Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] is widely [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A baby conceived by in vitro fertilization in this way is as genetically related to its father and mother as a normally conceived baby , and the technique is widely accepted as ethically acceptable , although not , of course , by the Catholic Church , for the reasons that have been mentioned above . |
| 2 | The Swastika is widely used as a talisman to counteract possible negative or demonic influences . |
| 3 | But the case is widely referred to as ‘ the Baltimore affair ’ because of the surprising lengths to which he has gone to defend Dr Imanishi-Kari . |
| 4 | Generally , they have been welcomed : their potential for enriching the curriculum is widely acknowledged . |
| 5 | The figure is widely extended in one plane , evidently designed for a primary view from an area in front of the torso with the head approximately in profile . |
| 6 | The Eurocheque is widely accepted in shops and other establishments abroad check with your bank for details . |
| 7 | ‘ I would ask you to note further that , in this connection , describing oneself as a member of ‘ the minority party ’ is in itself an indication of one 's party allegiance , given that the political make-up of the council is widely known . ’ |
| 8 | The pact is widely seen as one of the environmental fruits of glasnost in the Soviet Union . |
| 9 | The apse is widely believed to represent the peak of Gothic architecture in Italy and was completed at a time when many of the architects working on the project had been brought in from Germany . |
| 10 | The enzyme is widely distributed in various tissues and cells ; in fact , it is said that PLA2 has been found in every tissue studied . |
| 11 | The move is widely expected to see the society — which is currently a tied agent of Standard Life for the sale of investments — reviewing the options for starting its own life-assurance operation . |
| 12 | The only important consideration is whether the product is widely supported by both hardware and software producers so giving a choice rather than a single option . |
| 13 | In many such systems the size of the gift is widely publicized within the local community ; here once again the greater the size of the gift , the greater the honour to the bride . |
| 14 | The metal is widely used for implements and structural components . |
| 15 | The rabbit is widely known as an inoffensive creature . |
| 16 | When will these people realise that the game is widely played — often rather better outside ‘ The Smoke ’ and cater for viewers who happen to live north of Watford . |
| 17 | The abbreviation is widely held to stand for ‘ Buy Thermal Underwear . ’ |
| 18 | It is perhaps overstating the case to say that motorists can speed with impunity in residential areas , but it is certainly true that the limit is widely disregarded and rarely enforced . |
| 19 | The bank therefore has an incentive to ensure that the paper is widely distributed among investors . |
| 20 | Yet the report is widely agreed to have very little that is tangible to say about how the UK 's environmental stategy is to be taken forward . |
| 21 | It may be noticed that insensibility both to moral appeals and to appeals to one 's future interests , imprisonment within both ‘ I ’ and ‘ Now ’ , are often combined in the same person , and that the combination is widely accepted as the strongest criterion for classing him as ‘ psychopathic ’ and exempting him from moral judgment . |
| 22 | The symbol is widely used in shops and so on , where a member of the staff is happy to be helpful . |
| 23 | The sea is widely expected to break through the narrowest point of the peninsula any year now . |
| 24 | The elephant is widely distributed over much of Asia though the population is dwindling . |
| 25 | The tundra is widely grazed by mammals , especially voles and lemmings that burrow in the undergrowth . |
| 26 | They mean an easy , phonetic ( or rather phonemic ) system such as alphabetic literacy and they think of a ‘ literate society ’ as one in which such a script is widely assumed in public life , as they claim it was in sixth century Greece . |
| 27 | The need to work for a living is widely recognized , but the necessity to do so may have often been bitterly resented by many people over the years . |
| 28 | It is probably a minority , but a general feeling that the Roman Catholic Church is a threat is widely shared . |
| 29 | Although there is no evidence that liberation has led to greater female criminality , such a view is widely held and has been strongly expressed in the popular press . |