Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] clear [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If politicians were normally able to manipulate freeholders and councillors by judicious use of their patronage powers , it is equally clear that they were on occasion themselves manipulated , and for all David Scott 's obvious embarrassment over the Robinson affair , it is evident that he felt unable to show much resentment towards the man who had led him into that predicament . |
| 2 | Yet it is soon clear that we have to see Godwin himself within a much wider and more general social formation . |
| 3 | It is also clear that they are seriously mistaken . |
| 4 | It is also clear that they understood the logic of tacit collusion , put very clearly by one firm : |
| 5 | It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries . |
| 6 | However , it is already clear that they are a real success , with enhanced scrutiny , better debate and , perhaps most noticeable , a reduction in the number of late-night debates on the Floor of the House . |
| 7 | While it has made no formal application to offer video-on-demand to customers — the official line is that it is merely looking at the technology 's potential — it is already clear that it faces a tough task convincing regulatory bodies that it has the right to do so . |
| 8 | But it is very clear that it is present , though at times its influence waxed and waned . |
| 9 | Mr Smith retorted : ‘ It is abundantly clear that you either do n't know how many billions of pounds were lost or you are unwilling to tell us . ’ |
| 10 | In some ways , postnominal attributives are also relatively straightforward ; thus it is perfectly clear that they are like ordinary prenominal attributives in that they do not constitute a full sentence with the noun or noun phrase that precedes them , and that they are part of the same entity-identifying phrase . |
| 11 | If ever a comparative survey of the I.Q. of the nations of the world was undertaken , there would be no particular surprise if we came top of the league table : It is as clear that we have the ability to solve our problems as to win the only battle that really counted in World War II — the last one ! |
| 12 | I can not comment on details of the negotiations because I do not know the details of what is actually happening today , but it is quite clear that we have been arguing that matters affecting foreign policy should continue to be decided under the auspices of intergovernmental co-operation . |
| 13 | It is quite clear that we have a climate for recovery in this country , with falling unit labour costs , inflation below the European Community average and interest rates fully competitive with those of our competitors . |
| 14 | There is no need to say more here about Anselm 's primatial activity : he certainly thought that the evidence was sufficiently strong for him to make a most uncompromising claim to primatial authority over the whole of the British Isles , and it is quite clear that he did not think that the Canterbury claim to this position rested on a series of specific grants by popes after Gregory the Great . |
| 15 | It is quite clear that he accepted its authority and its validity . |
| 16 | The hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) has not had the advantage that I have had of studying these applications with very great care , and it is quite clear that he has not addressed the issue in any great substance . |
| 17 | It is quite clear that he has failed to read not only the Bill and the report of the Committee 's proceedings but his own party 's policy document ’ Raising the Standard ’ . |
| 18 | Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel . |
| 19 | It is quite clear that it is too late to introduce new terms by reference to them on an invoice . |
| 20 | It is therefore clear that it is the nature of the EM field that organizes the growth of tissue . |
| 21 | It is fairly clear that they had rediscovered at least some of Mendel 's laws before his work was known to them . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , it is fairly clear that he saw the democratic political movement as the principal force creating this new social order , for it is the democratic regime that assigns pre-eminent value to the wellbeing of the greatest number , establishes an open and mobile society by destroying the old hierarchy of ranks , and encourages the development of trade and manufacture . |
| 23 | Coun Jim Knowles said : ‘ We all knew that this proposal would not go through , and it is now clear that we should not be pursuing a policy of closing schools . ’ |
| 24 | He is perfectly clear that it is in the terms provided by this framework that we are able to answer any ‘ limited ’ question about the causes of particular phenomena . |