Example sentences of "[pers pn] is not [adv] obvious that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not immediately obvious that using polymers for contact lenses represents an example of the biomedical application of synthetic materials . |
| 2 | Whatever one thinks of this judgment , it is not immediately obvious that it entails the rejection of the more specific claim that the state is the tool of the ruling class ; for the latter makes no explicit mention of a class 's consciousness of its interests , real or otherwise . |
| 3 | In asking the question ‘ who owns Britain 's wealth ? ’ it is not immediately obvious that we should focus on individuals . |
| 4 | If there is a choice to be made between tolerating wealth and poverty and trying to create greater economic equality , then it is not immediately obvious that the former is the more democratic course . |
| 5 | Although it is widely agreed that successful innovations need to couple R&D , manufacturing , and marketing activities to ensure that new products can be manufactured at reasonable cost and are attractive to consumers , it is not completely obvious that this means that all three activities always need to be conducted under the same roof . |
| 6 | The distinction between the two concepts , the commission of a crime and the production of a literary work , is a vital one , for although it is clearly desirable to deter crimes , it is not transparently obvious that we should seek to deter the production of literary works , whatever we may think of their intrinsic merits . |
| 7 | And it is not so obvious that they are wrong . |
| 8 | It is not so obvious that the second , negative claim of conventionalism also serves the ideal of protected expectations . |