Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] accepted [that] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yet , says Sir Adrian Cadbury , chairman of PRONED , the organisation which seeks to promote wider use of non-executive directors , it is overwhelmingly accepted that NEDs with the right qualities are essential in an effective board .
2 It is generally accepted that aims should be reviewed ( even if this does not result in alteration ) every four years .
3 It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease .
4 It is generally accepted that managers are motivated to pursue profits , whereas they are not greatly motivated to keep within a cost budget .
5 Although there is a claim that these vats were introduced by Charles Tennant Dunlop and Heinrich Buff of Giessen , it is generally accepted that Shanks was responsible for their development .
6 It is generally accepted that control systems have to be organized in parallel to the activities that they are intended to monitor .
7 It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success and that it is often easier to work towards realistic short-term targets .
8 That view — first expressed six years ago — has now been given effect , and it is universally accepted that students are denied housing benefit and , in the majority of cases , housing support .
9 It is well accepted that dealings on a recognized stock exchange include unquoted share dealings on the USM and the over the counter markets .
10 On the other hand it is now accepted that Kennedy 's lengthy telephone calls to Macmillan fell short of " consultation " even if Macmillan 's official biographer argues that they " were certainly more than just 'informative' " .
11 It is now accepted that UDR members and RUC officers have been leaking to loyalists .
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