Example sentences of "accepted that the [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the house was formerly in the sole name of the husband it would be quite appropriate for the wife 's solicitors to insist on a full abstract of title commencing with a good root of title ( although in practice it seems to be accepted that the title was properly investigated at the time of the husband 's purchase ) ; but in the case of a house already in joint names it is thought that this could be dispensed with , the wife 's solicitor assuming that a proper investigation of title to the property was made at the time when the house was purchased by the husband and the wife . |
| 2 | It became widely accepted that the attackers were predominantly black , although there was little evidence for this belief . |
| 3 | It is now more widely accepted that the hounds are , in fact , night-flying geese . |
| 4 | This thought can be entertained only if it is accepted that the universe is eternal and timeless , and the theory of a once only chance association of circumstances causing life , be abandoned . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , Einstein never accepted that the universe was governed by chance ; his feelings were summed up in his famous statement " God does not play dice . " |
| 6 | I have already accepted that the judges are the best persons to say what the judges ' tariff is , as Watkins L.J . |
| 7 | While it was generally accepted that the country was economically near bankruptcy and would need time and a continuation of generous American aid to effect recovery , few people doubted the economy could be rebuilt faster than that of devastated Europe and Japan . |
| 8 | The Wolfenden Committee , in distinguishing between public and private behaviour , also drew a distinction between ‘ crime ’ and ‘ sin ’ , and concluded that ‘ as a general proposition it will be universally accepted that the law is not concerned with private morals or ethical sanctions ’ , and further , ‘ it is not the duty of the law to concern itself with immorality as such … it should confine itself to those activities which offend against public order and decency and expose the ordinary citizen to what is offensive or injurious ’ . |
| 9 | So , having accepted that the 25SE is something other than we expected it to be , let's examine it more closely . |
| 10 | It is generally accepted that the Etruscans were of foreign origin , of a mixed Hellenic and Oriental culture , probably but far from certainly from Asia Minor , and that they established themselves in central Italy , in the area between the Arno and the Tiber , in the eighth century B.C. The civilisation appears to have developed and grown quickly and extensively and , by about 700 B.C. , the Etruscans were living an urban life in fine cities with wealthy citizens , and were capable of a high standard of building and visual and literary arts . |
| 11 | Although the political establishment apparently accepted that the family was entitled to some role during the minority , its closeness to the young king gave rise to anxiety about how that role would develop . |
| 12 | Although the political establishment apparently accepted that the family was entitled to some role during the minority , its closeness to the young king gave rise to anxiety about how that role would develop . |
| 13 | A spokesman said tribunals rarely ever order reinstatement when it is accepted that the allegations are true . |
| 14 | It has been calculated that , at some point in her life , one woman in five will be infected with this parasite and it is also generally accepted that the organism is almost exclusively sexually transmitted . |
| 15 | For millennia it was accepted that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe , despite all the contrary evidence , on the grounds that no other site would be fitting for the world on which the ‘ chosen ’ ( whatever their religion ) dwelt . |
| 16 | On the other hand if someone dies of a heart attack it is just accepted that the cause is hereditary , ‘ He over-exerted himself once too often , ’ or most commonly , it was ‘ Just bad luck ’ . |