Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] accepted [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act does not define what actually constitutes an artistic work , though it is generally accepted that it would cover any product made by an artist or craftsperson , which is normally unique , hand-made and makes a personal expressive statement . |
| 2 | However , it is generally accepted that none of the items which supplement the basic 17 questions provide additional information of value . |
| 3 | Local farmers and regional government often hold large emergency stocks which are not counted , but it is nevertheless accepted that they represent a trend . |
| 4 | It is traditionally accepted that it was in about the year 753 B.C. that a tribe of people settled near the Tiber on the Palatine Hill . |
| 5 | Thomson is state-owned and though there has been no overt policy statement from the French Government , it is widely accepted that its attitude towards the merger will be at least coloured by the MoD 's decision . |
| 6 | Self-promotion of that sort may be a matter for amused comment , but it is widely accepted that one may choose one 's Place in the pecking order , or try to , and that in Britain parentage does not irreversibly define class . |
| 7 | Until it is universally accepted that nobody whatsoever has title to property other than that held under rules to be agreed and laid down by all humankind , as distinct from those alleged to have been the product of some ‘ god ’ or other , will the first step towards formulating those rules have been taken . |
| 8 | Although he is free to use this vote in any way that he chooses , it is commonly accepted that he should vote to maintain the status quo . |
| 9 | Though the Report could be interpreted as advocating an exchange rate union , it is now accepted that it recommends a currency union . |
| 10 | It is now accepted that she destroyed the correspondence herself . |
| 11 | This system of local government had much fine work to its credit but it was generally accepted that its structure had not changed enough to keep pace with the changing social pattern of travel to work , shopping and holiday areas . |
| 12 | And even though it was generally accepted that they , along with the better known chimps of East Africa , were our closest relatives , few would have guessed that their relationships would be , well , so very human . |
| 13 | Since in these cases incorporation and public benefit were intimately linked it was also accepted that there should be a measure of state control to ensure that private interest was not allowed to predominate over the public good . |
| 14 | The discovery was unsettling , for it was commonly accepted that it was difficult to meet the impassive stare of the Kha-Khan elect for more than a few seconds . |
| 15 | On Oct. 18 Ghozali emphasized that at least it was now accepted that there should be some " simple and public criteria … the rules of the game " in the demarcation of constituencies . |