Sentence examples for it's always understood from inspiring English sources

"Obviously it's a loss to say that the federal government has no right to define marriage as it's always understood," he said.

Airbus was formed in 1970 by a coalition of British, French and German companies, but has received substantial state subsidies, and it was always understood that its operations would be coordinated with the three governments' political interests; thus plants and management were spread over the three countries (though last year Britain's BAE sold its interest to Airbus' parent company, EADS).

While, over the years, many automakers have introduced fancier versions of their basic pickups, offering such details as chrome wheels and high-grade leather seats, it was always understood that a pickup truck's highest priority was to be functional.

It was always understood that you could knock next door for a bowl of sugar, some salt, an onion.

Wertheimer said it was always understood that there would still be ways for major donors to participate.

A source within the paper said: "It was always understood that Martin would move on quite soon after launch.

"He could be, and he can be now, tremendously gregarious," she says, "but it was always understood that he had to be out of touch for long stretches of time".

"It was always understood this would be left until after the election," says Smith, who adds that at ministerial level thinking has progressed, with proposals likely to be published shortly.

"It was always understood that there were many reasons that people were obese," said Dr. Michael First, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia and one of two editors of the association's manual, known as D.S.M.IV.

"He could be, and he can be now, tremendously gregarious," she says, "but it was always understood that he had to be out of touch for long stretches of time". In 1983, Adams had another stroke of luck.

"The senior management of the bank was appointed by him, and we ratified his decisions because it was always understood that when this began in 1989, this was his bank to run and his bank to supervise".