Example sentences of "[pron] [be] commonly accepted " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is commonly accepted that part of a nurse 's functions is to be sensitive to and provide care for the psychological needs of patients , achieved in part through interpersonal relationships . |
| 2 | It is commonly accepted that educated deaf people prefer hearing people to use English-based sign and Woodward ( 1973 ) has suggested that the normal form of communication between deaf and hearing people is pidgin Sign English . |
| 3 | Although he is free to use this vote in any way that he chooses , it is commonly accepted that he should vote to maintain the status quo . |
| 4 | It was commonly accepted , both in Department A and Department B , that final years could be approached by first years for help ; staff were regarded as out of bounds . |
| 5 | The discovery was unsettling , for it was commonly accepted that it was difficult to meet the impassive stare of the Kha-Khan elect for more than a few seconds . |
| 6 | This division of support had potentially serious consequences as it was commonly accepted that all four constituent groups had to be united behind a single candidate if the Democrats were to regain of the White House . |
| 7 | Essentially , I am suggesting that what I am calling private metaphors were developed by managers as a means of coping with the dissonance between what is commonly accepted as being management theory and what they thought for themselves it ought to be in actuality . |