Example sentences of "it [be] generally accepted that [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is generally accepted that aims should be reviewed ( even if this does not result in alteration ) every four years . |
2 | It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease . |
3 | It is generally accepted that managers are motivated to pursue profits , whereas they are not greatly motivated to keep within a cost budget . |
4 | Although there is a claim that these vats were introduced by Charles Tennant Dunlop and Heinrich Buff of Giessen , it is generally accepted that Shanks was responsible for their development . |
5 | It is generally accepted that control systems have to be organized in parallel to the activities that they are intended to monitor . |
6 | It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets . |
7 | In the Middle Ages it was generally accepted that women 's ears turned men on to the same extent as the more obvious feminine attributes ; that is why so may medieval headdresses ensured that women 's ears were discreetly covered . |