Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] accepted [that] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was universally accepted that no man married merely for love , and many men and women no doubt made the best of the circumstances , and fell in love with their partners . |
| 2 | As in Miss Austen 's day it was universally accepted that a young unmarried man with a house and fortune was in need of a wife , so Mrs Girdlestone might have been beguiled into accepting a somewhat similar assumption that one elderly lady living alone is in need of an even more elderly lady to live with her ( prudently stipulating , however , the three months only , in case she should wish to draw back ) . |
| 3 | While it was generally accepted that the country was economically near bankruptcy and would need time and a continuation of generous American aid to effect recovery , few people doubted the economy could be rebuilt faster than that of devastated Europe and Japan . |
| 4 | At the start of this century it was generally accepted that the care and control of the mentally ill and subnormal should be a public responsibility . |
| 5 | It was generally accepted that the role of wife and mother was incompatible with a career , not only because of the time and energy required , but also because of the very different qualities and characteristics it demanded . |
| 6 | By the end of 1990 it was generally accepted that the economy had entered a period of recession , although there remained significant differences over the depth and the likely duration of the downturn . |
| 7 | It was also accepted that an increase in PAF was necessary with perhaps a higher fee for active teachers with an associate fee for non-teaching teachers . |
| 8 | The lengthy , complicated and interesting case of Richard of Anstey ( of some two generations before Innocent III 's time ) shows how it was already accepted that the Crown could have no jurisdiction over the solemn sacrament of marriage , though at this stage the canon law of marriage and what actually constituted a legal marriage was extremely fluid . |
| 9 | He said it was now accepted that a small number of large authorities would produce lower savings than was originally indicated but a large number of small authorities would not add to the cost to the extent that was indicated . |
| 10 | It was always accepted that the FAOR study was essentially a research project , and any reservations about the final outcome in relation to the extensive analysis that was undertaken must be viewed in this context . |