Example sentences of "[adv] agreed [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have apparently agreed that I 'm simple-minded . |
| 2 | On the first day of the conference it was apparently agreed that Taiwan should be accepted as one of the Forum 's dialogue partners — those countries outside the South Pacific — currently the USA , UK , France , China , Canada , Japan and the European Communities — with which talks were held immediately after the conclusion of the heads of government conference . |
| 3 | ‘ The parties to this appeal are rightly agreed that whether or not Mr. Warner has a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ to refuse to answer the inspectors ' questions depends upon whether he is entitled to rely upon the public interest in protecting his source and that the test to be applied must be the same whether that question arises in judicial proceedings or in the course of an inquiry such as this . |
| 4 | Social scientists who have considered the phenomenon have all agreed that there are more important reasons for it than the attitudes of administrators . |
| 5 | The good news for NeXT Computer Inc is that WordPerfect Corp plans to include support for NeXTstep for Intel Corp processors in the upcoming interim release of WordPerfect 1.0.1 for NeXT , the bad news is that Cable & Wireless Plc alumnus Peter van Cuylenburg is resigning as president and chief operating officer of NeXT , just one year after he joined the company — ‘ Now that NeXT is becoming a software company , NeXT and van Cuylenburg mutually agreed that the restructured 200-person company no longer requires both a chief executive and a president and chief operating officer , ’ NeXT said in a statement . |
| 6 | The experience from the USA on the use of NAEP 's results is disappointing and led Wirtz and Lapointe ( 1982 ) , on the basis of all previous evaluations of NAEP , to conclude that : ‘ Everybody pretty much agreed that the results of National Assessment have never been very useful in a practical sense ’ . |
| 7 | On balance , however , it was generaly agreed that this feature did not warrant the de-selection of ( i ) as the best possible opening to the story . |
| 8 | It is generally agreed that only one wing-tip should be held while the glider is being moved about . |
| 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 | Last year , at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund , it was generally agreed that the US deficit was less of a threat because it was on a downward path . |
| 11 | It is generally agreed that he has mishandled the students , who have been threatened , bullied , fired on with tear-gas grenades ; and now the university is closed which means that these cynical and angry students are all over the country spreading disillusion . |
| 12 | There were one or two controversial incidents , such as the Kallicharran run-out , over the years , but it was generally agreed that these arose from misplaced exuberance rather than any darker motives ; and despite his South African origins , there were few complaints when he replaced Denness as captain in 1975 . |
| 13 | It is generally agreed that objects appear smaller and heavier as they move upwards . |
| 14 | It is now generally agreed that the natural way of classifying organisms is hierarchical : that is , in a series of nested sets . |
| 15 | There is still uncertainty about the origins of the Lombards — frequently called the Longobards — but it is now generally agreed that they were central European , and probably arrived over the Alps from Hungary . |
| 16 | It was generally agreed that Ella ruled the roost and that ‘ poor Miss Dean ’ had a pretty thin time of it . |
| 17 | It was generally agreed that the churchyard of St Andrew 's was an exceptionally pleasant place . |
| 18 | Although psychics describe the aura differently ( according to their own level of psychic perception ) , it is generally agreed that the aura is composed of at least three layers or levels . |
| 19 | It was generally agreed that ‘ One great good of the lads ’ club is to fill their lives with interests and excitements , so as to prevent premature love-making , the connections , and even the marriages ' . |
| 20 | For many , this would be the natural choice anyway with or without government policy , and it is generally agreed that the ideals behind community care are good ones . |
| 21 | It is generally agreed that these redshifts are caused by the expansion of the Universe . |
| 22 | The foregoing would , of course , mean that property rights were not for the dispensation of some imagined ‘ god ’ of early superstitious religion , but existed by virtue of the fact that human beings have , in the course of time , generally agreed that such a right was ‘ good ’ , for the reason that without it there could be no peaceful existence and no contentment . |
| 23 | It is generally agreed that a reduction of at least 85 per cent in chlorine producing compounds is necessary to keep present atmospheric chlorine levels stable . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's generally agreed that , given the constraints imposed by its function and the site , the power station is rather successful architecturally . ’ |
| 25 | It is generally agreed that the conference market is growing by approximately 10 per cent per annum . |
| 26 | It is generally agreed that , at the present time , there is insufficient provision to meet with dignity the needs of all those over the age of 75 . |
| 27 | It is generally agreed that the primitive mammals existing at that time were shrew-like creatures that lived by eating insects , and that the various groups of mammals that we see today , such as cats , rats , monkeys , whales , and horses , all evolved from this unpromising ancestor . |
| 28 | Whilst it is generally agreed that increases in the money supply can cause higher prices , the question is through what mechanism does it operate ? |
| 29 | In earlier decades it had been generally agreed that there would be benefits from standardisation , but with the benefits accruing variously to consumers , undertakings generally and appliance manufacturers , while the costs fell on the non-standard undertakings alone , there had been a failure to agree on finance for a common scheme . |
| 30 | It is generally agreed that Japan possesses many of the institutional characteristics of other capitalist societies , but these institutions do not produce the same degree of impersonal alienation because subordinates are regularly consulted and authority is ‘ soft ’ and legitimate . |