Example sentences of "[be] now [adv] [vb pp] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But budgetary relations between the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress are now so strained that some officials warn that the whole process of long-term deficit reduction could be threatened .
2 It is now generally accepted that this meeting was the first step on the unpremeditated road which led to the establishment of the London Veterinary College .
3 It is now generally agreed that some kind of predisposition to schizophrenia is inherited , but that certain environmental factors will increase the likelihood that the disorder will occur and recur .
4 It is now well known that distant galaxies are probably about 10 times farther away than Hubble inferred .
5 Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities .
6 It is now firmly established that effective provision for children with special educational needs is achieved by paying attention to the curricular , pastoral and self-enhancing aspects of the school .
7 It is now widely accepted that such headaches can be precipitated by foods as well as stress , the oral contraceptive Pill , and the build-up to a period .
8 It is now widely accepted that this was the main cause of the rise in population .
9 It is now widely recognized that all such attempts have failed , yet it continues to be assumed that the rational agent has somehow pulled himself up by his bootstraps out of reach of his own spontaneity .
10 In fact it is now widely recognized that some consumption expenditure of this type , in so far as it combats malnutrition , should be considered as equivalent to investment .
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