Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be widely [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self-promotion of that sort may be a matter for amused comment , but it is widely accepted that one may choose one 's Place in the pecking order , or try to , and that in Britain parentage does not irreversibly define class . |
| 2 | Much has been said and written as to how exactly the miracle is performed , but it is widely agreed that a relatively stable group of large general electronics companies in Japan did succeed in the 1970S and 1980S in being continuously innovative in terms of products and markets . |
| 3 | But it is widely expected that further heads will have to roll if the discredited Communist Party is to retrieve the situation . |
| 4 | There 's been plenty of speculation about what will be cut and what will be taxed , but it 's widely expected that there 'll be a big increase in the scope of VAT . |
| 5 | The report , prepared by the department 's inspector-general , Sherman Funk , did not name the country concerned , but it was widely recognized and acknowledged in private by officials that the allegations referred to Israel . |
| 6 | The law was welcomed by leading Soviet journalists , but it was widely assessed that true press freedom would only be achieved when state control of paper production and of distribution and ownership of print works was ended . |
| 7 | The two drivers were later charged with dangerous driving , but it was widely suspected that they had been acting on orders . |
| 8 | Whether Mrs Thatcher herself was implicated in the leak is not known , but it was widely believed that Brittan resigned to save her skin . |
| 9 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |
| 10 | Wingti 's position was improved by the defection to his government of a further six MPs , but it was widely assumed that some of those not rewarded with Cabinet office were unlikely to remain permanently within the government coalition . |
| 11 | Occasionally it was conceded that New York had elements of sophistication but it was widely appreciated that film tastes and standards were determined in the populous and philistine Midwest . |