Example sentences of "it is true [conj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that manuscript collections of madrigals had reached England earlier and that a minor conservative and non-dramatic madrigalist , Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder , had been in Elizabeth I 's service during the years 1562 to 1578 . |
| 2 | It is true that water levels on the Alaskan coast , caused by tsunami , earthquake-related tidal waves , have risen over three hundred feet but this only happens when the sea-bed shallows close inshore : in the deep sea , although the tsunami can travel tremendously fast , two , perhaps three , hundred miles an hour , it 's rarely more than a ripple on the surface of the water . |
| 3 | While it is true that village women in India have little power or status in society as a whole , Janet misunderstands what lies behind the caring and ‘ fussing ’ . |
| 4 | However , it is true that government policies ( or lack of policies in some areas ) have contributed significantly to our problems and some of the changes that are now in the pipeline will almost certainly make matters worse . |
| 5 | It is true that employee numbers have been reduced by around an eighth over the last few years but only as a by-product of the printer 's massive £130m capital investment programme . |
| 6 | However , the two were concurrent , and it is true that vasectomy operations can leave post-operative complications of which pain is one . |
| 7 | It is true that hill farmers ’ incomes have begun to rise again , but this is after a fall of 50 per cent . |
| 8 | It is true that policy blueprints are rarely carried through perfectly . |