Example sentences of "it [be] [vb pp] that [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , as we have been suggesting , the nature of data has much to do with the theoretical presuppositions which underlie their production , how can it be said that theories are tested by means of exposure to data ? |
| 2 | ( And at the risk of labouring the obvious , let it be said that Pound is often a very funny writer , in verse and prose alike . ) |
| 3 | They were less reassured when he also let it be known that Annagannihy was not being considered only as an ‘ asbestos-related dump , but that other forms of dumping might take place ’ . |
| 4 | In spite of it being claimed that Sunday was the Lord 's day and therefore a day of rest , all in all it was one of the most tiring days of the week . |
| 5 | It 's argued that psychoanalysts are motivated by the need to influence and control . |
| 6 | It 's said that information is power-it 's also an immensely sensitive barometer to shifting status levels , whatever the weather . |
| 7 | It 's claimed that Honda is turning away job applicants who belong to a union . |
| 8 | It 's thought that children are repsonsible for some of the thefts , but there 's evidence that enthusiasts are stealing newts to boost their private collections . |
| 9 | Where it is suspected that headgear is below the British Standard the assistance of a Forensic Science Laboratory could be sought . |
| 10 | The old system had fallen into disrepute because of its widespread use as a tax dodge , and because it encouraged conifer planting , but it is recognised that grants are not as effective . |
| 11 | In the absence or inadequacy of a procedure , it is recognised that judgement is required . |
| 12 | This can be achieved only if it is recognised that research is essential in surgical practice and should be encouraged but , equally , that the person concerned must learn to operate . |
| 13 | In addition , it is said that gas is cheaper , but that is not true on two counts . |
| 14 | It is said that Watt was rather jealous about this . |
| 15 | It is said that invoices were raised against Wessex on behalf of Abbey and that when payment was received by Abbey the moneys were diverted by Mr. Tully and others and were partly dissipated in bribes and partly disguised and concealed in various bank accounts and other havens . |
| 16 | It is recorded that galleries were used at election times by prospective M.P.s stating their case at Ambleside and Ravenstonedale and , no doubt , at other places as well . |
| 17 | It is concluded that HRT is effective in prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 18 | Though the former England winger yesterday insisted he was content to remain with Leicester City , the club he joined from Darlington last summer , it is understood that moves are already underway to install him in the vacant Roker job . |
| 19 | It is understood that Lloyds was chosen to withhold its co-operation when 10 banks agreed in November to participate in preparations for the scheme 's introduction next autumn . |
| 20 | Thus it is understood that cells are influenced by fields and not currents of electricity , as the effect is minimal . |
| 21 | No further information is available at present , but it is understood that police are interviewing the five people arrested . ’ |
| 22 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
| 23 | In Africa , it is argued that man was using fire at least 50–55 000 years ago , taking coals from camp to camp and using the fire to smoke out bees from their nests in honey-hunting , or driving game . |
| 24 | It is argued that birth is an illogical and inappropriate criterion for membership . |
| 25 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 26 | If this cycle obtains , then it is argued that government is controlled , and public policy is congruent with the wishes of the majority of the electorate for most of the time . |
| 27 | Here it is argued that jurisdiction is conditional on its proper exercise so that even if a tribunal is entitled to enter into the enquiry , it can lose its power by the way that power is used . |
| 28 | In standard economic theory it is argued that regulation is required if market failures occur . |
| 29 | It is argued that children are quite aware of the elements of discourse , are able to argue , and to rearrange the sequence of their stories . |
| 30 | However , even if it is accepted that IIAs are marginal to the prospects of urban economic development and employment creation , it seems evident that some approaches to industrial improvement are more successful than others . |