Example sentences of "it was [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scope or character of a piece of criticism is naturally related to the magazine or newspaper in which it appears , as we noticed in the case of Dore Ashton 's dismissal from the New York Times because it was asserted that her work could not be understood by the paper 's readers . |
| 2 | It received a new boost in 1990 when John Gribbin and Martin Rees published their The Stuff of the Universe , where it was asserted that the universe came into existence solely in order to create a carbon-based intelligent life-form on just one planet — Earth . |
| 3 | In the subsequent exchange of letters it was asserted that there is no evidence that high doses of vitamin A reduce the rate of infection and , as a mechanism was lacking , the effect on mortality was equally suspect . |
| 4 | His speech of 1 November 1962 made references to ’ some differences ' between the two governments , but it was asserted that ‘ Nothing shall come between the Soviet Union and Cuba ’ , and the emphasis was on the Soviet arms which had not been withdrawn rather than on the missiles which had ( Cuba Socialista , no. 16 , Dec. 1962 , pp. 28–30 , in Clissold : 1970 , p. 276 ) . |
| 5 | Occasionally it was suspected that the behaviour of respondents was being affected by the presence of the field-worker , to what extent it is impossible to estimate , but this is the disadvantage of all overt research techniques and is not unique to ethnography . |
| 6 | For some time it was suspected that Camp Mill was the site , but this now appears unlikely . |
| 7 | It was suspected that Alexander Peden was sheltering at Priesthill and Claverhouse hoped to ‘ catch two birds with the one stone ’ . |
| 8 | He said that it was suspected that the SIB unit at the cottage was an army intelligence assassination squad . |
| 9 | As was noted above , it was suspected that this was a factor in the lack of a build-up of long-stay patients in the new services established after Powick was closed to admissions . |
| 10 | The estimate of 11 per cent of stock in use as second or holiday homes was felt to be an underestimate , and it was suspected that the real figure was nearer 26 per cent by 1980 . |
| 11 | It was suspected that he wished to abolish slavery , to found schools , to build roads and to modernize the country . |
| 12 | This would cause many of the possible infinities to cancel out , but it was suspected that some infinities might still remain . |
| 13 | It was suspected that there must be a link between the murders and Dovaston set out to find it by devising a computer programme that could provide a statistical profile of who the murderer was likely to be . |
| 14 | In a somewhat terse paper — it being considered that the more substantial analysis of principles had been carried out in the HMI document A View of the Curriculum — it was maintained that throughout the period of compulsory schooling , from 5–16 , all pupils should undertake study in English , mathematics , science , religious education , and physical education . |
| 15 | Additionally it was maintained that the GLC and the six ‘ mets ’ had sought an outlet for their energies by developing a general strategic role which had led to conflict with lower-tier authorities ( such as on land use planning ) and to duplication ( such as on economic development ) . |
| 16 | It was maintained that small amounts of assistance to firms could result in measurable improvements in the sales of products of assisted firms . |
| 17 | When the parties returned , it was to report that no more men had been found and that there was no way out . |
| 18 | On being asked what constituted such vulgarity , it was explained that it was because it had ‘ neither vest nor pants to cover his lower limbs ! ’ |
| 19 | They relented when it was explained that the alternative was to exhume the bodies of other relatives . |
| 20 | It was explained that the dog was the boy 's pet . |
| 21 | When the Chilaw kachcheri queried a sale voucher counterfoil submitted by a headman , it was explained that the seller had branded the animal with his grandfather 's name , Nicholas , because he believed it a lucky name in cattle breeding . |
| 22 | It was explained that it was hoped that they would ‘ befriend ’ a life preparation student for craft sessions , working alongside each other on a variety of projects . |
| 23 | In Section 8.1 it was explained that the determination of a currency 's exchange rate value is in principle broadly the same as the establishment of the price for any other financial instrument , commodity , or good . |
| 24 | They had always attached importance to keeping level with India , and now they renewed the pressure , It was explained that the Dominion status option was open to them , with the same timetable as India ; but if they became a republic this would require more contentious legislation and the negotiation of an Anglo-Burmese Treaty . |
| 25 | It was explained that " they had crossed the Alps in small groups " ( hence the lack of any movement order or need for British transport or supervision ) and " would now join the victorious Allied armies and drive the wicked Russians out of Europe " . |
| 26 | It was explained that this was because the company was perpetually producing new products with life-cycles of two to four years and that the product mixes over the narrow product range in current production were largely set by the available type of capacity over such periods . |
| 27 | In Britain the impact of prehistoric man has been considered by physical geographers and in a thematic issue of the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers devoted to this research ( Curtis and Simmons , 1976 , p. 257 ) it was explained that : |
| 28 | Beyond Postojna the roads became increasingly worse , twisting and turning as we went through at Janene on the Croatian border where it was explained that we would have to pay a reduced fee ( as we were carrying humanitarian goods ) of 13DM in order to acquire the appropriate papers to allow us to enter Croatia . |
| 29 | No , these did n't show any stalls , but they 're i it was explained that one of the constraints in the design of the scheme was the brief that they had to leave space for er as many stalls as possible to be erected . |
| 30 | Instead , for instance , of saying a plant was ‘ biennial ’ , it was explained that you plant the seeds this year and they will flower next year . |