Example sentences of "it is now [verb] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the Report could be interpreted as advocating an exchange rate union , it is now accepted that it recommends a currency union . |
| 2 | It is now accepted that she destroyed the correspondence herself . |
| 3 | This is convenient because it is now recognised that they are such an important aspect of the transaction ; and pension under-funding or , in recent times more likely , over-funding , can involve such large amounts of money that the arrangements will generally be negotiated separately from the rest of the agreement by specialist pension lawyers from the parties ' solicitors and the parties ' respective actuaries . |
| 4 | Far dimmer and simpler than ours , but they certainly exist , and it is now recognised that they can and do suffer from stress . |
| 5 | It was for many years claimed to be the earliest example of the true arch in Europe , but it is now recognised that it was constructed in the sixth century as an open drain and that it was only roofed over with its present stone vault of three concentric rings of radiating voussoirs in 184 B.C. Its exit into the Tiber can still be seen in Rome near the Ponte Rotto ( 68 ) . |
| 6 | Although there is much to support this view of the origin of our modern idea of time , it is now realized that it can only be adhered to with some reservations , as we shall see . |
| 7 | In the past thirty years , astrophysicists have discovered dust clouds , radio signals , X-rays , electric and magnetic fields in supposedly empty space , and it is now realised that there is as much energy/matter between the stars as there is contained in them and in all the planets as well . |
| 8 | This is why to account for their longevity it is now believed that they were a qualified kind of ectothermic homeotherm continually striving to become endothermic homeotherms . |
| 9 | It is now believed that they may have been written for a subscription concert series in 1788 — the ‘ Casino ’ series mentioned in a letter to Puchberg , which may have taken place in the autumn . |
| 10 | As well as being a threat to the ozone layer and human health , it is now thought that they are especially attracted to the wax coatings on conifer needles , reaching 100 times the concentration in the air . |
| 11 | While it is now thought that they are interested in offloading part or all of this holding , it seems that they are not prepared to sell for less than the purchasing price of £1.20 . |
| 12 | It is now thought that it is a special protein unique to tooth enamel . |
| 13 | They have suggested that the carcasses of animals which have died of either disease should not be buried in farm fields , as it is now thought that it may be possible for other livestock to become infected . |
| 14 | Hyenas have always been thought of as scavengers but it is now known that they are also vigorous nocturnal hunters . |
| 15 | This was a time of panic , in which one farmer alleged that a thousand of his sheep had been killed by these parrots ; but it is now known that they rarely kill sheep . |
| 16 | The details of the legend 's growth are obscure , but it is now known that it was developing steadily in northern Spain and southern France in the centuries between the eighth and the eleventh . |
| 17 | It is now suggested that it is much more appropriate to see child abuse as a result of multiple interacting factors , including the parents ' and children 's psychological traits , the family 's place in the larger social and economic structure , and the balance of external supports and stresses , both interpersonal and material . |