Example sentences of "is [adv] accepted [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It is widely accepted that vast amounts of police time are wasted by calling constables unnecessarily as court witnesses but the problem has so far proved intractable . |
2 | It is widely accepted that new members of the research community deserve careful initiation , socialisation and accreditation . |
3 | In 1912 Edison introduced the compatible ‘ Blue Amberol ’ records made of an even tougher plastic ; and it is generally accepted that Blue Amberols had a better , higher fidelity performance than any other medium before the First World War . |
4 | It is generally accepted that increasing lake acidification due to acid deposition has caused fish kills and stock depletion ( figure 4.14 ) . |
5 | It is generally accepted that large numbers of people evaded the attention of the enumerators on that occasion and that if allowance is made for under-recording the total should be raised to about 9·2 millions . |
6 | 3 : It is generally accepted that nuclear electricity is everywhere more expensive than other forms of generation when the brushed-aside costs of decommissioning and dealing with its wastes are included , as ultimately they must . |
7 | Wine produced by this method is generally accepted as superior to sparklers produced by other less expensive means which are usually known as vin Mousseaux . |
8 | It is now accepted that new prerogative powers can not be created , but the scope of many established prerogative powers is unclear . |
9 | While it is now accepted that coronary arteriography can be safely performed following myocardial infarction , there is considerable variation between centres about the perceived indications for the test . |
10 | Elsewhere , as in Australia , ‘ the half-trained pianist is often accepted as sufficient for the task ’ . |
11 | It is well accepted that heavy sheep grazing of Agrostis/ Festuca grass swards in the uplands favours more resilient species , especially Nardus stricta and Juncus squarrosus at the expense of these finer grasses . |
12 | War is popularly perceived as part and parcel of what it means to be human , and , with ever increasing deadly weapons , the devastating impact of war is consequently accepted as inevitable . |
13 | The first limb is universally accepted as legitimate ; the second , though having the merit of expanding the scope of the Convention , has been criticized on various grounds . |
14 | It is commonly accepted that educated deaf people prefer hearing people to use English-based sign and Woodward ( 1973 ) has suggested that the normal form of communication between deaf and hearing people is pidgin Sign English . |