Example sentences of "it is generally [verb] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is generally assumed that at postgraduate level and above users can look after themselves . |
| 2 | As we have already indicated , it is generally assumed that in future there is likely to be a further reduction in the proportion of people of pensionable age who will be earning currently and hence adding to the gross national product as the latter is now calculated . |
| 3 | It is generally assumed that in the absence of methodological artifacts visual laterality effects in normals arise either because one cerebral hemisphere is relatively inefficient at processing or retrieving the stimulus material presented and/or because one hemisphere can not fully process the information and has to send it across the corpus callosum to the opposite hemisphere . |
| 4 | It is generally accepted that for both the ageing and new/modern aircraft , the complexity of maintenance problems ( i.e. ageing — corrosion , modern — advanced avionics ) increased dramatically in the last ten years . |
| 5 | It is generally accepted that during the period of the First Crusade knights began to wear distinguishing marks of one kind or another . |
| 6 | It is generally accepted that in order to watch over an executive , the system of supervision has to be constructed in parallel so that information about the salient issues is extracted at the right time and the process of scrutiny is based on this information and takes place when the decision is still open . |
| 7 | It is generally accepted that in the related tort of nuisance , an occupier can sue in respect of his personal injuries and the same was established in the tort of cattle trespass . |
| 8 | It is generally accepted that in order to succeed on a plea of unreasonableness it is not necessary for the covenantor to show that the covenantee had acted oppressively . |
| 9 | It is generally felt that in the past local authorities have dragged their feet in taking on their responsibilities to care for mentally disordered people , and the Minister of Health , Roger Freeman , outlined further plans for this group to Parliament the day after Secretary of State Kenneth Clarke 's speech on community care ; these were , clearly , some last-minute additions to the government 's package of proposals . |
| 10 | It is generally recognised that in any large complex organisation , management must delegate some authority because : |
| 11 | The celebrated Wasp Pendant ( Figure 28 ) came from a rich burial at Mallia , and it is generally believed that at least some of the Aigina Treasure — found at Aigina , but of unknown provenance — came from Mallia too . |
| 12 | One state Department cable to the US ambassador in Teheran asked him to remind the Shah the reforms were necessary " because it is generally agreed that without some reforms Iran as likely as Khrushchev predicted to fall to Soviets like ripe plum " |