Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [adv] known " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is well known nowadays that , in addition to the noxious cereal grains , genetic factors may predispose susceptible subjects to an immune response that damages the small intestinal mucosa and the other environmental factors may triggerthis abnormal immune response , it was Dicke 's astute observations some 50 years ago that first changed the prognosis and treatment of these patients dramatically . |
| 2 | Although it is not known when he will be able to return to his £350,000-a-year job , he is expected to lead a normal life within three months . |
| 3 | They arrived on Christmas Eve 1924 , proving that high-quality electrical test recordings existed at the end of 1924 , although it is not known that any of these survive today . |
| 4 | They also plan to contact local doctors and hospitals in case the man sought medical treatment for the bites , although it is not known how serious his injuries were . |
| 5 | According to Sannia and James(1977) , the place of Parorchis acanthus ( Nicoll , 1906 ) is taken by Renicola thaidus Stunkard ( 1964 ) in America and Iceland , although it is not known whether this parasite exerts similar effects on its host . |
| 6 | Although it is not known for certain whether Yazid was present at Karbala , he is cast by the Shiites as the author of the incident , and the name is to this day a favourite Shiite epithet for a Sunni adversary — it was used in this sense during the 1980s war by the Tehran leadership when referring to that in Baghdad . |
| 7 | The company has , however , gone ahead with £1 million of research into public attitudes to nuclear power and has completed filming at least one television commercial , although it is not known when it will be broadcast . |
| 8 | The Royal Navy says it will be a routine departure for them , although it is not known yet how Cammell Laird will mark the event . |
| 9 | Although it is not known if the move will put off potential customers for the Cornmill , there are already fears an existing severe shortage of parking spaces threatens the future prosperity of Darlington 's town centre . |
| 10 | She had lived there for some time although it is not known where she lived before coming to Darlington . |
| 11 | The rights to Presley 's ‘ Sun ’ recordings were acquired by RCA Victor together with the rights to the artist , and although it is now known that the tapes in RCA Victor 's vault are not actually the 1955 originals , they are extremely good copies , and all have been reissued on compact disc . |
| 12 | Interior Minister Carlos Hurtado , had resigned on April 2 citing personal health problems , although it was widely known that he was hostile to Chamorro 's and Lacayo 's policy of co-operating with the Sandinistas . |
| 13 | Furthermore , earlier studies of patients with duodenal ulcer disease , who were presumably mostly infected , showed their parietal cells to be , if anything more sensitive to gastrin than those of controls , although it was not known whether the controls were infected with H pylori . |
| 14 | Editor , — Fritz H Schröder rightly emphasises that it is not known whether treatment of early prostatic cancer is beneficial or whether screening for the disease offers any advantage . |
| 15 | It will continue to fall this year and next year and I think that it is well known to everybody that this Government 's policy is to lower taxes , in contrast with the plans of the hon. Gentleman 's party . |
| 16 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 17 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 18 | The ancient Dwarf hold of Karak Ungor has become so infested with Night Goblins that it is now known as Red Eye Mountain . |
| 19 | So , after lunching at one of the excellent local inns , we contented ourselves with making a wide sweep South to the River Dove and back up to the Derwent , — stopping at Castleton which , with its show caves and fluorspar ( Blue John stone ) mines should n't be missed and at Eyam which was so badly ravaged by the pestilence of 1665/6 that it is still known as The Plague Village . |
| 20 | So , after lunching at one of the excellent local inns , we contented ourselves with making a wide sweep South to the River Dove and back up to the Derwent , — stopping at Castleton which , with its show caves and fluorspar ( Blue John stone ) mines should n't be missed and at Eyam which was so badly ravaged by the pestilence of 1665/6 that it is still known as The Plague Village . |
| 21 | The scarlet pimpernel is so sensitive that it is often known as the Poor Man 's Weather Glass . |
| 22 | It is a defence , however , if the defendant can satisfy the court that it was not known or suspected that drug trafficking was involved , or that he disclosed his knowledge or suspicion to the relevant authorities . |
| 23 | When Martin Parr called him , at breakfast , he covered his surprise at being asked , and revealed that yes indeed , Jessica had got her own wee Taig — although he had to add , when pressed , that it was not known yet if it was more than an acquaintanceship or a flirtation . |
| 24 | She told Vanity Fair that it was well known in Washington that President Bush had had an extra-marital affair . |
| 25 | This reveals a close understanding of the phenomenon and shows that it was well known even at this early date . |
| 26 | She had been adopted as a small child by the counsellor 's wife , now dead — so said my companion , adding that it was well known that she would marry Victor , and so come into a deal of money . |
| 27 | Carlos Abadia , leader of the broad-based opposition movement National Civic Crusade ( NCC ) , claimed that it was well known that Ford wished to stand for the presidency in 1994 and that he wished to give up his ministerial post " to reduce the political pressure on him " . |
| 28 | [ Around 1800 ] persons … were enabled by their skill and industry to maintain themselves and families in a state of comfort and respectability ; and to keep their own houses and pay taxes , scot and lot , and contribute towards the maintenance of other persons in their profession , who were either sick or in distress , so that it was scarcely known that any person in this trade ever applied for parochial relief . |
| 29 | Following the charity event of last year The Rainforest Ball ( which was attended by so many of the titled upper classes that it was unofficially known as Toff Aid ) , attention is now focused on the Altamura Forest , Italy , the proposed site of a hydroelectric dam . |
| 30 | ‘ Once it is generally known , ’ said Roland , ‘ that these letters exist , everyone will be at your door . |