Example sentences of "[subord] it is widely [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with support in the other direction , although it is widely regarded as legitimate for parents to look to their children , it is also possible for them to overstep the boundaries , and the way in which support is requested and delivered is important . |
| 2 | Although it is widely believed that the Spanish encountered an almost pristine landscape in AD 1521 ( refs 1–3 ) , some archival and palaeolimnological studies have suggested that extensive land clearance began before European contact , during the Preclassic to Postclassic periods . |
| 3 | Minocycline is the only antiacne antibiotic to which cutaneous propionibacteria have not acquired resistance , although it is widely prescribed . |
| 4 | Although it is widely agreed that successful innovations need to couple R&D , manufacturing , and marketing activities to ensure that new products can be manufactured at reasonable cost and are attractive to consumers , it is not completely obvious that this means that all three activities always need to be conducted under the same roof . |
| 5 | Although it is widely used , there are no generally accepted definitions . |
| 6 | Certainly their substance should be accessible to anyone not so far gone in the contemplation of astrology — a science , so it is widely held , on the cogent grounds that its practitioners use computers — homeopathy , aromatherapy , or telekinesis as to be beyond the reach of reason . |
| 7 | Whether the life sentence is regarded as a sufficient denunciation in society depends on the public 's perception of what life imprisonment means : if it is widely believed that it results in an average of nine years ' imprisonment , the effect will be somewhat blunted . |
| 8 | A trade usage will be imported if it is widely known and followed , and is sufficiently certain , binding and reasonable . |
| 9 | In negotiations , Britain has offered to cut its emissions of sulphur dioxide to 71 per cent of 1980 levels by 2005 , whereas it is widely accepted that a total cut of 80 per cent by 2000 is necessary . |
| 10 | However , much of this work is heavily weighted towards the study of individual words , even though it is widely recognized that most vocabulary growth comes from encountering words in the course of reading . |
| 11 | Britain points out that the Bush Administration is still using its political weight in the IMF to block financial relief for Vietnam , even though it is widely recognised that the exodus from Vietnam will only stop when living standards improve . |
| 12 | Based on research done at Xerox 's Palo Alto Research Centre or , PARC as it is widely known , the Apple Lisa was the first commercial micro to take these concepts to the mass market . |