Example sentences of "it [was/were] clear [conj] [adj] [noun] " 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 | By the end of the 1980s it was clear that many UK banks were overexposed to overseas lending risks , especially in less developed countries ( LDCs ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Referring to IBM 's own plans , Gillett said that details had not yet been worked out , but it was clear that additional plant capacity would be needed to reprocess computer parts . |
| 6 | By early 1960 it was clear that Blue Streak would be much too vulnerable to a pre-emptive First Strike by Soviet missiles to maintain the credibility of the British nuclear deterrent . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But pretty soon into the new model 's life it was clear that adverse press reaction was far from Ford 's biggest worry . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | By then it was clear that diplomatic representation was the prerogative of sovereigns alone . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It was clear that original thought was being shown all round . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | They were relaxed and puffing on cigarettes ; it was clear that any responsibility for the inert procession which now crocodiled back out of the village failed to bother them . |
| 15 | From the very beginning of the campaign , it was clear that racial issues were not on any party 's agenda . |
| 16 | It was clear that some notion of popular sovereignty provided the only plausible basis on which to challenge the theory and practice of absolutism . |
| 17 | It was clear that some economies were possible if more generic drugs were prescribed rather than branded drugs . |
| 18 | It was clear that some clients would let their whole lives revolve around daily contact with their dealers . |
| 19 | Many of my envelopes came back ‘ Return to Sender ’ , and it was clear that most members had died or were very elderly . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It was clear that this knowledge was distressing her . |
| 23 | In the fifth week the original baseline condition ( no intervention ) was applied for two nights only because it was clear that this problem had virtually disappeared . |
| 24 | This point was not argued any further but afterwards it was clear that this teacher was not satisfied with the response . |
| 25 | Yet it was clear that intensive farming was not possible on the poor Pomeranian soil . |
| 26 | By then it was clear that fresh trouble was brewing in the Angoumois . |
| 27 | The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | In an immediate sense it was clear that local authorities were ill-equipped to begin the type of prosecutions purity groups were pressing for . |
| 30 | Boston Five Chairman Peter Blampied said his executives succeeded this year in returning the bank to profitability but it was clear that further rebuilding and expansion would require time and capital beyond Boston Five 's present means . |