Example sentences of "and it is reasonable [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Centromeres are portions of the DNA that hold the two halves of a divided chromosome together , and it is reasonable to suppose that the centromeres of a given species would be more like one another than like the centromeres of another species . |
| 2 | But some aspects of traditional medicine have received more attention than others , and it is reasonable to suppose that at least some of the neglected aspects embody knowledge of potential value . |
| 3 | These are businesses which have grown naturally because of a need that we have recognized and it is reasonable to suppose that if we have done the job right , and tested the external market to see if such services are not available to our satisfaction elsewhere , we would start with some sort of competitive edge . |
| 4 | This part of the Bill had Government support and it is reasonable to suppose that it will be re-introduced within the near future . |
| 5 | But the complication of such an operation would be considerable ; and it is reasonable to say that the entire population of the Pacific nations , even if they inhabit the Atlantic seaboard , can make use of the goods that are carried across the Pacific Ocean . |
| 6 | This substitute would most likely have been an animal , and it is reasonable to assume that by this time animals were , to some extent at least , tamed if not domesticated . |
| 7 | David Hartley ( 1705–57 ) was a disciple of Locke , and it is reasonable to assume that Wordsworth , like Coleridge , had read his work while studying at Cambridge , or just afterwards . |
| 8 | The 1555 survey contains forty-six ( exclusive of men who were also freeholders ) , and it is reasonable to assume that something like thirty held land that was sublet in 1522 , an estimate that finds a measure of confirmation in the subsidy schedule which , perhaps in deference to the provision for the taxing of income from customary holdings , mentions the landed wealth of twenty-six men who were assessed on goods . |
| 9 | It clearly works as a formula , and it is reasonable to assume that alternatives have been tested and found inferior . |
| 10 | However , it may be said to be fairer than the Community Charge in that the tax does , at least , rise with the value of the house and it is reasonable to assume that those living in more expensive houses have higher incomes than those living in less expensive dwellings . |
| 11 | The lesson of history is quite simple : animal experimentation has played a crucial role in many major medical advances and it is reasonable to expect that it will continue to do so . |