Example sentences of "is known that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ( It is known that performance deteriorates after several hours of work. ) 3 .
2 It is known that sampling is used very little , and when it is used , is often used incorrectly .
3 If it is known that behaviour depends smoothly , and the second derivative of the dependence is never zero and its first derivative is bounded away from zero , then the Newton-Raphson method is better .
4 Little is known about how and why these last two conditions are helped , but it is known that protection against osteoporosis lasts only as long as the treatment is taken .
5 Although it is known that plasma concentrations of both peptides increase in response to feeding , the mechanism by which ingested food causes release of colonic hormones is not understood .
6 It is known that rainforest destruction threatens the well-being of the environment .
7 It is known that phosphorylation of the c-Jun A1 activation domain increases transcriptional activity of the protein ( 13 , 14 ) ; perhaps phosphorylation of Ser-249 has a similar effect on the A2 domain ( amino acid residues 238-257 ; ref. 29 ) .
8 Dr Pertwee says the receptors are found in the brain areas where it is known that cannabis acts to produce many of its effects .
9 It has often been said that the family kept the process secret , but this seems unlikely , since it is known that pearl ash was used to secure the transparency .
10 Perhaps as a result of Syrian influence , companies of eunuch priests may have inhabited the Minoan temples ; in a later period , it is known that eunuch priests served Cybele and Attis in Anatolia .
11 It is known that SCAMP cost £3 million but no one will say what percentage of that figure is public money .
12 It is known that sodium nitroprusside releases NO through a spontaneous reaction independently of the enzymatic pathway that uses L-arginine as substrate .
13 It is known that myelinisation of the fibres of the corpus callosum is not complete until about 10 years of age ( Yakovlev and Lecours , 1967 ) .
14 Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions .
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