Example sentences of "[is] generally [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is generally understood that the disease is spread by fleas and mosquitoes and since rabbits are gregarious by nature their close contact with each other automatically ensures the rapid spread of the disease . |
| 2 | The term ‘ curriculum ’ is generally understood but not widely used in higher education ; academics are more likely to speak of undergraduate studies in terms of courses , programmes , syllabuses/syllabi or content . |
| 3 | While Huntington has identified much of what is generally understood as conservative thought there is one aspect , which is of particular importance for our task , which he seems to underemphasize . |
| 4 | Once again , it is generally understood and accepted that the weapons prohibited are not limited to those specifically mentioned in this Protocol or any other treaty , but extend to all those that come under this description or have this effect . |
| 5 | The business model is generally understood and so should be applied to all organizations . |
| 6 | However , it is generally acknowledged that to reduce the consumption of fat in our daily diet will almost certainly reduce the risk of heart disease along with other medical conditions . |
| 7 | It is generally acknowledged that , to the extent that British industry is uncompetitive internationally , non-price factors such as the quality of design are at least as important as price factors . |
| 8 | Most young people in Britain grow up in families , and it is generally acknowledged that the family plays an important part in the development of the future adult . |
| 9 | He wrote ‘ It is generally acknowledged that all organic beings have been formed on two great lines , unity of type and the conditions of existence . |
| 10 | A closer examination of the Celtic Church reveals a much greater deviation from Rome than is generally acknowledged or even known . |
| 11 | It is generally taught that a low paddle angle and wide blade action imply poor style and inefficient paddling . |
| 12 | The return to ‘ free markets ’ by 1955 is generally viewed as permissive in the sense that it resulted from the removal of the remainder of war and postwar restrictions . |
| 13 | The state and its machinery is generally viewed as beneficent in this context . |
| 14 | Thornton 's studies of medieval carving in churches gives a touch of drama to a show in which this quality is generally diluted and all these aspects are overseen by Bridge with Rooftops , a superb blocky composition of highly acceptable and tasteful colour and tone.RAY RUSHTON |
| 15 | Olivier 's performance in this role is generally regarded as somewhat flattering . |
| 16 | Any additive given an ‘ E ’ number is generally regarded as safe to use . |
| 17 | It has won greater favour in the US than in Britain where it is generally regarded as conceding too much to a particular , and somewhat incoherent , philosophical system . |
| 18 | The carriage of goods for a subsidiary or for a holding company and for other companies which are subsidiaries of the same holding company is generally regarded as own account for these purposes . |
| 19 | While some behaviour , such as violence against the defenceless or excessive exploitation of the weak is generally regarded as unacceptable , there are many grey areas . |
| 20 | The importance which Ellis laid upon the drafting and promulgation of such rules is generally regarded as one of his major contributions to the civilizing of Texas prisons . |
| 21 | It goes without saying that his accomplishments did not match his campaign rhetoric — taxes were increased , the state budget more than doubled while he was in office and there were no significant reductions in the size of the state workforce yet his ‘ record in Sacramento is generally regarded as favorable ’ . |
| 22 | Language understanding is generally regarded as being of greater importance than generation , since understanding requires the recognition of many paraphrases for the same command or information , whereas generation may be satisfied with the production of just one . |
| 23 | Whilst the student grant contains a fixed amount for housing , it is generally regarded as well below market rates that , of course , vary according to area . |
| 24 | ‘ Art ’ music , for example , is generally regarded as by nature complex , difficult , demanding ; ‘ popular ’ music then has to be defined as ‘ simple ’ , ‘ accessible ’ , ‘ facile ’ . |
| 25 | Audit of general practitioner services is generally regarded as desirable , but funding is scarce . |
| 26 | The blood loss — which can last a week or so — is generally regarded as tolerable and there are no unpleasant side-effects . |
| 27 | ( Like tragedy , its " sublime " sister art , the " Old " ( Aristophanic ) Comedy of classical Athens is generally regarded as having originated in the worship of Dionysus . |
| 28 | However , PCR is expensive and time consuming , and is generally regarded as unsuitable for the mass screening of clinical samples . |
| 29 | The expression of Oct-1 is generally regarded as ubiquitous and our results agree with this , although the relative amount of product appears to vary slightly between RNA samples ( Figure 4a ) . |
| 30 | It is generally arranged that θ is zero at some suitable deflection such that the fall in cos θ at larger deflections significantly counteracts the scale spreading that would otherwise arise from the square-law dependence on current . |