Example sentences of "but it [be] [adv] agree " in BNC.

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1 The effect of the Sicilian experience on Yeats is disputed by Yeats scholars , but it is generally agreed that some effect there was .
2 Whether or not the testing of nuclear weapons in the early 1960s caused a significant decrease in stratospheric ozone may remain controversial , but it is generally agreed by researchers that a future large-scale nuclear exchange with detonations totalling 5000–10,000 million tonnes would lead to substantial depletion of stratospheric ozone .
3 This was an effective method of recognition , but it is generally agreed that the method works only for highly constrained tasks .
4 But it is generally agreed the more suited to our body shape and weight , the better for our general health particularly as we spend , on average , a third of our lives in bed .
5 Much has been said and written as to how exactly the miracle is performed , but it is widely agreed that a relatively stable group of large general electronics companies in Japan did succeed in the 1970S and 1980S in being continuously innovative in terms of products and markets .
6 But it is commonly agreed among those involved in the computer misuse debate that the Law Commission proposals will make it easier to prosecute those who do mean to do wrong using hacking skills .
7 It took some time for all the records to be checked , but it 's now agreed that IBM Corp 's full year net loss for 1992 of $4,965m goes down in history as the largest corporate loss on record , taking the baton from General Motors Corp .
8 There were one or two controversial incidents , such as the Kallicharran run-out , over the years , but it was generally agreed that these arose from misplaced exuberance rather than any darker motives ; and despite his South African origins , there were few complaints when he replaced Denness as captain in 1975 .
9 News at Ten was not exactly sinking , but it was generally agreed it had lost its edge .
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