Example sentences of "[that] this [is] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can suggest that the eye spots scare off predators , and there is some evidence that this is so . |
| 2 | That this is so is borne out by the fact that seaside towns with golf links handy have gone ahead by leaps and bounds . ’ |
| 3 | And we have in fact been able to demonstrate already that this is so . |
| 4 | To the extent that this is so , there is room for a doctrine of reasons of state in political action . |
| 5 | But later on he makes it clear that this is so , at least in part , because the supposedly inevitable outcome of that choice is not really neutral : |
| 6 | There is some fear among lay people that this is so , that the doctor gives up and hands the patient over to those nursing him . |
| 7 | Although a recent review of such studies suggests that prevalence may be declining , there is no sure evidence that this is so ( Ineichen , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | It is true that this is so . |
| 9 | That means that there must be some slack in the system , and the government will ensure that this is so by continuing to cash limit the NHS in total . |
| 10 | It would be reasonable to expect that the extension and development of community psychiatric services would lead to a reduction in the rate of suicide and attempted suicide , but there is little evidence that this is so . |
| 11 | It is not that these judgements should not be made , but that where subjective judgements are made by the teacher she should be aware that this is so and be prepared , not only to give reasons for her judgements , but also to be sufficiently flexible to change them in the light of particular circumstances . |
| 12 | To ensure that this is so it must be agreed that it is regarded as being beyond the capacity of the individual to alter , that is , it has to become ‘ sacred ’ , or enshrined in a ‘ god ’ . |
| 13 | That this is so may at first appear disappointing . |
| 14 | I regret that this is so . |
| 15 | Check that this is so , though if the hole positions are correctly made , there is no danger of this . |
| 16 | I do n't say that this is so , only that the allegation was widely made at the time . |
| 17 | The plainer truth is that this is so obvious , as obvious as Leeds Town Hall , that Mr Smith would be elected by any Labour Party forum , by a ballotted union membership , a ballotted constituency membership , or that secret vote of MPs to which Labour will do well to return . |
| 18 | While perfect certainty that an element exists is not needed for recognition , there must be sufficient evidence that this is so . |
| 19 | While perfect certainty that an element exists is not needed for recognition , there must be sufficient evidence that this is so |
| 20 | Can you confirm that this is so and whether the accounts would then have to carry some sort of explanatory note to this effect ? |
| 21 | Thus , when we are told that everything is ‘ OK ’ we prefer to believe that this is so , although what people say can often contain far deeper and more subtle feelings and personal emotions . |
| 22 | We know that this is so because the X-ray diffraction pattern , which shows the crystal lattice spacing , does not change when cellulose swells in water . |
| 23 | It is not surprising that this is so considering the background in Rome against which the Gospel is written . |
| 24 | From here we can suggest that , perhaps , all stars vary their output periodically , but that for obvious practical reason we have no way of knowing that this is so in the case of stars whose periods are sufficiently long . |
| 25 | There is no firm evidence that this is so ( Dietz 1984 ) . |
| 26 | That this is so comes out in the way we say , for example , ‘ There is a pain in my foot ’ as readily as ‘ I feel a pain in my foot ’ . |
| 27 | The point is that black people are not only at a disadvantage in the job market on account of their colour , they also perceive sharply that this is so and , despite Johnson 's tongue-in-cheek addendum , the consciousness of belonging to a group which feels itself to be at a disadvantage is clear enough . |
| 28 | Individualists and holists can not agree about the reducibility of social theories because they approach the problem from different directions , and at the same time fail to recognise that this is so . |
| 29 | But what if it is untrue that this is so ? |
| 30 | The responsible manager must ensure that his company is greener than green on all the major issues according to current opinion , demonstrate to the world at large that this is so , and , for the future , to help form opinions and set the standards for the company 's own as well as the common good . |