Example sentences of "it [be] accepted [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If compulsion is not to be the order of the day where the business itself is transferred , can it be accepted when the transfer is of the company which owns the business ? |
| 2 | There are some whose function has stimulated less comment such as tweezers found in male graves ; if it were accepted that they were primarily depilatory we must consider their role in the alteration of the physical appearance of men and women as a cultural trait . |
| 3 | If it were accepted that the parties have no legal rights and duties under a political treaty , then even less could the legal position of third parties be affected by it . |
| 4 | If it were accepted that the language of the Convention demonstrates an intention to establish a permanent regime for freer global communications upon which all States could rely , the United States could claim the benefits of transit passage without having to prove that that concept had itself become customary international law . |
| 5 | The first issue is whether , it being accepted that the signature on the transfer is that of Mrs. Steed , the defendant can repudiate the transfer under the doctrine of non est factum . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's accepted that the towing tractor will stand idle for some of the time , but at least you are n't taking tankers into the field , ’ he adds . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's accepted that doctors do n't look after their own families . |
| 8 | Even if it is accepted that there is now overwhelming evidence that we possess a body clock , it will appear to have little use . |
| 9 | It is accepted that not every ‘ foul ’ committed in breach of the rules amounts to a crime , and it seems to be assumed that players do , and may lawfully , consent to physical force over and above the minimum permitted by the rules . |
| 10 | It is accepted that the energy crisis is permanent and may intensify . |
| 11 | This problem has been reduced now that schools are required to make some attempt at formulating longer-term school development plans , although it is accepted that they will act as flexible guidelines . |
| 12 | Thus it is accepted that without good discipline in a school the standard of teaching and learning , and thus the achievements of both teachers and pupils , will suffer . |
| 13 | The extent to which these problems will be tolerated , and the measures adopted for dealing with them , will vary from school to school , and it is accepted that it would be impossible to lay down precise rules about the steps to be taken . |
| 14 | It is accepted that there may be interactions between supposedly distinct stimuli when they are presented simultaneously . |
| 15 | It is accepted that some 10 to 15 per cent of cases are seen outside the clinics by private or general practitioners , and it is unusual for these cases to be reported to the Department of Health . |
| 16 | Library use is never evenly distributed throughout the stock , and it is accepted that some stock categories will only be used by a small number of readers . |
| 17 | It is accepted that this : may mean that sometimes an employee will get a bit less than he might have expected ; it may mean that sometimes an employer will have to pay a little more than he had expected . |
| 18 | However , even if it is accepted that IIAs are marginal to the prospects of urban economic development and employment creation , it seems evident that some approaches to industrial improvement are more successful than others . |
| 19 | It is accepted that what separates us from the other creatures sharing our planet is our capacity to think . |
| 20 | If it is accepted that general management is still gathering momentum , more may yet be to come . |
| 21 | If it is accepted that these moves are taking place , and there seems little doubt that they are , the question remains as to what significance they have , and what they imply . |
| 22 | It seems to me quite arbitrary to disallow man-made machines this ability , when it is accepted that men are machines , and that such an unknown machine as a Martian may also perceive meanings . |
| 23 | This thought can be entertained only if it is accepted that the universe is eternal and timeless , and the theory of a once only chance association of circumstances causing life , be abandoned . |
| 24 | It is of no consequence once it is accepted that the God to serve humanity originated at the moment that life first became manifest , and combined with the material of the universe to start the long process of producing living creatures with the capacity to enjoy life and all that that involves . |
| 25 | It is accepted that the corridor effect may well operate in the years immediately after 193 and the current rush of development is , of course , partly designed to offset the loss in employment caused by general economic decline and the likely transfer of business away from the Channel ports to the Tunnel . |
| 26 | Once it is accepted that the inner city is an idea rather than a place it is tempting to ask which interests really do benefit from the recurrence on the political agenda of the urban crisis . |
| 27 | Since it is accepted that the consensus varies according to time and place , it is not clear how one distinguishes between a legitimate consensus and a deviant subculture . |
| 28 | At this point it is sufficient to mention that it is accepted that there were differences between the real and reported rates , but that for some crimes over certain periods of time the difference was fairly constant . |
| 29 | It is accepted that general reading of the financial press is important but should not constitute a major part of the CPE undertaken . |
| 30 | Less obvious is the misguided logic it offers , for , if it is accepted that blacks have the natural ability and talent to do well in sports , then it can do no harm to encourage their participation in sport . |