Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [verb] that [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most recent Powys figure of an average 1.93 LUs/hectare of permanent grassland is the equivalent of 12.9 sheep/hectare , a high overall stocking figure considering that nearly half of the total permanent grassland area in Powys is categorised as rough grazing . |
| 2 | The Stock Exchange estimates that about 6 per cent of adults own shares , with a third of these deriving from the sale of British Telecom ( Guardian , 10 May 1986 ) . |
| 3 | Only 22 managed to meet this date , but by 1955 a good submission record meant that about half the country 's plans had been approved , and the bulk by the end of the decade . |
| 4 | Rutter ( 1979a ) quotes research evidence to show that both maternal psychiatric disorder and paternal criminality are associated with disturbed behaviour in the children . |
| 5 | A survey carried out by the British Market Research Bureau revealed that nearly half of Britain 's working population refuse to think about their retirement , with one in three couples admitting that they never even discuss old age between themselves . |
| 6 | In quantum mechanics the uncertainty principle says that only one of these measurements can be predicted ; the observer can predict the result of measuring either the position or the velocity but not both . |
| 7 | Nevertheless the 1976 English House Condition Survey found that over 5 per cent of the rural housing stock was still unfit , and by 1981 this had risen to 6.7 per cent ( Department of the Environment 1978 , 1982 ) . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , the method for coding the various style variations within a font family mean that only 255 unique fonts can be encoded by this system . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary stated that as many as 40 per cent . |
| 10 | In Pomerania the general impoverishment and the already poor Pomeranian soil meant that very few peasants could gather together enough money to buy their own farm equipment — a necessary prerequisite for purchase of their land from the estate — nor could they ever manage to garner a purchase price that was often the equivalent of over 25 years ' rent . |
| 11 | The 1986 OPCS survey found that as many as 89% of regular smokers said that they bought cigarettes from shops . |
| 12 | Working on the basis that 8 per cent of the population is presumed to be gay or lesbian , their core document suggests that just 5 per cent of the adult audience in Glasgow represents some 34,000 potential ticket buyers . |
| 13 | Revelations that the Home Office estimates that as many as 70 per cent of all offences may be committed by people awaiting trial must have shocked the nation . |
| 14 | A report by the European Regional Airlines Association says that only 2 per cent of transport emissions come from aircraft , compared to 94 per cent from motor vehicles . |
| 15 | At the end of December 1980 , the returns to the Committee on Jail Reform indicated that almost 7,000 ( 8 per cent ) of the 92,000 undertrials had been in gaol for over one year , and 2,500 of these had been held for more than two years . |
| 16 | A high failure rate ensures that only those with the right aptitude for the job eventually make it to the Company . |
| 17 | On Oct. 22 a UN spokesman said that almost 250 people had died of hunger daily in Bardera since the relief workers left . |
| 18 | The PSI report indicates that roughly half of the London population have serious doubts about the standard of police conduct , although in most cases police misconduct was not seen as a normal , everyday occurrence . |
| 19 | But despite those promises , and despite Portugal 's generosity , a recent public opinion survey showed that about 50 per cent of Macao residents had no confidence in the future under Chinese rule . ’ |
| 20 | The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that around 450 million people are chronically undernourished . |
| 21 | After talks in Moscow on Nov. 27 between President Gorbachev and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz , described by Gorbachev as " difficult , I would even say harsh " , the Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministry estimated that only 350 Soviet nationals had thus far been allowed to leave Iraq . ) |
| 22 | The Butler Committee argued that relatively minor mental disorders may be regarded as falling within section 2 simply because this outcome is thought to be preferable to mandatory life imprisonment . |
| 23 | On applications , a survey by the Policy Studies Institute showed that only 49 per cent of industry is seriously considering microelectronic technology or using it already . |
| 24 | A report from Australia on children who had swallowed dishwasher detergent revealed that nearly half had been given the wrong advice and made to vomit . |
| 25 | yep If the procedure owner thinks that more substantial discussions are needed then we prepare something based on model assignments paper which summarises the erm , in put so far making the proposal as a bases . |
| 26 | The Norwich Union Coastwatch UK survey found that almost half of the 2,185 kilometres of coastline surveyed by 6,000 volunteers showed evidence of litter and pollution . |
| 27 | However , an FOE survey showed that only 13 per cent of coolant from domestic refrigerators was being recovered by local councils ; many authorities had no collection scheme in operation . |
| 28 | Normative advocates of elite control believe that too much political participation indicates political instability and potential crisis ( Dye and Ziegler , 1978 ) . |
| 29 | A spokesman for the Merseyside Museum felt that both this project and the possible Lusitania scheme were a way of making information accessible . |
| 30 | The Oxford sales team demonstrating that only four OUP reps will fit inside a mini |