Example sentences of "been accepted that the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In that context it had long been accepted that the settlement of individual claims might be incorporated into an overall package .
2 The view has been accepted that the state which has traditionally been regarded as death in a human being is reached when the brain , including the brain-stem , is destroyed .
3 Conversely , it has been accepted that the court may inquire as to whether a visitor intends to act outside his jurisdiction and in a proper case to grant a writ or order of prohibition to restrain him : Bishop of Chichester v. Harward , 1 Durn. & E. 650 ; see also Bently v. Bishop of Ely , 1 Barn.K.B. 192 .
4 ‘ Hitherto I believe it 's been accepted that the judiciary in Malawi are entirely independent and fair-minded .
5 Unlike previous years , however , the significance of the Iowa contests was reduced by the fact that neither of Bush 's two challengers ( Buchanan and former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke ) contested the caucus , whilst amongst the Democrats it had long been accepted that the contest would be won by Tom Harkin , one of the state 's representatives in the Senate , and so there had been a minimal amount of campaigning .
6 On any programme hitherto it had been accepted that the period between preliminary design and introduction to service could be as long as 15 years .
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