Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adv] understand that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is generally understood that the disease is spread by fleas and mosquitoes and since rabbits are gregarious by nature their close contact with each other automatically ensures the rapid spread of the disease . |
| 2 | This comes as a great shock to me because it is well understood that anyone who does not like Erich Kleiber 's conducting must be a Nazi ! ’ |
| 3 | For those who love labels , then , modern British literature in that aspect might conveniently be called Aristophanic — provided , that is , it is well understood that its novelists and playwrights can not be assumed to have taken any attentive interest in ancient Greek comedy , and that coincidence is all it is . |
| 4 | It is also understood that the Treasury by then was concluding that an interest rate increase would be needed to ensure a clampdown on inflation . |
| 5 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 6 | As a direct consequence of the Torrie proposal it is also understood that the university 's application for its collections to be granted nationally registered status — giving access to a range of vital funding — is likely to be rejected by the Museum and Galleries Commission . |
| 7 | ‘ I can not guarantee we shall legislate in the next session since one never can — it is always understood that a final decision is taken nearer the Queen 's speech , ’ Mr Lang said |
| 8 | It is now understood that in the process land settlement women often lose property rights , access to income , freedom of movement and social support . |
| 9 | The Irish people are defined primarily by their allegiance to the present restricted or future enlarged republic , but it is popularly understood that they will normally have the further characteristics of Gaelic Irishness . |