Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] that many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of family planning , the inter-uterine contraceptive device ( IUCD ) was launched in India in the mid-1960s before adequate research showed that many women were physically unsuited to it , and it needed a high level of professional judgement on the part of the paramedical staff inserting it . |
| 2 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that many companies find that the loyalty given to them by disabled people more than makes up for any days that they may have to take off work to undergo treatment ? |
| 3 | Does my hon. Friend agree that many leaders of local industry are giving their time and experience to ensure the great success of TECs all over the United Kingdom and that it is imperative that we , the Government , ensure that they are properly funded ? |
| 4 | Does my hon. Friend agree that many pensioners have built up savings throughout their lives , partly from income and , occasionally , from redundancy payments , and that it is rare that that income from savings is unearned ? |
| 5 | Clear evidence shows that many children buy books that have been adapted for television ( though there is less evidence about the number who read them ) . |
| 6 | ‘ The sale of one book to a public library ensures that many readers will take advantage of that authorship . |
| 7 | This survey shows that many patients received no follow up and no change to treatment despite experiencing an asthma attack . |
| 8 | Another survey found that many employers regard staff over the age of 45 as ‘ over the hill ’ . |
| 9 | Indeed , there is much evidence to suggest that many collocations found in natural text are domain-independent , and that only the analysis of a sufficiently large and general corpus will provide coverage of such structures . |
| 10 | The diaries , memoirs , and letters that have survived from the post-Reformation period reveal that many Protestants found their trust in divine providence to be a source of great comfort and solace during times of public or private affliction . |
| 11 | This insidious behaviour means that many drugs which interfere with the life-cycle of the virus , for example by inhibiting the activity of crucial enzymes , will do the same to normal host cells . |
| 12 | When autotomy was first observed it was thought that the killer simply ripped off the tail by brute force , but closer study revealed that many lizards , especially geckos , have evolved special break-points in their tails — weak spots that fracture with great ease and make the sacrifice a simple matter . |
| 13 | Circumstantial evidence suggests that many trees have died in areas of Germany where acid rain is most prevalent . |
| 14 | The pattern of labour in an advanced economy means that many jobs and roles now require specialized education and training to a higher level than before , though this co-exists with ‘ de-skilling ’ in other jobs . |
| 15 | My Lords , I 'm grateful for that helpful and encouraging reply erm would the Noble Baroness agree that many teachers do not feel , who are not specially trained in this area do not feel comfortable delivering the R E syllabus . |
| 16 | One persuasive argument says that many dinosaurs probably needed a high metabolic rate when they were not fully grown , since they had to grow , as we have seen , at a great pace . |
| 17 | Definitional convention means that many items are classified as current expenditure ( e.g. R & d and industrial training ) when they are , in fact , capital items . |
| 18 | The financial means at Lorenzo 's disposal did not , however , equal those of his father , and his early death and the subsequent convulsions of the Florentine State meant that many commissions did not progress beyond the planning stage . |
| 19 | The third part shows that many problems encountered in police investigation turn up in scientific research and considers what lessons may be learnt from the experience of science . |
| 20 | Notwithstanding Clinton 's protestations , the agonies suffered over the issue of draft evasion by Dan Quayle as vice-presidential candidate during the 1988 campaign meant that many Republicans seized upon the allegations against Clinton with undisguised delight . |
| 21 | Relief workers at Ebenat camp ( New Scientist , 17 March , p 727 ) last week reported that many children have the disease , and that supplies of vaccine were short . |
| 22 | This last fact means that many aspects of Salibi 's theory can not as yet be put to the test . |