Example sentences of "but it is generally [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significance of migrating larvae of S. vulgaris in natural cases of colic is difficult to assess , but it is generally recognised that where strongyle infections of horses are efficiently controlled the incidence of colic is markedly decreased . |
| 2 | There are different opinions about the exact risk involved in oral sex , but it is generally understood to be much less risky than penetrative sex . |
| 3 | There are no rules defining the distinction between runners and strips , but it is generally accepted that a runner is relatively large ( halfway or corridor size ) , whereas a strip is rarely more than . |
| 4 | Many diverse schools still come from Okinawa , but it is generally accepted that the mainstay of much of the karate that is practised in the world today is the original shotokan style , brought from Okinawa to Japan by karate 's modern-day founder and innovator , Gichin Funakoshi . |
| 5 | A clear waiver of subrogation rights issued by the insurers is obviously preferred , but it is generally accepted that the noting of interests will have the same effect , although there is no guarantee of this . |
| 6 | There is no express disqualification from voting in the case of mental patients other than the general reference to ‘ any legal incapacity to vote ’ in s.1(l) ( b ) ( i ) of the 1983 Act but it is generally considered that any person who , at the moment of voting , lacked capacity to understand what he was immediately about to do , whether by reason of mental illness or drunkenness , etc. , could be denied the right to vote by the presiding officer at the poll . |
| 7 | You can open and close a file several times within one program , but it is generally considered " better form " not to close a file until you have finally finished with it . |
| 8 | But it is generally thought in the trade that the agreement has been abrogated by the Ivory Coast . |
| 9 | The effect of the Sicilian experience on Yeats is disputed by Yeats scholars , but it is generally agreed that some effect there was . |
| 10 | Whether or not the testing of nuclear weapons in the early 1960s caused a significant decrease in stratospheric ozone may remain controversial , but it is generally agreed by researchers that a future large-scale nuclear exchange with detonations totalling 5000–10,000 million tonnes would lead to substantial depletion of stratospheric ozone . |
| 11 | This was an effective method of recognition , but it is generally agreed that the method works only for highly constrained tasks . |
| 12 | But it is generally agreed the more suited to our body shape and weight , the better for our general health particularly as we spend , on average , a third of our lives in bed . |
| 13 | It can be mixed with basmati rice to give an attractive appearance , but it is generally used for stuffings for game . |