Example sentences of "[art] argument [be] that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think the argument is that if we call the nature of the experience ‘ R ’ , and if we concede the materialist claim that R is a brain state , then in knowing the brain state the blind scientist knows R , though not what R is like . |
| 2 | The argument is that Senna 's crime as he rushed past the scene of an accident was infinitely more dangerous than Mansell 's failure to stop on the command of a black flag . |
| 3 | Without this element , there would be no way of excluding planned revenge killings , and the argument is that they should be excluded from the defence because a person who plans a response to an affront or a wrong ought to ensure that the response conforms with the law . |
| 4 | The argument is that serious sexual assaults , and the attitude of many men towards them , derive from a male-dominated approach to sexuality in which aggressive sexual behaviour by males is praised or condoned whilst women are associated with passivity . |
| 5 | Thus the argument is that the victim 's right to autonomy and freedom of sexual choice does not need to yield to the principle that a defendant should be judged on the facts as he believes them to be ; it would be so simple ( because of the inevitable physical proximity of the man and woman ) for the man to ascertain the facts here . |
| 6 | The argument is that it was easier for them to maintain the part of their image of statelessness which consisted of ‘ how we have always done things ’ , than it would have been if they had individually moved into town and settled into a bidonville . |
| 7 | The essence of the argument is that linguistic expressions derive their meanings and legitimate usages from the range of activities and contexts in which they have evolved — meanings , therefore , derive from what Wittgenstein calls ‘ forms of life ’ . |
| 8 | No one pretends that ageing has no ill-effects : the argument is that birthdays do not signpost them . |
| 9 | The argument is that you only have one life , that you are the most important person in the world and that if you do n't take responsibility for your own development , who else will ? |
| 10 | This is closely related to the more general idea of a common association base ( CAB ) : the argument is that some sort of conceptual link has to be formed between individuals which have been introduced if they are to be referred to by a plural pronoun . |
| 11 | The argument is that proper name is an important signal to the processor to treat the referent as a main character , which tends to separate that character from others in terms of the roles they play in interpretative scenarios ( see also Garrod & Sanford 1988 for a fuller discussion of the concept of main character ) . |
| 12 | The weakness in the argument is that a herd of wild horses , totally lacking in the striped pattern , also has accurate individual identification and every member of every equine herd , including all domestic horses , is known individually to every other member . |
| 13 | The argument is that school-leavers are mainly only temporarily unemployed and in the first few months of work are likely to switch jobs as they search for the ones that suit them best . |
| 14 | The argument is that it therefore provides a good basis for a fair and orderly grading structure . |
| 15 | The opposite side of the argument is that in task allocation people may not receive appropriate care at appropriate times and that the day is succession of minor interruptions , made for the convenience of the organisation and not for the benefit of individuals . |
| 16 | The implication of the argument is that 1823–4 , so far as petitioning to gain mass support was concerned , should be seen primarily as a new start in many places . |
| 17 | The UN has ruled this out ; the argument is that , as Serb areas in Bosnia and Croatia can never be part of Serbia , Kosovo is and must remain part of Serbia . |
| 18 | Here the argument is that correctionalists are helping to divert attention away from the ‘ real ’ problems , rather than that they are necessarily helping to crush revolutionary potential . |
| 19 | The argument is that the postclassical perspective is a relatively more useful one for accounting for , and understanding the manipulation of , criminal action . |
| 20 | The argument is that the overall financial pool will suffer if a couple of first-round matches involve the big first-class guns , while perhaps four Minor sides play each other , with the two winners also drawn against each other . |
| 21 | The argument is that just as direct democracy is ruled out by the size of the modern state , so too once companies grow beyond a certain size it is no longer possible to involve all their members directly in the decisions concerning the running of the company . |
| 22 | Firstly , if the argument is that any of the suggested markets — be they for products , corporate control or managerial talent — at present actually operates to constrain corporate managers , this is not something which is empirically demonstrated , and given the present nature of these markets it seems an implausible claim . |
| 23 | The argument is that provided they do use their power for the benefit of the public rather than for their own personal gain that power is legitimate . |
| 24 | The argument is that government spending and taxation unambiguously influence total income and expenditure . |
| 25 | Simply stated , the argument is that the cost of capital of a corporation with management that trades on inside information will be higher than a corporation with management that does not engage in such trading . |
| 26 | Essentially , the argument is that the information-handling resources which a young child brings to the communication task are limited . |
| 27 | The argument is that and form a fixed pair , corresponding to other pairs like bread and wine , threshing-floor ( ) and wine-vat , corn ( ) and new wine ( ) , farmers and vintners . |
| 28 | In a whole council election er if if the ruling party is massively behind in the opinion polls , then large numbers of them will be swept out of office and the opposition will get in , and the argument is that then you see a a you see a suddenly see then a reversal of policies . |
| 29 | The argument is that we or others have made mistakes in the past or would make them in circumstances which , so far as we can tell , are not relevantly different from our present circumstances . |
| 30 | In other words , the argument is that there has not , in terms of this particular shift , been a sharp break in the recent period . |