Example sentences of "it [was/were] clear that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We held out strongly in the EC to have our standards implemented widely throughout the Community and when it was clear that other nations were not of a similar mind , we voted against the directive . |
| 2 | NB In spite of our attempt to seek information relating only to time spent on specific work on the nature of language and its role in the world , it was clear that many respondents considered that any course on ( e.g. ) language teaching methods or reading methods was entirely ‘ about ’ language . |
| 3 | By 1980 it was clear that such villages were doing little to improve the lot of their members , whose livelihood now depended on their effective integration into the cash economy . |
| 4 | It was always intended that single men would have their pension rights protected while at home looking after children or dependent relatives , but it was not until the regulations were published in January 1978 that it was clear that married men would be included . |
| 5 | In terms of the overall needs employers had of young people , it was clear that non-academic criteria , attitudes to work and personal characteristics , and basic skills , essentially those of reading , writing and arithmetic , were far more important to employers than academic qualifications . |
| 6 | By early 1950 it was clear that certain countries , foremost among them France , Italy and the Benelux states , were ready to consider a partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions . |
| 7 | Hence I take the view that the absence of any reference to the criterion of proportionality in the B. & Q. judgment is not of fundamental importance and that the reason for the omission lay in the specific circumstances of the case , from which it was clear that any obstacles which might be created were not particularly serious . |
| 8 | From the very beginning of the campaign , it was clear that racial issues were not on any party 's agenda . |
| 9 | It was clear that some economies were possible if more generic drugs were prescribed rather than branded drugs . |
| 10 | It was clear that some clients would let their whole lives revolve around daily contact with their dealers . |
| 11 | Many of my envelopes came back ‘ Return to Sender ’ , and it was clear that most members had died or were very elderly . |
| 12 | From an early stage in fieldwork I found it necessary to make a special index to notes which recorded what Zuwaya said about the past , for it was clear that these references and descriptions were recurrent themes . |
| 13 | His nationalisation and fury at British exploitation made it impossible for him to compromise even if it was clear that this policies were self-destructive . |
| 14 | The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other . |
| 15 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 16 | In an immediate sense it was clear that local authorities were ill-equipped to begin the type of prosecutions purity groups were pressing for . |