Example sentences of "be clear [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we are clear that if we want to make a modern Britain , we must first change Britain . |
| 2 | However well the country may have been served by the largely unco-ordinated activities and initiatives of the past , we are clear that from now on they are not good enough . |
| 3 | . We are clear that it should not be used as a punishment or as a deterrent , and we think that there should always be an alternative task available for men for whom stone-breaking is unsuitable . ’ |
| 4 | Both Geoffrey le Baker and Murimuth are clear that this was the crucial issue under discussion in the parliament , and both record that the king refused to agree to such a proposal . |
| 5 | Chroniclers are undecided as to who took the initiative in joining forces , but all are clear that once the two dukes had met at Northampton , Buckingham became Gloucester 's alter ego . |
| 6 | For example , suppose you are clear that you are trying : — to introduce teachers of English in secondary schools to the microcomputer and show them its potential as an aid to their teaching objectives , and — to produce a teaching unit that will generate a great deal of hypothesising and discussion amongst the children . |
| 7 | Rex and Tomlinson ( 1979 ) are clear that the position of ethnic minorities and the conflicts that surround race and ethnicity in Britain can only be understood in the light of Britain 's imperial past and the recent collapse of empire ; ‘ a serious sociological analysis of race relations problems must rest upon a concept of the social structure of Empire and of the class formations which occur within it ’ ( p. 286 ) . |
| 8 | If the procedures are acceptable — we are clear that they must be — the opening articles are also acceptable . |
| 9 | Chroniclers are undecided as to who took the initiative in joining forces , but all are clear that once the two dukes had met at Northampton , Buckingham became Gloucester 's alter ego . |
| 10 | Our audiences are clear that we are the most trusted source of information and news in Britain . |
| 11 | We are not given access to her private emotional struggles , but we are clear that she can not reject social values . |
| 12 | But had anyone in New York thought to look in New Orleans , it would have been clear that his life was as disorderly as ever . |
| 13 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 14 | Until a few years ago it had been clear that the courts would be prepared in such situations to exhibit a marked degree of ‘ tenderness ’ towards wives in such cases , greater tenderness in fact than would be applied to any other third party surety . |
| 15 | From the outset , it has been clear that COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , would have to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place ( CI No 2,142 ) . |
| 16 | FROM the birth of radio astronomy in 1932 , when Jansky discovered cosmic radio waves and established that they come from the Galactic Centre , it has been clear that something very remarkable is taking place at the core of the Milky Way . |
| 17 | It has long been clear that IBM Corp 's latest restructuring into 13 somewhat autonomous business units has taken too long and has not gone far enough , and the company has called an extraordinary board meeting for this Tuesday to decide what cuts need to be made to meet 1993 targets . |
| 18 | It had been clear that Artai 's decision to name Jehan as a member of the embassy had come as a complete surprise . |
| 19 | It had been clear that Bowman , a research scientist and administrator , was anxious to press ahead as fast as possible , and this had brought him into conflict on several occasions with industry , the government and the NRA chair , Lord Crickhowell . |
| 20 | ‘ A person who receives goods on sale or return and at once passes them on to someone else under a like contract is entitled to demand them from that third person just as soon as the original owner of the goods has the right to demand them from him , but I am clear that , if he allows a period to elapse before he hands them on to a third person on sale or return , he has done an act which limits and impedes his power of returning the goods . |
| 21 | I am clear that the proposal that we are discussing , which involves a two-level station , is the best for Londoners and the best for travellers , whether international or domestic . |
| 22 | I am clear that this policy remains appropriate . |
| 23 | Can I ask that you agree on eight one A to grant them twenty-one Saturday city centre permits , and you 're clear that you 've left out NovaSports and AvaRag , and you understand why ? |
| 24 | Even if Dáil members had thought otherwise , it must by now be clear that the ethos of the Irish Republic was still one in which it was impolitic to be in conflict with the church . |
| 25 | As Mason , the British heavyweight champion , has been brought forward along similar lines , his career nourished mainly by opponents who showed little inclination to remain upright , it should be clear that Biggs is thought to represent an ideal opportunity for advancement . |
| 26 | But whether a monetarist or exchange rate policy is preferred it ought to be clear that the country can no longer endure an ambiguous mix of the two . |
| 27 | Finally , if the manager were to get into financial difficulties , and his or her creditors required payment , it should be clear that no money in this account belongs to the manager , and it can not be used to settle the manager 's personal debts . |
| 28 | However , it should be clear that any firm which issues a guarantee must inevitably err on the side of over-zealousness , which will add to expense . |
| 29 | It must now be clear that whatever form of unification or quasi-unification is eventually arrived at will not involve the neutralisation of West Germany in any meaningful sense . |
| 30 | So it should be clear that the separation of husband and wife has nothing to do with infertility of the woman . |