Example sentences of "[adv] accepted [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet , says Sir Adrian Cadbury , chairman of PRONED , the organisation which seeks to promote wider use of non-executive directors , it is overwhelmingly accepted that NEDs with the right qualities are essential in an effective board . |
2 | It is now widely accepted that H pylori is one of the most important factors in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer disease . |
3 | Zoologists today have widely accepted that Jane Goodall 's field research , apart from its own merits , has supplanted much observation of captive animals , showing that their behaviour is often disturbed and even psychotic . |
4 | Her father took some persuading but eventually accepted that Alexandra had nothing to do with organizing his trip . |
5 | It is now generally accepted that FAP is fully penetrant ( polyps are present ) if the bowel is examined endoscopically . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Origin of Wings and Flight — It is now generally accepted that wings arose , perhaps in the early Devonian , as lateral expansions of the thoracic terga ( Hamilton , 197 z ) . |
8 | It is generally accepted that managers are motivated to pursue profits , whereas they are not greatly motivated to keep within a cost budget . |
9 | It is , however , generally accepted that Isfahan , Nain , Hereke , Kashan , Tabriz , Meshed , Kerman and Quoom possess workshops worthy of inclusion in this category . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | It is now generally accepted that Jesus 's mother was the sister of Elizabeth , the mother of John . |
12 | It is now generally accepted that Frolik was a plant designed to waste MI5 's resources while important spies remained undetected and to sow seeds of distrust between MI5 and the CIA . |
13 | It is generally accepted that aims should be reviewed ( even if this does not result in alteration ) every four years . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | It is now generally accepted that words prefixed by pett or pit ( similar to the Welsh and Cornish peth for ‘ thing ’ or ‘ piece ’ ) are of Pictish origin , as in places such as Pitlochry ( ‘ stony share ’ ) and Pittenweem ( ‘ share of the cave ’ ) . |
16 | Finally , though it must be generally accepted that individuals can not be protected from foolish actions based on an inadequate knowledge of the law , the situation following the 1954 Act was so complex and , because of the inevitable unpredictability of the necessity for compulsory purchase , so risky that it appeared likely ( in retrospect at least ) that public opinion would demand a further change . |
17 | It is generally accepted that control systems have to be organized in parallel to the activities that they are intended to monitor . |
18 | It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets . |
19 | But we have always accepted that Mr Pink is a sincere person . |
20 | On the other hand it is now accepted that Kennedy 's lengthy telephone calls to Macmillan fell short of " consultation " even if Macmillan 's official biographer argues that they " were certainly more than just 'informative' " . |
21 | It is now accepted that UDR members and RUC officers have been leaking to loyalists . |
22 | It is well accepted that dealings on a recognized stock exchange include unquoted share dealings on the USM and the over the counter markets . |
23 | Although techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy are alien in the world of art it is becoming increasingly accepted that scientists have a major role to play in art research . |
24 | That view — first expressed six years ago — has now been given effect , and it is universally accepted that students are denied housing benefit and , in the majority of cases , housing support . |
25 | The programme , from BBC East , is bound to shock conservative Asian families who have never accepted that girls from their community could get dragged into the seedy world of prostitution . |