Example sentences of "it [be] widely [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson knew that some visiting Americans had let it be widely known in Florence that they considered Mrs Browning little more than a ghost and though she had laughed such gossip to scorn she now saw there was perhaps real cause for alarm . |
| 2 | ( Such a theory involved denying the claims of James 's son , but doubts had been raised as to whether the Queen had really conceived the child , it being widely believed that the baby had been smuggled into the bed-chamber in a warming-pan . ) |
| 3 | They were also admired for their military prowess , it being widely assumed that before the arrival of the British the Masai had been paramount among the tribes of East Africa ; they were ‘ aristocrats and formerly conquered east central Africa ’ . |
| 4 | It 's widely regarded as the best in town and is within strolling distance of the city centre and Maschsee . |
| 5 | There 's been plenty of speculation about what will be cut and what will be taxed , but it 's widely expected that there 'll be a big increase in the scope of VAT . |
| 6 | The richest source of MUFAs is olive oil — there is a low incidence of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries where it 's widely used . |
| 7 | It 's widely known — because the unions have publicized it — that the Department is looking at bailing out Huerter Textiles . |
| 8 | It 's widely agreed that anonymity has made women more willing to report rapes . |
| 9 | As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important . |
| 10 | It is widely assumed that Elders will not bother to hold on to any Scottish shares and its 23.7 per cent stake will be acquired and used as the springboard for a bid . |
| 11 | Because the economy is in recession , it is widely assumed that the government will and should cut interest rates . |
| 12 | It is widely assumed that the general , who has been doing his best to fan the speculation , will try to become prime minister after he leaves the army . |
| 13 | These days , it is widely assumed that monitoring of firms by close , caring banks is a better way to run things than the arms-length institutional ownership of America and Britain . |
| 14 | It is widely assumed that ‘ real ’ country people are in favour of development as a source of new jobs and housing while the rich commuter is only concerned to protect his equity and a style of living which has never been available to the locals . |
| 15 | Because NMDA channels are permeable to Ca 2+ ( refs 21 , 38 , 39 ) it is widely assumed , but not proven , that permeation through these channels during tetanic stimulation provides the Ca 2+ signal necessary for the induction of LTP . |
| 16 | It is widely assumed that the more efficiently a stock market functions the better off everyone is . |
| 17 | In spite of its rarity in oral language , it is widely assumed to be easy to read , and hence is freely introduced into children 's fiction and other early reading materials . |
| 18 | This attitude to non-verbal communication has been encouraged by the popularisation of right-brain left-brain studies and amongst those who sponsor the soft primitivism that I have just referred to it is widely assumed that the verbal capabilities of the left cerebral hemisphere have been over-developed by a culture which puts too much emphasis on linguistic finesse and that the expressive repertoire of the supposedly holistic right hemisphere has been dangerously neglected as a consequence . |
| 19 | It is widely assumed that restoration of intestinal continuity inevitably results in a better quality of life for the patient , but that is not necessarily the case . |
| 20 | It is widely assumed that different ICUs can be compared by the ratio of actual mortality to that predicted by the APACHE score . |
| 21 | It is widely assumed that these scoring systems can be used for comparisons . |
| 22 | It is widely assumed that the Bundesbank council will effect a 50 basic points cut in official rates at either the meeting this Thursday or on 1 April . |
| 23 | So standardized is it that it is widely called ‘ the attitude test ’ ( a phrase also used by American police , see van Maanen 1978 ) , and when stopping members of the public constables are routinely instructed by colleagues to give the potential offender ‘ the attitude test ’ . |
| 24 | It is a fishing port of sufficient importance to justify the laying of a single track railway to it from Fort William , this passing through scenery of such exquisite beauty that it is widely acknowledged to be the most delightful railway in Britain . |
| 25 | It is widely acknowledged that the school examination system has exerted a powerful controlling effect on school curricula , even if , in more recent times , CSE ( Mode 3 ) has allowed schools to play a significant role on the assessment of their own pupils . |
| 26 | But none of them , it is widely acknowledged , has the talent , flair or business acumen of ‘ Mister ’ John who is variously described by senior Littlewoods executives as ‘ a genius ’ , ‘ unique ’ and ‘ the most significant pre-War businessman still alive . ’ |
| 27 | It is widely acknowledged that about one in ten of us has a marked tendency to homosexuality and perhaps half this group have homosexual experience as adults ( homosexual feeling and experiment are even more common in adolescence ) . |
| 28 | All posts are subject to the local government superannuation scheme and it is widely acknowledged that this is one of the most attractive schemes offered anywhere . |
| 29 | Former Irish international Dr Geraldine Barniville from Dublin has been nominated as the new president but it is understood that Ulster 's Billy Bell and Paddy McAuley the outgoing treasurer and secretary will not be standing for election. , It is widely acknowledged that Paddy McIlroy , past president of Ulster , and the outgoing Irish vice-president , made a major contribution in drafting the new constitution and by-laws . |
| 30 | It is widely believed he already has a short two per cent stake although Allied has not detected his presence on its share register . |