Example sentences of "it is often [verb] that [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is most common in older people and it is often believed that there is no cure because it is a sign that the body is wearing out . |
| 2 | It is often assumed that what I have earlier called the ‘ division of labour by strata ’ is the prime objective content of the British ‘ class ’ system but there are severe methodological problems in investigating this hypothesis , since the schemas proposed for the classification of occupations are not actually independent of the phenomenon to be explained . |
| 3 | Because these three associated religions appear to have in common the belief in one transcendent personal creator , it is often assumed that they all believe in the same God . |
| 4 | Someone must plough the fields or milk the cows , but much of this endeavour takes place hidden from public view and when a tractor is glimpsed across a field it is often assumed that it is a farmer who is in the cab . |
| 5 | It is often stated that we only use 10 per cent of our brain . |
| 6 | It is often argued that we would all be better off if we followed the Warsaw Pact system of accepting their superpower 's equipment , produced mainly in the Soviet Union , but also in satellite countries like Czechoslovakia . |
| 7 | For example , it is often argued that it is common sense and natural that women will engage in child-rearing and domestic tasks and that men will make sexual advances and will work outside the home . |
| 8 | If a British multinational invests in plant abroad , it is often argued that it weakens British industry because the resources could have been used to invest in new production in the UK . |
| 9 | As a consequence , it is often argued that there is a greater need for additional performance measures , and that these measures should be more detailed in non-profit organizations ; in other words , that the wider accountability questions are more immediate and important . |
| 10 | It is often said that you can discover a great deal about a person 's character by the books on their shelves . |
| 11 | It is often said that it is not very easy to turn an omelette back into eggs . |
| 12 | It is often said that there can be no confidence in iniquity . |
| 13 | It is often said that anyone who works in intelligence for more than ten years becomes slightly crazy . |
| 14 | It is often suggested that they are cheaper . |
| 15 | Because the eruptions burst from the viscous sub-layer , it is often suggested that they are produced by an instability there — particularly as some features of the motion in this region resemble features of transition to turbulence in a boundary layer ( for example , the development of fast- and slow-moving regions mentioned above resembles the development of three-dimensionality illustrated by Fig. 18.1 ) . |
| 16 | The actor is no different , although for some reason it is often thought that you are somehow ready to act , magically , the moment you enter a stage door . |
| 17 | Furthermore , it is often overlooked that we can only apply scientific method to a tiny fraction of the impressions upon which we act . |
| 18 | It is often considered that there is much greater sexual tolerance than used to be the case and the public response to homosexuality and lesbianism is sometimes cited as evidence for this . |
| 19 | For it is often supposed that his attitude towards women stands in stark contrast to that of the surrounding society . |
| 20 | This is not too unscientific or random an approach , as it is often found that one can do an experiment in a defined situation and reinforce one 's findings by consulting one 's colleagues about their own experience . |
| 21 | From the practical standpoint , it is often claimed that there is never enough time to write objectives ; that their use removes the spontaneity from teaching ; and finally that from a clinical point of view they are inappropriate , as much of the teaching is ‘ crisis , teaching and can not be foreseen nor planned . |
| 22 | In vertical mergers it is often claimed that there are important gains to co-ordination and planning . |