Example sentences of "known to be true " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably they were asking how the principles of morality are discovered and known to be true , and discussing the role of revelation as a source and foundation of morality and religion . |
| 2 | And if it does , how can it be known to be true ? |
| 3 | For this is the poetry of statement , of clear prose exposition of what is known to be true — ‘ This , which I know , I speak with mind serene ’ ( line 40 ) . |
| 4 | It would only be possible to say this if assertion ( b ) were known to be true , and that all those who never consulted analysts and therapists were ‘ normal ’ . |
| 5 | What is being said , in effect , it might be argued , is that there exist certain propositions which can be known to be true , and if so , existential propositions will not have been " eliminated " ; only the values of the variables of quantification will have been changed , with propositions taking the place of ontological objects . |
| 6 | The logic of Defences is to admit those allegations of the pursuer which are known to be true , to deny those which are untrue ( or unknown ) and thereafter to provide such further explanation as is necessary by way of defence . |
| 7 | The same is known to be true of the reel-to-reel tapes favoured by the older mainframe computers . |