Example sentences of "of argument [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | One drawback of this style of argument is that not only is the harm serious for the victim , but conviction for such an offence is serious for the defendant : a single class of offenders ( rapists , serious wounders ) would contain not only those with subjective fault but also those who merely failed to take proper care , all of whom would be convict.ed of a grave offence carrying a maximum of life imprisonment . |
| 2 | One problem with King 's line of argument is that several modern presidents , apparently long on relevant experience , have not done well in the White House . |
| 3 | The difficulty with both these kinds of argument is that they emphasise only one or , at the most , two aspects of women 's lives . |
| 4 | The basis for this line of argument is that the Bible was written in an unscientific age , when people thought of " a three-decker universe " , with a God who kept on interfering ; but that now , in our enlightened scientific age , we know that their view of the world was quite wrong . |
| 5 | The conclusion suggested by this line of argument is that accounting academics have , perhaps , been worrying too much about trying to find a short-term measure of income which is consistent with DCF . |
| 6 | The essential line of argument is that a reformed electoral system could constitute a greater threat to the maintenance of political authority than any defects of the existing system . |