Example sentences of "it is [adv] known that " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | It is well known that parents tend to treat their children as they themselves have been treated by their own parents . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | It is well known that I am a prize fighter by profession … |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | It is well known that the DTI is concerned about the impact of regulation on very small companies . |
| 45 | It is well known that girls and boys tend to choose different books , and indeed that teenage boys tend to drop voluntary reading altogether . |
| 46 | But it is well known that there is a prejudice against awarding the bigger gongs to those who have fled England : especially for Switzerland . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Rolls-Royce spokesman David Preston said : ‘ It is well known that our sales have been 50 per cent down on what they were in 1990 so any reduction is welcome . ’ |
| 49 | However , it is well known that the motivation of the person concerned is an important ingredient in successful independence . |
| 50 | It is well known that things can happen in the mind that can not happen elsewhere . |
| 51 | In Britain it is well known that the 1968 Donovan Report identified bargaining structures as a major strategic variable in determining the effectiveness of industrial relations . |
| 52 | On the financial side , it is well known that airline pilots are amongst the best paid professions and until the redundancies of the early 1980s changed the picture somewhat remarkably few of their number were prepared to accept a civil servant 's salary after having enjoyed a very good standard of living . |
| 53 | It is well known that the substantial cost of re-equipping the many US registered airliners with electronic digital flight data recorders was behind this opposition . |
| 54 | It is somewhat paradoxical that structural shift does not appear to have been a major factor in productivity growth after the war , because it is well known that structural imbalances contributed substantially to unemployment between the wars . |
| 55 | For example , I wonder why there are no English-speaking contributors to the Panofsky centenary conference , even though it is well known that this approach was most fully developed in the English-speaking world . |
| 56 | It is well known that when parents talk to young children they repeat a great deal of what the child says ( and , of course , also expand it ) . |
| 57 | And it is well known that children who have been read to in their preschool years have a general advantage when the learning of reading begins . |
| 58 | It is well known that many members of Parliament are among those who are deeply dissatisfied with Parliament 's ability to control the executive , or even to find out what it is doing . |
| 59 | It is well known that in the Constituent Assembly , only the women are valiantly defending our sovereignty and protesting against foreign intervention … |
| 60 | It is well known that marital breakdown between parents can have a dire effect upon the child in terms of immediate misery , and subsequent disruption of personality and relationships . |