Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] known that " in BNC.

  Previous page   Next page
No Sentence
31 It is well known that managers in general make very limited use of external publicly available information sources for strategic ( or , indeed , frequently for any other ) purposes .
32 In the field of cancer therapy it is well known that irradiation can cause tumours and yet they can also be treated by radiation and many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for tumours can also cause tumours .
33 It is well known that Homoeopathic remedies are very dilute in their preparation though their effects can not be explained so simply .
34 For example it is well known that asthma and eczema are linked but what is frequently overlooked is the way that a person 's asthma can be bad at a time when their eczema is quiet and their eczema can be its worst when the asthma is quiet .
35 It is well known that the movement was part of a complex colonizing process which began in the early 1880s in the East End of London , whereby members of the upper classes lived among the poor , providing them with a variety of educational , recreational , and welfare services .
36 Secondly , it is well known that the impact of the rediscovery of poverty in the 1880s helped to bring about a much more complex analysis of poverty and its causes , which in turn looked toward the State to begin to solve the problem .
37 It is well known that the belief in citizenship was derived from the writings of T. H. Green , the Oxford Idealist philosopher , who more than any other figure made the connection between philosophy and educational theory and practice .
38 It may also be noted that if this method is employed then the first number chosen should be by random means rather than just ‘ saying a number between 1 and 10 ’ since it is well known that choices between these limits do not come out anything like randomly — the number 7 being particularly popular .
39 He or she may — and probably will — possess a more subtle view of ‘ professionalism ’ than the capacity to deliver examination results , but at the same time it is well known that many parents and politicians see those results as the crucial way by which schools account for their success or failure .
40 Whereas the White Paper working paper dealing with this topic points out that ‘ the scheme will be structured to ensure that GPs have no financial incentives to refuse to treat any category of patients ’ , it is well known that , in the USA , HMOs reduced the number of hospital admissions dramatically .
41 It is questionable whether the spaying of cows was widely practised at that time , but it is well known that London dairymen were only interested in a continuous milk supply .
42 It is well known that any such sheet of water will attract birds , and these reservoirs ' main importance is for the wintering wildfowl Table VI ( p. 33 ) gives an indication of the ornithological importance of the four major reservoirs which attract about 30 per cent .
43 It is well known that one of the best ways of learning is to teach others .
44 It is well known that each vessel contributes to movement of the lymph by contracting once every 6–10 seconds in response to being gorged with fluid from the vessel upstream .
45 It is well known that parents tend to treat their children as they themselves have been treated by their own parents .
46 It is well known that this canal always had water shortages , even before modern water extraction diverted part of its natural supply at Greywell , and thousands of thirsty trees grew up on its banks on what had been open country in 1790 .
47 It is well known that heat can be used to kill malignant cells but this approach can not normally be used where the tumour cells are deeply seated in the body , as can be the case in bone tumours .
48 It is well known that Trish 's expertise is accompanied by unwavering dedication and perseverance and undoubtedly it was these qualities that upgraded the nervous novice to a Grand Prix horse within three years .
49 I suggest that the general public also regard statements about animal tested products with caution , as it is well known that many of these products have had extremely adverse effects on human beings .
50 It is well known that the plastic used on original Fenders used to fade from white to a sort of greenish grey , and this type of scratchplate has been on offer as a cosmetic retro-fit for some time .
51 The last category is anyone under the influence of alcohol , as it is well known that the mental faculties of such people are often impaired , even if only temporarily .
52 Most commonly , mura-muras are asked to send rain , for it is well known that if one is offended he will hold up a huge bark dish to the heavens and catch all the rain on its way to earth , out of spite .
53 It is well known that the UKCC has to this date been a bastion of conservatism , its appointments being made through the patronage of the secretary of state or the national boards .
54 It is well known that I am a prize fighter by profession …
55 It is well known that the authorities are aware of only a small proportion of crimes , and that administrative processing of those crimes further distorts official statistics .
56 It is well known that the Princess wanted ‘ out ’ of the Royal Family , but to her fellow passengers it was also clear she is only now coming to terms with the fact that she really is out — and quite alone .
57 It is well known that the DTI is concerned about the impact of regulation on very small companies .
58 It is well known that girls and boys tend to choose different books , and indeed that teenage boys tend to drop voluntary reading altogether .
59 But it is well known that there is a prejudice against awarding the bigger gongs to those who have fled England : especially for Switzerland .
60 This date is too late for the birth of Jesus as it is well known that Jesus was born in the reign of Herod the Great , who died in 4 BC .
  Previous page   Next page