Example sentences of "it means [that] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It means that a wider range of goods is often available , and retailers are more likely to introduce special offers and price reductions to attract custom away from their competitors . |
| 2 | This is true , of course , in so far as it means that no contemporary authors were going to write stories about a single murderer being exposed when lawlessness was rife and human life generally seen as of little account . |
| 3 | Students do n't automatically proceed to this — it depends on the talent of the individual concerned , and of course it means that an extra year 's funds have to be found . |
| 4 | It means that the stressed syllables in an utterance tend to come at regular intervals with a varying number of less stressed syllables in between . |
| 5 | Basically it means that the nervous system which passes through the wrist in the carpal tunnel has been stressed and the best cure is rest , or in the case of trigger finger , an injection or even an operation . |
| 6 | ‘ It must be got rid of even if it means that the Prime Minister goes down with her own flagship ’ . |
| 7 | Adrian Jones of Laser … says its easy to sail … its not for the beginner but the club sailor will be able to handle it … he says it gives the opportunity for the normal man or girl in the street to sail together in a powerful boat … all the boats will be exactly the same … it means that the best sailor will win … |
| 8 | Yeah , and what did you get you see , you get mutations going on in plants so that you get at the moment when the plants themselves are altered , it does n't necessary , necessary mean that they 're killed off , it does n't necessary mean that they are killed off , it means that the actual genes alter , that they go on breathing so you get ginormous sort of cabbages , you know , cabbages that 'll normally be about that size , suddenly become that size |
| 9 | Renormalization , however , does have a serious drawback from the point of view of trying to find a complete theory , because it means that the actual values of the masses and the strengths of the forces can not be predicted from the theory , but have to be chosen to fit the observations . |
| 10 | It means that the fascinating story of Army Transport is here for you to explore — NOW . |
| 11 | It means that the other people have to give more that 's why some of the churches , I think they 've found that their er , requests for their er er their er contributions , have gone up enormously ! |
| 12 | The definition is convoluted but it means that the excess liability is the difference between the basic rate and the higher rate , ie 15 per cent . |
| 13 | It means that the initial education of teachers has to be more open than in the past to the understanding of those who employ new teachers . |
| 14 | When ecologists talk of plants needing iron , or animals needing sodium , this is shorthand ; it means that the particular creature must seek out ( or be rooted close to ) some compound that contains the element in question . |
| 15 | If this view is correct it means that the whole approach suggested by Griffiths , and accepted by the government , is flawed . |
| 16 | This does not mean the abolition of expository teaching , whether in person or by sequenced AV materials ; it means that the whole range of possible methods is thrown open , for the selection of the appropriate mode and appropriate input at any one point . |
| 17 | ‘ It means that the whole gift thing was invalid . |
| 18 | It means that the whole farm has to produce 20 per cent less . |
| 19 | This is particularly significant for Marx since it means that the communal principle does not fully come into conflict with the interests of individual constitutive families as it did in the ancient city , a contradiction which ultimately led to further developments . |
| 20 | Even if this is small , it means that the detailed behaviour becomes totally unforecastable in the long run . |
| 21 | It means that the past involvement of several of the new members with the former DDR regime will have to be generously forgotten . |