Example sentences of "widely accepted [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is now so widely accepted that it seems less like a theory , or even a theoretical framework , than a piece of common sense ; and in one form or another it encompasses the views of the majority of Anglo-American philosophers and neuroscientists about the basis of consciousness or , at the very least , of perception . |
| 2 | Zoologists today have widely accepted that Jane Goodall 's field research , apart from its own merits , has supplanted much observation of captive animals , showing that their behaviour is often disturbed and even psychotic . |
| 3 | Thomson is state-owned and though there has been no overt policy statement from the French Government , it is widely accepted that its attitude towards the merger will be at least coloured by the MoD 's decision . |
| 4 | It is now widely accepted that the thrust of EC farm support must move towards direct payments to farmers . |
| 5 | It is now widely accepted that this was the main cause of the rise in population . |
| 6 | What evidence is there to show that the system of law and democracy in the European Community is so well established and so widely accepted that it should supersede the means by which we have governed ourselves peacefully through several centuries of war and revolution on the Continent ? |
| 7 | It is widely accepted that the spiral pattern formed by the stars of a galaxy like our own is produced by a density wave moving through the stars . |
| 8 | It is now more widely accepted that the hounds are , in fact , night-flying geese . |
| 9 | It is now widely accepted that accounts preparation work can provide a significant measure of audit assurance . |
| 10 | However , it is now widely accepted that there are powerful forces of which we are not aware which influence our behaviour . |
| 11 | It is now widely accepted that since the era of competitive liberal capitalism , fundamental changes have taken place , particularly as regards the increasingly interventionist role of the state . |
| 12 | Self-promotion of that sort may be a matter for amused comment , but it is widely accepted that one may choose one 's Place in the pecking order , or try to , and that in Britain parentage does not irreversibly define class . |
| 13 | It is widely accepted that this system ‘ has nothing to teach us ’ . |
| 14 | While it is now widely accepted that an effective solution should rely in major part on a co-ordinated interagency and interprofessional effort ( DHSS , 1988 ) , the possibilities range from those that provide immediate relief ( tertiary prevention ) to long-term strategies designed to change attitudes , values , behaviour and circumstances ( primary prevention ) . |
| 15 | It has been widely accepted that it is in the interests of individual patients , that psychiatric treatment and services should be provided as near as is reasonably practicable to the patient 's home and community … . |
| 16 | It is widely accepted that the rate increases as firms get smaller as liquidity burdens are passed along in a ripple effect from the very largest firms through lengthening credit notes . |
| 17 | But for those in Japan who do achieve a more secure status it is widely accepted that such benefits are unlikely to be renewed if the individual moves to another company . |
| 18 | It is widely accepted that the next ten years presents the Health Service with a manpower problem . |
| 19 | It became widely accepted that the attackers were predominantly black , although there was little evidence for this belief . |
| 20 | It is widely accepted that one of the main factors contributing to the relative decline and adverse trading position of the British economy is a shortfall of investment in private industry , and socialists can not afford to be indifferent to this since the employment prospects and livelihood of millions of workers are at stake . |
| 21 | It is widely accepted that for a bloom to develop the critical depth must be shallower than the mixed depth . |
| 22 | It is now widely accepted that such headaches can be precipitated by foods as well as stress , the oral contraceptive Pill , and the build-up to a period . |
| 23 | It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state . |
| 24 | Ever since 1945 it had been widely accepted that there was a need to reform local government to bring greater efficiency and more vigour into the system . |
| 25 | The importance of the family for the prevention of delinquent behaviour was also recognized and it is now widely accepted that the delinquent child and his or her family are in need of the same kind of attention as the deprived child and his or her family . |
| 26 | It is currently widely accepted that regional divergence in living standards within countries is the norm ( Bennett , 1980 , 67 ) . |
| 27 | A flight from positivism has been witnessed in recent years in the social sciences , and the argument appears to be now widely accepted that since knowledge is never the direct product of experience . |
| 28 | To quote one of them ( D. M. Anderson ) , ‘ It is widely accepted that some , perhaps many , of the abiotic chemical reactions and processes leading to the origin on Earth of replicating micro-organisms occurred very early in the history of Earth in close proximity to the surfaces of clay minerals and other inorganic substrates . ’ |
| 29 | It is widely accepted that new members of the research community deserve careful initiation , socialisation and accreditation . |
| 30 | It is widely accepted that the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century was preceded by a long period of gradual economic growth , but when the upturn began remains uncertain . |