Example sentences of "to be true [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If it should turn out to be true that God did intend males to exhibit strength in leadership roles and females to excel more as the guardians of society 's emotional resources , why should this be viewed ipso facto as an evil arrangement ? ’ |
| 2 | It does seem to be true that proteins of a given kind do evolve at a surprisingly , although not exactly , uniform rate . |
| 3 | But I believe it to be true that in many corners of Christendom spiritual warfare is no longer a central concern . |
| 4 | It seems to be true that the cottage used to be his home , but you do n't carry a big old-fashioned key like that around in your pocket for years , so I do n't see how else he got it . |
| 5 | To take the second element first , it does seem to be true that there is not much mention in Beccaria 's book of reformative effects on the individual offender ; he is far more concerned with frightening off potential offenders . |
| 6 | If one believes it to be true that Christ is the Son of God one sees why one should be Christian . |
| 7 | What it is in general for a thing a to have the power to produce b is for it to be true that an individual property or properties of a , together with other things , will constitute a causal circumstance for b . |
| 8 | ( Mager I 962 47 ) In fact the definition of objectives and the evaluation of progress is something which as teachers we do all the tune ; it simply happens to be true that many of us do it very amateurishly and very half-heartedly , indeed we do it badly . |
| 9 | But by our first truism about truth , for it to be true that there 's honey is just for there to be honey . |
| 10 | Not only that , it also seems to be true that certain herbs are good company for other plants , discouraging pests and diseases ; for instance , chives and garlic have some ability to prevent roses being infected with black spot , and chamomile is said to improve the health of young plants if they are weak and slow to grow . |
| 11 | Now , I believe it to be true that before this tour — with one exception — none of you had known each other . |