Example sentences of "as is commonly [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , as is commonly asserted , " the teacher is a resource " , then so are other teachers , and it makes sense in the resource-based mode to make available by timetabling and cooperation those varied " personal reference sources " , the staff . |
| 2 | I believe that a low brace should be taught with a low elbow and not with the elbow raised above the paddle shaft as is commonly taught in the UK . |
| 3 | In fact , the tropical rain forests are not necessarily quite as tropical , or quite as wet , as their name suggests and as is commonly believed . |
| 4 | As is commonly found , maturity estimates based on spore colour and vitrinite reflectance ( R ) by different Laboratories have given varying results ( Dembicki 1984 ) . |
| 5 | As is commonly found in small-scale societies , the definition of humanity excludes all but the we-group . |
| 6 | He denies his readers the pleasure of feeling superior , too : they must come to terms with Sylvia and her kind , who are not so rare as is commonly supposed , and a novel is a good place in which to begin the process . |
| 7 | It was an excellent idea to couple the 1915 El Amor brujo with El Retablo de Maese Pedro , to show that there is not such a gulf between the ‘ Andalusian ’ and ‘ Castillian ’ periods of Fall 's musical output as is commonly supposed . |
| 8 | Incidentally , in this area , it is Darwin who is derivative of the moral philosophers and not as is commonly supposed , largely I think because of the work of Spencer , the other way around . |
| 9 | ( The horns fetch tens of thousands of dollars in the Far East , where they are used in fever-reducing medicines — not as aphrodisiacs , as is commonly supposed . ) |
| 10 | You should not cover the paint with water , as is commonly recommended , because water particles deposited in the paint film will result in it being unstable on the canvas . |
| 11 | You should not cover the paint with water , as is commonly recommended , because water particles deposited in the paint film will result in it being unstable on the canvas . |
| 12 | As soon as you receive replies to requisitions , you should be in a position to prepare a report on title for any mortgagee for whom you act , as is commonly required by any but a private mortgagee ; you ca n't usually do so before , because until you have had satisfactory replies you ca n't certify that the title is good . |
| 13 | Political commercials might not be as persuasive as is commonly thought , but there are few doubts as to the importance of candidate appearances on ‘ free ’ news broadcasts . |