Example sentences of "[verb] [be] argued [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it has been argued here that we should go further than that , and recognize that political democracy itself has not been realized simply by giving every adult person a vote in general and local elections . |
| 2 | It has been argued also that if the president and the Congress are to work well together , each branch must respect the other 's legitimacy and competence ; however , Nixon and his aides made no pretence of granting that much to the legislature . |
| 3 | It has been argued persuasively that passages from the Bible which had been taken as prohibiting gay sex were either mistranslated or taken out of context ; that , in any case , the Bible could not be read as a set of rules to be unthinkingly obeyed ; that love and justice in sexual relationships mattered more than gender ; and that homophobia itself was sinful . |
| 4 | It has been argued earlier that the LEAs , both individually and collectively , failed to generate greater consensus on the school curriculum , but were there not alternative means of bringing together the various partners ( the LEAs , schools and their teachers , governors and parents , industry and commerce ; the churches ) to reach an agreement ? |
| 5 | It has been argued recently that by 1750 , urban workers especially were working " a very disciplined , formalised , surprisingly regular and long working week " . |