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

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1 Although there is much to be said for freedom of information , it is not clear that it would greatly help individual aggrieved citizens .
2 The linguistic explanation of legare as a general term helps , then , to explain some serious awkwardnesses , but it is not clear that it disposes of all entirely .
3 ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information .
4 However , it is not clear that it is substantially more humiliating and distressing than forced acts of oral sex or object penetration .
5 While not denying that this has an important role to play in any science , it is not clear that it is the method responsible for the discovery of natural laws .
6 However , this classification is illuminating only to the extent that apposition is well understood , and it is not clear that it is , or even can be .
7 It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries .
8 While it has made no formal application to offer video-on-demand to customers — the official line is that it is merely looking at the technology 's potential — it is already clear that it faces a tough task convincing regulatory bodies that it has the right to do so .
9 But it is very clear that it is present , though at times its influence waxed and waned .
10 Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel .
11 It is quite clear that it is too late to introduce new terms by reference to them on an invoice .
12 It is therefore clear that it is the nature of the EM field that organizes the growth of tissue .
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