Example sentences of "it [vb -s] clear that a " in BNC.

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1 Turning now to policy , it seems clear that a prohibitions-based or per se illegality form of legislation can not effectively deal with tacit collusion .
2 Distinguishing between a multiplicity of variables in accounting for policy variations is , of course , a hazardous exercise , but despite the methodological difficulties it seems clear that a simple agency model , with local authorities implementing national policies with little or no discretion , is far from accurate .
3 Whatever display and interaction techniques are used , it seems clear that a system which aims to satisfy the widely differing needs of widely differing types of user must already incorporate some degree of adaptivity .
4 For my part , it seems clear that a viable distinction can be made between economic growth ( measured on such criteria as GNP per capita , proportion of the labour force engaged in industry , and the proportion of manufactured goods in total exports ) and development , which has somewhat wider social and political implications .
5 It seems clear that a wide range of liaisons , some permanent , others later resolved one way or the other , existed in both rural and urban areas .
6 Although the belief in growth as a value in itself , or as the remedy for the ills of society , which seemed to be prevalent in the early 1960s has given way to a more sceptical attitude , it seems clear that an understanding of the long-run consequences of tax and expenditure policy is essential .
7 There comes a time in every project , he wrote , when it becomes clear that a head is no match for a wall .
8 So when it becomes clear that a criminal case is not proceeding as anticipated — a trial is not scuppered by lobbing something into the ring — there are discreet discussions between learned friends in chambers , many exchanges of the phrase ‘ I 'm much obliged ’ and finally the jury is summoned back .
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