Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] commonly [vb pp] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's commonly held that instruments are generally better made these days — even the cheap ones — and one of the prime benefits of this is that the purchaser has a better than even chance of buying a worthwhile instrument , regardless of cost . |
| 2 | It is commonly said that tsunamis are usually triggered by earthquakes or violent volcanic explosions . |
| 3 | It is commonly argued that nationalization takes place in order to socialize the losses of sectors of capital where capitalist relations have broken down ( e.g. Fine and O'Donnell 1981 ) or to resolve an immediate crisis in a sector of the economy , as with the creation of the Italian state holding company IRI by Mussolini in response to the impending collapse of the banking system ( Maraffi 1980 ) . |
| 4 | Moreover , this distinctive structural location has been remarkably resilient to change and it is commonly argued that schooling plays a big part in the reproduction over time of the position of black people in British society . |
| 5 | For instance , it is commonly supposed that trees and shrubs colour better on acid soils than they do on alkaline . |
| 6 | It is commonly thought that herbs were used chiefly to disguise the flavour of bad meat during the winter when there was no recently slaughtered beef or lamb to be had , or when food in general had started to go off . |
| 7 | Thus it is commonly held that services are economic activities whose output is not a physical product . |