Example sentences of "is [adv] understand [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There can be no empowerment , no control , unless the situation of non-empowerment and lack of control is properly understood and confronted . |
| 2 | I do n't know whether that is widely understood but I think it 's quite and important feature of our proposals . |
| 3 | As far as the food is concerned , you might consider some formula based on costs since this is widely understood and accepted . |
| 4 | But about many of its manifestations there can be something ominous — something that is acutely understood and eloquently exposed in The Counterlife . |
| 5 | The development of this northern suburb is better understood than its southern counterpart , because enough small-scale excavation has taken place to elaborate the information from the aerial photographs . |
| 6 | As there was much greater divergence in growth levels between conurbations and rural sub-regions than between the 11 constituent regions of the UK , the statistical performance of the regions is better understood and predicted by reference to their respective mixtures of conurbation and rural sub-regions than to their industrial structure . |
| 7 | In the absence of a reasonably permanent alliance , the possibility of shareholder collaboration is better understood as limiting management freedom of action , but not as in itself amounting to a control position . |
| 8 | This is better understood if you look beyond Kinnock to the Labour party itself . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The term ‘ curriculum ’ is generally understood but not widely used in higher education ; academics are more likely to speak of undergraduate studies in terms of courses , programmes , syllabuses/syllabi or content . |
| 11 | While Huntington has identified much of what is generally understood as conservative thought there is one aspect , which is of particular importance for our task , which he seems to underemphasize . |
| 12 | Once again , it is generally understood and accepted that the weapons prohibited are not limited to those specifically mentioned in this Protocol or any other treaty , but extend to all those that come under this description or have this effect . |
| 13 | The business model is generally understood and so should be applied to all organizations . |
| 14 | He sometimes borders on triteness , but more often his straightforward approach allows him to speak in an authentic language which is easily understood and brilliantly evocative . |
| 15 | The most serious difficulty faced when trying to assess the extent of poverty in any society is to find a clear definition which is easily understood and universally accepted . |
| 16 | Within these two sentences , the situation is easily understood and explained . |
| 17 | These groups have an acknowledged and often flourishing traditional linguistic culture , which is easily understood as arising from their particular history as geographically and socially segregated communities , and not from ‘ natural ’ , ahistorical difference . |
| 18 | Although there are differences in emphasis in the contributions of individual Formalists , the theoretical value of their work is best understood and appreciated as a collective effort to establish a coherent theoretical basis for literary studies . |
| 19 | However , Mill is usually understood as holding that there may be two pleasures of which the less pleasant is the better in virtue of its higher quality , and that it is then morally more important to promote it than the other . |
| 20 | ‘ I can not guarantee we shall legislate in the next session since one never can — it is always understood that a final decision is taken nearer the Queen 's speech , ’ Mr Lang said |
| 21 | Yet the role , function , impact and effectiveness of the Community Health Councils is imperfectly understood and questions have been raised concerning their future . |
| 22 | It is extremely important that you have an organisation structure that is clearly understood and then you should not keep altering it . |
| 23 | Trying to write a quality procedure to describe each management process flushes out the ‘ motherhood ’ statements and causes the re-examination and refinement of each process until a simple management procedure can be drafted which is clearly understood and accepted by operators . |
| 24 | It is also understood that the Treasury by then was concluding that an interest rate increase would be needed to ensure a clampdown on inflation . |
| 25 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 26 | As a direct consequence of the Torrie proposal it is also understood that the university 's application for its collections to be granted nationally registered status — giving access to a range of vital funding — is likely to be rejected by the Museum and Galleries Commission . |
| 27 | Everyday English — This section focuses on areas where meaning is internationally understood but pronunciation is often faulty . |
| 28 | Gaskell made a distinction between intercourse before marriage in agricultural areas , when marriage is tacitly understood as coming later , and the promiscuity of the town , which he condemned , but in fact there was probably little difference , as we shall see . |
| 29 | It is now understood that in the process land settlement women often lose property rights , access to income , freedom of movement and social support . |
| 30 | ( The name ‘ Israel ’ is here understood as coming from a rare Hebrew verb meaning ‘ strive ’ or ‘ exert oneself ’ . |