Example sentences of "of [noun sg] it is [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the presence of malignancy it is known that different tissues can respond in different ways . |
| 2 | Of course it is believed that some will give way to others . |
| 3 | At low levels of arousal it is assumed that attention is divided among many cues so there will potentially be some memory for all cues . |
| 4 | Since most versions of legal theory are at least partial visions of law it is unsurprising that the criminal law will throw up both confirmations and refutations of most legal theories . |
| 5 | In the special theory of relativity it is assumed that a single inertial frame can be applied to the whole Universe , but at the cost of neglecting acceleration ! |
| 6 | There were times — notably in the immediate postwar years and during the early 1970s — when it seemed that the gap between the two halves of the country was beginning to narrow ( Damesick and Wood , 1987 ) , but with the benefit of hindsight it is seen that these were periods when special factors were operating ( McCrone , 1969 ; Massey , 1979 ) . |
| 7 | Building on the recognition that families have repetitive patterns of behaviour it is suggested that a social worker joins a family group , by listening to each individual in turn . |
| 8 | Within the cone of vision it is assumed that all lines and planes parallel to the picture plane are true to scale . |
| 9 | As a matter of principle it is submitted that there should not be an absolute bar to adoption in the case of a marriage involving a transsexual . |
| 10 | For the avoidance of doubt it is assumed that a church building presently exists on land owned by the church and that adjacent to that site is land that could be developed . |