Example sentences of "[be] clear [conj] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cases of underlexicalisation are clear when a non-specific noun ( such as log ) is used to refer to something for which a specific word exists in English . |
| 2 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 3 | It should be clear that a God who was simply ‘ outside ’ the world in the way that the President of France was ‘ outside ’ Britain could hardly at the same time be present in it . |
| 4 | Then it will be clear that a ( pre-1989 ) ‘ Soviet ’ dirigiste planning style is not inevitable . |
| 5 | In many cases it may be clear that a particular meaning is intended , but the drafter 's job is to avoid ambiguity and possible disputes . |
| 6 | It should be clear that an expansionary change in the economy ( such as an increase in government spending , a cut in tax rates or an increase in the money supply ) would shift the AD curve to the right . |
| 7 | In some families with aggressive children the boundaries and limits on the child 's behaviour may not be clear and a struggle for power can take place between the parents and child which rapidly escalates into violence . |
| 8 | The term ‘ consultation ’ is often used inaccurately ; we should be clear as a union , but also CA as an organisation , as to what we mean by it . |
| 9 | If it were clear when a party has formed an intention to incur legal obligation , if a person did commonly define the obligation he desired to assume in terms which left little doubt as to its nature , it would be unnecessary , and indeed merely foolish , to require an additional test of that intention . |
| 10 | It is clear that a certain possessiveness took over in his mother , always deeply caring and attentive , from which Leonard had to struggle to free himself . |
| 11 | It is clear that a roaring trade in cars ( not included in retail sales ) was part of the reason for the £2bn current account deficit that month . |
| 12 | It is clear that a main attraction of the project for its participants was the opportunity offered to obtain a large amount of space in a Central London location for a modest outlay . |
| 13 | It is clear that a payment made by him for goods bought is binding , though payment could not have been enforced against him . |
| 14 | In either case , it is clear that a parent who wants his/her child to receive denominational RE at school may have to pay for it . |
| 15 | If it is clear that a listed building is being neglected and is in urgent need of repair , and the owner has no plans to remedy this or to sell the property , the next stage is simple . |
| 16 | It is clear that a reduction or increase in funding did not automatically lead to similar changes in each of the schools . |
| 17 | Whatever approach is adopted , it is clear that a comprehensive service for the management of attempted suicide patients should be staffed by personnel interested in working with such people and their problems . |
| 18 | It is clear that a great deal of ley hunting done over the past 50 years has been hunting chance alignments . |
| 19 | It is clear that a baby or a young person is able to grow anatomically and physiologically without hearing stories or reading books . |
| 20 | From graph ( iii ) , it is clear that a demand for labour of OM ( greater than the labour force ) leads to an unemployment percentage of OU 1 . |
| 21 | It is clear that a swing has occurred to a position where the greatest proportion of maintenance effort is now spent at the problem/solution identification stage . |
| 22 | The Prince of Wales will open it , and it is clear that a weak environmentalism informs much of the festival 's symbolism . |
| 23 | When one considers that relatively few women were accused , and that a large proportion of the population were children , it is clear that a remarkably high number of adult males , around one in five , were brought before the courts each year . |
| 24 | Combine this with more than 200 branches ( all separate charities ) , ‘ a massive number ’ of animal homes and an inspectorate which is ‘ probably the largest private prosecutor in the country ’ , and it is clear that a close rein has to be kept on finances . |
| 25 | It is clear that a leisure centre can turn a Monday-to-Thursday out-of-town operation into a seven-day-a-week one and thus substantially increase occupancy rates . |
| 26 | It shows , unequivocally , that many men in the last years of their lives do assume roles and perform tasks which have been traditionally associated with women , and it is clear that a substantial number do so with skill and tenderness . |
| 27 | Its widely available policy leaflet now acknowledges that , ‘ it is clear that a very large part of school biology need not involve dissection ’ whilst warning that students intending careers in the subject ( and in associated areas like dentistry , or human or veterinary science ) will be required to dissect at college or university level . |
| 28 | Only one of the statutes accords the title of gentleman to landowners of this magnitude , yet it is clear that a great many , if not most of them , laid claim to the style even at the risk of carrying a bigger sail than they could bear . |
| 29 | However , it is clear that a mistake can relate to two quite different types of circumstance , namely circumstances qualified by mens rea and circumstances not qualified by mens rea . |
| 30 | From the recent work of Clive Partridge at Skeleton Green , Herts , it is clear that a trading post had been set up c . |