Example sentences of "[unc] contention that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the latter 's contention that Ultimate Concern , the holy or unconditional , expresses itself in a variety of forms : in painting , which may have no religious content in the traditional sense ; in philosophy , when attempts are made to understand the nature of ultimate reality ; in ideologies which might normally be regarded as secular , such as , nationalism , socialism and humanism ; and in traditional religions . |
| 2 | It accepted the British government 's contention that environmental impact studies carried out at Twyford Down and the four other projects satisfied the spirit of the EC 's environmental assessment directives . |
| 3 | Although the committee accepts the DTp 's contention that individual pollution accidents had hitherto had little effect , it believes that the rise in incidents in the crowded North Sea and English Channel is a serious " cause for concern " . |
| 4 | Malthus accepted Barton 's contention that any increase in poor relief should be measured , not in nominal terms , but in real monetary terms . |
| 5 | This minor affair underlined the Army 's contention that nuclear weapons and air power were no substitute for troops on the ground in the type of fighting in which Britain was likely to be involved as long as she remained a colonial power . |
| 6 | It is Davie 's contention that this view is quite wrong : there are a great many outstandingly talented British poets , including Charles Tomlinson , C H Sisson , Elaine Feinstein and others ( Davie , as distinguished a poet as any of his subjects , modestly excludes his own work ) who do not answer to this description , and one purpose of Under Briggflats is to claim for them the attention they have often been denied ; in some cases , indeed , to rescue them from scandalous neglect . |
| 7 | I DISAGREE with Denise Scott Fears ' contention that door-to-door collections cause ‘ guilt and shame ’ in many people . |