Example sentences of "it [be] generally accept [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is generally accepted by most researchers in the field ( although there is now increasing concern over drought and climate change , see below ) , as is the three-step concept of forest damage , which distinguishes ‘ predisposing ’ , ‘ inciting ’ and ‘ contributing ’ factors . |
| 2 | It is generally accepted in the 1990s that no academic library can be self-sufficient , and that academics must move around for materials ( see Chapter 11 on ‘ weeding ’ ) . |
| 3 | Partly because of this kind of situation , it is generally accepted in the United States that conventional credit scoring systems do not reliably discriminate between good and bad payers either among people on very low incomes or among people in the 18 to 25 age group . |
| 4 | Though the election was carried out by the usual X-vote system which provided scope for tactical voting and complaints about vote splitting , it was generally accepted as a crushing defeat for Sunningdale . |
| 5 | It was generally accepted in mediaeval Europe that the earth lies at the centre of a finite universe and that the sun , planets and stars orbit around it . |