Example sentences of "[is] generally [verb] that " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is generally taught that a low paddle angle and wide blade action imply poor style and inefficient paddling . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The first point is that it is generally recognized that ritual tends to increase , intensify and shift in focus at times of social crisis . |
| 9 | It is generally recognized that the magnetic field of the Earth has periodically reversed : Warlow claimed that the Earth as a whole had flipped over . |
| 10 | However , it is generally recognized that gender inequality in education is in many respects different from inequality of class . |
| 11 | Most experts think normal cells probably have to undergo several mutations in order to become cancerous ; and it is generally suspected that the mouse cells — a laboratory line known as NIH 3T3 cells — have already undergone numerous mutations and are hovering on the brink of becoming cancerous . |
| 12 | It is generally felt that the manager should be responsible for his or her own office overheads , telephone bills , secretarial services and so on . |
| 13 | And it is generally felt that traffic will get heavier when the new A3 Petersfield bypass opens . |
| 14 | It is generally felt that the tines are too close together to be used for carding wool , although some simpler combs which may be wool-combs are known . |
| 15 | It is generally felt that in the past local authorities have dragged their feet in taking on their responsibilities to care for mentally disordered people , and the Minister of Health , Roger Freeman , outlined further plans for this group to Parliament the day after Secretary of State Kenneth Clarke 's speech on community care ; these were , clearly , some last-minute additions to the government 's package of proposals . |
| 16 | It is generally conceded that such words have at least a Component of meaning that resists truth-conditional treatment ( Grice , 1975 ; Wilson , 1975 ; Levinson , 1979b ) . |
| 17 | It is generally believed that garlic and tea-tree essences are the most powerful anti-viral oils . |
| 18 | X-ray appearances and function are now both markedly improved despite the fact that it is generally believed that once joint cartilage ( the substance lining the joint space ) has been destroyed it can never be regenerated . |
| 19 | The celebrated Wasp Pendant ( Figure 28 ) came from a rich burial at Mallia , and it is generally believed that at least some of the Aigina Treasure — found at Aigina , but of unknown provenance — came from Mallia too . |
| 20 | It is generally believed that persecution by man was the main reason for the extinction of this magnificent bird as a breeding species in Shetland . |
| 21 | While Mr Patiño may well be selling to simplify his life after he moves into his new London residence , Mrs Johnson 's reasons for selling are much more controversial , as it is generally believed that the heiress has not paid for the celebrated Badminton Cabinet which she bought at Christie 's , London , in July 1990 for a record £7.6 million ( $15.2 million ) . |
| 22 | It is generally believed that the normal oesophagus is only active in response to a stimulus ( deglutition or oesophageal distension resulting in primary or secondary peristalsis ) and that non-glutitive activity of the oesophageal body is mostly abnormal . |
| 23 | It is generally believed that the law of real property in Malaysia is totally devoid of Islamic content … |
| 24 | Although some NMR studies have shown that it is possible to bind two actinomycin molecules to the tetranucleotide GCGC [ 29 ] , binding of the second molecule is highly anticooperative and it is generally believed that the exclusion site size for actinomycin , under normal conditions , is at least 4 base pairs [ 1 ] . |
| 25 | Apart from city states , e.g. Singapore , it is generally recognised that agricultural development must precede ( or at least match ) industrial development . |
| 26 | The working paper dealing with this topic argues that ‘ it is generally recognised that some prescribing is wasteful or unnecessary expensive . |
| 27 | Whilst there is still some pressure for further reform , it is generally recognised that the Lords do perform a useful function and the abolition lobby no longer enjoys the political significance it once did . |
| 28 | And since it is generally recognised that managers cost their companies at least three times their annual salary , the scope for cost-saving is enormous . |
| 29 | Even though it is generally recognised that , at best , the principles of operant conditioning described in Verbal Behaviour contribute but a small part to our understanding of the processes of language development , this does not immediately rule out the possibility of employing techniques based upon operant conditioning to help those children who are not developing language in the normal way . |
| 30 | However , it is generally recognised that economic considerations are undoubtedly important in shaping the changes which have occurred within existing structures over the course of time since collective bargaining itself is an evolving social institution . |