Example sentences of "claim that [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals . |
| 2 | Staff at the Commission have claimed that it has insufficient funds to do this . |
| 3 | Neil Kinnock , Labour 's leader , claimed that everybody remembers that sort of thing and then got his own score wrong . |
| 4 | Several years ago , miso came under fire from researchers who claimed that it caused high blood-pressure , then Japan 's number-one killer . |
| 5 | Although Richard claimed that he took this initiative in the hope of bringing about peace so that the crusade could get under way , his father objected strongly , presumably on the grounds that the general position of the Angevins would be weakened if they admitted the principle that their disputes could be settled in their overlord 's court . |
| 6 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 7 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 8 | At one level , policemen and women claim that they pursue all crime with equal vigour , which on the whole is true , but this formal discourse conceals the evaluations they make of different crimes . |
| 9 | The two universities claim that they need stray animals to maintain a genetically mixed animal model rather than a purebred strain . |
| 10 | The Department of the Environment has rejected the report , claiming that it contained misleading information and that the existing statutory framework was effective in controlling pollution . |
| 11 | Lacking political support , Collor turned to the courts to question the legality of the impeachment process while claiming that he needed more time to prepare his defence against the corruption charges . |
| 12 | Chris Hook claims that it takes expert knowledge and a great deal of patience to hack into a computer system . |
| 13 | As well as distributing the new version 1.2 of Aspect , due out at the end second quarter , Goldmine claims that it has other distribution deals in the pipeline to be announced over the next few weeks . |
| 14 | The Indian government claims that it investigates all allegations of torture , but this rarely happens without public pressure . |