Example sentences of "it is [adv] clear that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has become clear over the years that a level of formality is required for fair and impartial decision making , though it is equally clear that proper decision making does not always require ritual conduct or observance of the formal rules of evidence . |
| 2 | However it is equally clear that large Japanese companies do hold a powerful competitive edge because of the ease with which they can alter the balance between their own output and that of their smaller suppliers . |
| 3 | But it is equally clear that both the discovery of the first teichoic acid and those systematic endeavours afterwards are properly described as ‘ research ’ . |
| 4 | It is equally clear that some directors have privately expressed fears that , given the crudeness with which the 1993–4 budget trends will have been constructed , severe cash shortages could affect them by September . |
| 5 | But it is equally clear that direct , participatory democracy is , if not impossible , at least not very practicable in the modern world , and is in any case a recipe for bad government : " a community in mass is ill adapted for the business of Government … all numerous assemblies are essentially incapable of business . " |
| 6 | It is thus clear that contestable market features help to explain some of the behaviour of firms in the eurobond market , i.e. that it is highly competitive , especially within the individual currency sectors , despite the market structure . |
| 7 | Whatever the truth of this suggestion , it is nevertheless clear that other , less speculative mechanisms can be suggested . |
| 8 | It is immediately clear that some topics received considerably more , or less , attention than would be suggested by the number of courses allocated to them . |
| 9 | But it is also clear that contrary to the pattern implied by rule 1 , lengthening and raising operate to some extent independently of each other . |
| 10 | It is also clear that traditional syntheses between science and faith were badly shaken by new conceptions of nature . |
| 11 | It is also clear that due to the differences in construction , the measures do not provide the same ranking . |
| 12 | However , it is also clear that such projections can only inform policymaking rather than dictate it and there remains a need for clear national guidelines on the provision of places at all levels of education . |
| 13 | It is also clear that many of the high-spending authorities are Labour . |
| 14 | It is also clear that current merger policy has been somewhat permissive , for while it has been effective in preventing a limited number of individually important mergers , it has had little impact upon the level of merger activity as a whole . |
| 15 | However , it is also clear that this general principle is subject to exceptions . |
| 16 | It is also clear that these concerns and impacts are likely to increase significantly over the twenty year period covered by the guidance note , and beyond . |
| 17 | It is also clear that these concerns and impacts are likely to increase significantly over the twenty year period covered by the guidance note , and beyond . |
| 18 | It is already clear that economic and monetary policy would be profoundly German in nature , but so would the ‘ common defence and foreign policy ’ . |
| 19 | The central processes involved in vision are likely to prove much more complicated ( Horridge et at. , 1965 ) but it is already clear that electrophysiological units in the optic lobes of selected Orthoptera , Diptera and Lepidoptera respond differentially when a variety of visual stimuli is presented to the insect . |
| 20 | It is very clear that smaller firms are taking regulation seriously . |
| 21 | It is abundantly clear that this God will never let his people go . |
| 22 | If one cuts through all the technicalities and complexities of the document , which has actually gone to the Social Security Advisory Committee , it is perfectly clear that that was the core intention behind the Government 's move . |
| 23 | It is as clear that another difference between ( A ) and ( B ) is no more relevant . |
| 24 | As Laffin and Young ( 1985 , p. 59 ) conclude , ‘ it is quite clear that chief officers are going to have to live with an increasingly uncertain and tempestuous political environment and any new ground rules will be of limited value ’ . |
| 25 | In the Irish case , it is quite clear that close relationships existed between various politically influential individuals and officials of foreign mining companies ; the president of the Northgate group , for instance , was a personal friend of the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party , and of a number of senior Fianna Fail ministers . |
| 26 | It is quite clear that most Canadian and American graduates speak perfect English , and it seems rather pointless to expect them to take an examination that consists of a test of English and of basic medical knowledge that they already have . |
| 27 | It is quite clear that this thread of non-incrimination is at variance with the recent emphasis on obtaining confession evidence . |
| 28 | The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way . |
| 29 | It is quite clear that this power available to the courts is essential to deal with contempt of court when it emerges as a result of abuse of trade union power or trade union positions . |
| 30 | Since electricity generation is the world 's largest source of man-made carbon dioxide , it is quite clear that nuclear power can and does make a very significant contribution to its reduction . |