Example sentences of "[be] now widely [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repletion is probably a more pleasurable state for most people than is emptiness , and its metaphorical implications are now widely understood : to be well-fed is to feel safe from poverty and death ; it is to engage in an enjoyable activity ; and it is to feel loved , if only by oneself . |
| 2 | Avoiding any " anthropomorphic " assumptions , observations of the regularity of respiration , open or closed eyes , movements and vocalisation have resulted in the definition of five mutually exclusive syndromes or states which are now widely accepted . |
| 3 | While certain of the criticisms made then are now widely accepted even within the medical profession itself , no new consensus has yet emerged on the goals of health policy or the principles which should govern its organisation and distribution . |
| 4 | These cancer surveillance programmes are now widely implemented despite not having been subjected to clinical trial . |
| 5 | Thus , the JanSport backpacks which were once Lo Life standard issue are now widely derided , as Moet and his friends turn to more sophisticated techniques : ‘ The way me and my friends do it now is to wear a suit and tie like we was just comin' from work , and carry a travel bag to carry another suit . |
| 6 | Peppercorns , which are harvested from a vine-like plant some 3½m/12ft high , Piper nigrum , were originally grown in India and south-east Asia , although they are now widely cultivated in other tropical areas such as Madagascar and the West Indies . |
| 7 | While this view may have been valid a century ago , the situation has changed over the past two decades and ceramics are now widely used in many engineering applications , including wear components , seals , bearing surfaces and engine components . |
| 8 | Computers are now widely used in hospitals for running machines performing diagnostic services , and increasingly used for patient and hospital management . |
| 9 | Computers , for example , are now widely used to answer such questions as ‘ What is likely to happen , if we decide to take option A ? ’ |
| 10 | The techniques are now widely used and contributed to the increased production from the Prudhoe Bay field during the Gulf war . |
| 11 | Linear chains of oceanic volcanoes , such as the Hawaiian and Society Islands , that occur when lithospheric plates drift over a ‘ hotspot ’ , are now widely thought to be the surface manifestation of mantle plumes , columns of hot rock that rise buoyantly from the deep mantle . |
| 12 | The move is Zurich 's response to structural changes in the insurance market which threaten a ruinous price war in the familiar ‘ off-the-shelf ’ products that are now widely sold to households and companies . |
| 13 | Although these differences are now widely known , there is so far no satisfactory explanation nor do particular penal philosophies , or the adoption of deliberate policy choices in favour of a greater or lesser use of custody , necessarily seem to have expected or intended effect on one jurisdiction or explain why its of imprisonment differs from that of another jurisdiction . |
| 14 | A flight from positivism has been witnessed in recent years in the social sciences , and the argument appears to be now widely accepted that since knowledge is never the direct product of experience . |
| 15 | It is now widely accepted that the thrust of EC farm support must move towards direct payments to farmers . |
| 16 | It was one of those very profound observations which was misunderstood at the time but is now widely accepted by Roman Catholic scholars among others . |
| 17 | It is now widely accepted that this was the main cause of the rise in population . |
| 18 | The value of talk in all subjects as a means of promoting pupils ' understanding , and of evaluating their progress , is now widely accepted . |
| 19 | That this is true is now widely accepted , but why is it true ? |
| 20 | For business the notion that employees are the most valuable ‘ capital item ’ is relatively recent , though it is now widely accepted . |
| 21 | It is now widely accepted that accounts preparation work can provide a significant measure of audit assurance . |
| 22 | However , it is now widely accepted that there are powerful forces of which we are not aware which influence our behaviour . |
| 23 | It is now widely accepted that since the era of competitive liberal capitalism , fundamental changes have taken place , particularly as regards the increasingly interventionist role of the state . |
| 24 | The importance of incremental learning in some aspects of the curriculum is now widely accepted . |
| 25 | While it is now widely accepted that an effective solution should rely in major part on a co-ordinated interagency and interprofessional effort ( DHSS , 1988 ) , the possibilities range from those that provide immediate relief ( tertiary prevention ) to long-term strategies designed to change attitudes , values , behaviour and circumstances ( primary prevention ) . |
| 26 | It is only misleadingly expressed as if P then Q , as is now widely accepted . |
| 27 | The desirability of and necessity for continuing education throughout the lifespan is now widely accepted in principle , although in practice there still exist many barriers , not least of cost , which limit adult participation in education and training . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The importance of the family for the prevention of delinquent behaviour was also recognized and it is now widely accepted that the delinquent child and his or her family are in need of the same kind of attention as the deprived child and his or her family . |
| 30 | This is now widely accepted , but Mr.X , strangely , never pursued it further with reference to the anatomy of the individual golfer . |