Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [not/n't] clear that this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is not clear that this promise can be translated into any effective weapon systems . |
| 2 | Of course , the effort required is a true social cost ( it reduces the manager 's utility , and the manager is a part of society ) and so it should be an offset on the social benefits , but nevertheless it is not clear that this mechanism described will lead to the socially efficient amount of effort being supplied . |
| 3 | Certainly , examples can be found where the growth of the enterprise has involved the creation of massive technical operating units ( in the car industry and the shipyards for instance ) but it is not clear that this trend will continue , and in some cases technological change is already undermining the competitive advantage of those enterprises operating very large-scale units . |
| 4 | Education regarding the potential dangerousness of the drug in overdose may prevent accidental deaths , but it is not clear that this alone will prevent death among those who impulsively overdose with this drug . |
| 5 | It is not clear that this had a significant effect . |
| 6 | Moreover , it is not clear that this pattern of results is what would be predicted on the assumption that subjects had schemas for situations previously available . |
| 7 | Although this concurs wit suggestions that magma in caldera-forming systems is produced at rates of around 1km 3 per thousand years , it is not clear that this is a reasonable timescale . |
| 8 | Although most speakers in British society are also literate , and therefore have the advantage of knowing where /r/ occurs in writing , it is not clear that this is really a big help in flowing conversation , though it might be in very slow speech styles . |