Example sentences of "is [adv] [vb pp] that this " in BNC.

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1 All posts are subject to the local government superannuation scheme and it is widely acknowledged that this is one of the most attractive schemes offered anywhere .
2 It is widely accepted that this system ‘ has nothing to teach us ’ .
3 Mr Clinton is apparently determined that this will have no effect on what looks like being a cordial relationship between two leaders who have much in common , especially as Mr Major says he had no knowledge of it .
4 It is generally accepted that this theory accords better with the view of modern science and is superior to that of Kant .
5 It is generally supposed that this is because he is on his death-bed , and his gift of making conversation has already ebbed away .
6 It is normally assumed that this reconstruction will not result in long-term unemployment of resources , or worse , permanent under-utilisation of resources in some sectors .
7 It is normally believed that this arose through my friendship with Harold Wilson .
8 It is usually assumed that this is a deficiency in the enzymes ( see p 18 ) that detoxify foreign chemicals .
9 The sense of urgency conveyed by the ‘ Look out ’ indicates the expectation that the pram , complete with baby , will fall over the cliff and perhaps be dashed on the rocks beneath and it is further assumed that this will be-deleterious for the baby .
10 It is further suggested that this will lead to women being able to take up paid work instead , further advancing their equality with men .
11 The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue .
12 It is also recognized that this complex individual does not live in isolation but is in continual interaction with his or her environment , and that this must also be taken into account in both assessing the problem and planning the treatment .
13 It is also agreed that this can only be achieved by changing current patterns of human behaviour ( see for example , the European Commission 's Green Paper on Sustainable Mobility ) .
14 Instead , it is typically hypothesised that this association is attributable to other confounding factors .
15 It is customarily acknowledged that this model was first developed by Bobbitt ( 1918 , 1924 ) , clarified by Tyler ( 1949 ) and refined and elaborated by numerous others ( e.g. Taba , 1962 , Bloom , 1956 , Block , 1971 ) .
16 It is now recognised that this approach , seldom if ever actually applied in practice , is based on a confusion of thought .
17 It is often said that this is just an example of Swiss discretion in business , but in my view we have begun to believe that works acquired abroad are somehow superior .
18 The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages .
19 It is often held that this is the prerogative of governments , the economically or politically powerful , the leadership within the churches or simply those who can afford the means .
20 However , it is strongly rumoured that this may be sometime in the early part of 1992 , when some amendments to the Building Regulations are to be introduced .
21 It is strongly advised that this privilege is only given to responsible users — please contact Sema Software Technology Technical Support Department for further advice .
22 It is strongly recommended that this module type is used only when it is totally impractical to embed a header in a file to be controlled by LIFESPAN ( e.g. in binary files ) , since :
23 It is well known that this canal always had water shortages , even before modern water extraction diverted part of its natural supply at Greywell , and thousands of thirsty trees grew up on its banks on what had been open country in 1790 .
24 For example , I wonder why there are no English-speaking contributors to the Panofsky centenary conference , even though it is well known that this approach was most fully developed in the English-speaking world .
25 However , segregation of walkers from vehicles provides the greatest safety along routes where vehicle traffic is heavy and it is increasingly realised that this is an appropriate solution too where pedestrian flows are concentrated , such as in central shopping areas .
26 The argument that the court should take account of the fact that the wearing of a seat belt would have caused other injuries of a different nature was rejected as a matter of principle in Patience v Andrews [ 1983 ] RTR 447 : it is respectfully submitted that this decision is wrong and does not give effect to the provision in s1 of the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 , that damages should be reduced to such extent as the court thinks just and equitable .
27 It is sometimes said that this is a novel view of the question , that until very recently all political theorists believed in a general obligation to obey the law .
28 It is sometimes said that this appalling performance by the British economy in the early 1990s has been ‘ imported ’ from a world recession .
29 It is sometimes assumed that this outside world , composed of external structures and processes , exists at some level above that of the actor 's home ground .
30 It is sometimes objected that this ‘ middle-range ’ theory is an overbold generalization of the American scene .
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