Example sentences of "it [is] true that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The judge asked how we could possibly do any more with the garden , and it 's true that the only way forward is by making small changes , which we like to do as it gives us so much enjoyment . " |
| 2 | R : It 's true that the British seem very lacking European solidarity , but you know our activity was n't just about altruism , far from it . |
| 3 | It is true that the non-human world of living things is packed with symmetries and topological transformations of smooth forms but the simplest shapes of all — regular straight lines , rectangles , triangles , circles , ellipses — hardly ever turn up except as the result of human intervention . |
| 4 | It is true that the other problems also occurred during the day . |
| 5 | It is true that the increasing scale of certain enterprises in post war Britain can be traced to speculative financial considerations ( primarily among those which Channon identifies as ‘ acquisitive diversifiers ’ ) , and that many such enterprises have failed to exploit economies of scale and have shown a poor record even in terms of profitability . |
| 6 | It is true that the Irish have not genuinely embraced the fitness revolution and the real impact of the fitness factor is witnessed in the unpleasant sight of what fit teams are doing to Ireland . |
| 7 | The IS curve shows combinations of the level of real income and the level of the nominal interest rate , i , for which it is true that the aggregate demand for output equals the actual quantity of output . |
| 8 | Use as high a magnification as possible , though it is true that the real complexity of the nebula can not be properly seen without a telescope . |
| 9 | If people get the impression that the education system is in a thoroughly depressed state , erm I would want to argue against that in general , but I think it is true that the short-term cutbacks have made everybody erm thoroughly anxious and miserable , anxious about their jobs , miserable about not being able to produce resources for education . |
| 10 | It is true that the actual distribution of property in society is far from equal ; but it is not so skewed as to give any individual a monopoly of economic power . |
| 11 | While it is true that the standard expected of particular directors may be increased in accordance with their individual attributes , it is clear that there is also an objective base-line standard , though admittedly a low one . |
| 12 | If it is true that the Japanese have pardoned the politicians implicated in the Recruit affair , Mr Takeshita may indeed feel that the time is ripe for his return . |
| 13 | It is true that the present nature of the threat can be seen to come from the left . |
| 14 | It is true that the Anglo-Norman aristocracy spoke French among themselves and wrote to each other in that language , long after they came to regard themselves as Englishmen . |
| 15 | It is true that the corrective measures that can be taken do not usually have an immediate response , and that in many cases they appear to be quite small actions , relative to the size of the problem with which you are grappling . |
| 16 | Although it is true that the legal provisions are mostly protective minimum standards which can be improved upon via collective bargaining , the fact remains that collective bargaining itself does not have the same range as might be the case if legal provisions were fewer ( Blanpain , 1982a ) . |
| 17 | Moreover , whilst it is true that the great popularity of the environmental improvements in the centres has turned attention towards restraining traffic in other areas , it is also clear that as car ownership and use rises , there is no political consensus for banning cars in the rest of the city . |
| 18 | It is true that the great width is only to be found in the first part of the new route but that is enough . |
| 19 | It is true that the new pathway was oversubscribed in both pilot years . |
| 20 | It is true that the new type 23s , because of their greater capability and efficiency , will operate with smaller crews . |
| 21 | It is true that the capitalist system of production with its inherent conflicts between workers and management makes for inefficiency but it is not necessarily true , as they claim , that collectivism is a more powerful force for productivity than individualism . |
| 22 | Although it is true that the general law would in most cases not permit assignment by a buyer to a less creditworthy assignee ( since creditworthiness would be an important factor relating to the identity of the contracting party ) many sellers would prefer to insert a non-assignment clause and avoid the argument . |
| 23 | Although it may be unfair to draw hard and fast conclusions based upon such divergences , it is true that the reasonable man and rational man paradigms play an important role in each discipline . |
| 24 | It is true that the market-leading software packages have perhaps displayed greater longevity , but whilst the base product apparently remains the same version numbers change rapidly with incompatibilities being introduced with each new version . |
| 25 | It is true that the early coastal attacks may have been difficult to counter because of uncertainty about where they would occur , and that interception at sea depended on the availability of reliable intelligence . |
| 26 | It is true that the National Deaf Club attracted a few members from the provinces , but by and large , its membership has been confined mostly to London and its environs . |
| 27 | It is true that the Ecclesiastical Court is not the only one which deals with the goods of dead men ; the executor or administrator may have to sue in the Common Law Courts to recover the claims or property of the deceased , and the deceased 's creditors can sue him there . |
| 28 | It is true that the hon. Lady said in column 687 a couple of years back on 15 March 1990 — that there was ’ no support among GPs ’ — |
| 29 | It is true that the wonderful advance of our people … has transformed the wilderness into a home where men and women can live comfortably , elegantly , happily , if they are of contented disposition … |
| 30 | Similarly , while it is true that the military do play a more crucial role than in the past , it is one thing to say this and another to argue that the heads of the four services are in some manner an elite or share similar goals . |