by-roads in an area such as this may well have been used in Roman times though it is difficult to prove . |
| 6 | But it is certainly true that many of the variables that have been studied do not show a clear effect of social constraints , and it seems reasonable to suggest ( cf. |
| 7 | It is certainly true that some of the processes associated with standardization ( on which see Haugen , 1972 ; Leith , 1980 ; J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) were well under way around 1600 ( elaboration of function , use of a supra-regional writing system ) , but it looks as if some of them were still at the stage of being localized developments associated with the establishment of consensus on local norms , and this applies particularly to pronunciation , which is the level of language that is least uniform . |
| 8 | Whilst it is certainly true that any process is better than none , awareness of all four aspects best equips people to deal with all eventualities . |
| 9 | It is certainly true that popular rule , conceived of in the simplest terms , does not logically imply a commitment to respect for individual liberty : there could be such a thing as popular tyranny , or a popularly endorsed tyranny . |
| 10 | It is certainly true that most north-eastern white-collar workers and paraprofessionals ' family origins are in the skilled working class . |
| 11 | It is certainly true that most futures contracts deal with commodities ( e.g. aluminium , barley , cattle , citrus , cocoa , coffee , copper , corn , cotton , crude oil , gasoline , gold , heating oil , hogs , lead , lumber , nickel , oats , palladium , palm oil , plywood , pork bellies , potatoes , propane , rapeseed , rice , rubber , rye , silver , soybeans , sugar , tin , wheat , wool and zinc ) . |
| 12 | It is certainly true that helical structures known to assemble in this way almost invariably possess only one hand . |
| 13 | It is certainly true that more roses are ruined by incorrect or purposeless cutting than any other cause . |