Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb -s] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can also become a vicious circle ; the drain on their emotional reserves means that some people feel less able to cope physically , which , in turn , contributes to a further drain on both emotional and physical resources . |
| 2 | The sharp fall in turnover of the last few years means that many people who might otherwise have entered the housing market currently remain outside it . |
| 3 | Natural infection may have also contributed to the high seroprevalences in the IPV group 13–17 months after vaccination , although evidence from previous studies in poliomyelitis-free areas suggests that this finding is more likely to be due to brisk secondary responses in children who had been primed with OPV and who later received poliovirus antigen parenterally in the form of IPV . |
| 4 | A marked difference between the sexes in the structure or presence of such glands indicates that some aspects of sexuality are communicated by aromatic means but , as always , one would need access to an individual bat 's mind to know how such messages are interpreted and what behaviour results . |
| 5 | The freedom of much animal behaviour from physically specifiable constraints implies that many animals must have inner representations and symbolic language . |
| 6 | Even when American analysts admit that the USSR has access rather than base rights in Cam Ranh Bay and Danang they argue that the apparent permanency of its presence in these ports means that this access has effectively provided the USSR with its only operating military base between Vladivostok and the East coast of Africa . |
| 7 | The growth of anti-avoidance measures means that many tax havens have had to change their legislation to allow companies to have a genuine presence in the territory . |
| 8 | Given that ‘ most GIS are rather dumb systems , requiring intelligent , very computer literate users ’ , managing natural and technological hazards means that this knowledge base must be built into the system so that it can be utilized quickly by untrained users after a disaster has taken place or in an emergency . |
| 9 | While the increasing scale of many enterprises means that more workers are grouped under a single ‘ employer ’ it clearly does not abolish the divisions between enterprises , which again can form the basis of social collectivities . |
| 10 | The fragility of most Early Netherlandish panels means that most museums will refuse loans save for a very good reason . |
| 11 | Widespread distrust of older people 's ability to make their own decisions means that such decisions are often made by others . |
| 12 | The fact that uncommitted voters who read the Sun or Star swung so much more than other uncommitted voters suggests that these papers were particularly good at influencing their readers . |
| 13 | Best practice in the conservation studios dictates that all repairs should be clearly visible . |
| 14 | The division of responsibilities between the two tiers means that some co-ordination is necessary if an effective service is to be provided . |
| 15 | Although no definite links have yet been discovered between the first mechanical clocks and earlier geared astronomical models and automata , the way in which a surviving late fourteenth-century clock such as that of Wells Cathedral displays the phases of the moon and figures which emerge at successive hours suggests that such clocks were the product of a continuing tradition from the distant past . |
| 16 | A note to the interim financial statements explains that this format is adopted in view of the redeemable nature of the UK preference shares in 1997 , which is guaranteed by CarnaudMetalbox SA , the parent company . |
| 17 | Indeed , Labov 's work and that of other linguists argues that any user of language is of necessity involved in abstraction in its higher order sense . |