Example sentences of "grounds that it [vb mod] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The suggestion for a community treatment order was rejected by some , on the grounds that it would infringe civil liberties , there was insufficient research to justify this extra measure , the existing legislation provided a sufficient framework to give the necessary powers to deal with the problem , and changing the law might divert attention from the real need to provide resources to support an acceptable programme of community care . |
| 2 | The CDP has hitherto resisted such a proposal on the grounds that it would represent direct competition with university applicants who might thereby fail to see the polytechnics as a clear alternative and because it would restrict student choice to a limited number of institutions . |
| 3 | Petar Simic ( who died on April 10 , 1990 ) , rejecting a multiparty system for Yugoslavia on the grounds that it would exacerbate national divisions within the federation . |
| 4 | Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic . |
| 5 | The introduction of grant-maintained schools was perhaps the most controversial proposal in the Education Reforms Act 1988 , and one which was justified primarily on the grounds that it would extend parental choice in education . |
| 6 | The ANC was strongly opposed to such a meeting on the grounds that it would give undeserved legitimacy to Buthelezi by treating him as a leader of equivalent standing . |
| 7 | This the committee rejected on the grounds that it would arouse keen political controversy , would involve insuperable financial problems and would necessitate the establishment of a complicated national administrative machinery . |
| 8 | The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) together with the Shiv Sena conducted a walkout , with BJP leader L. K. Advani claiming that his party objected to the bill on the grounds that it would provoke increased violence . |