Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] mean that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more important consideration is that the large increase in recruitment to the profession during the last few years means that new entrants ( unless of top quality ) are quite likely to fail to get started in private practice . |
| 2 | Lower costs meant that Japanese exports remained competitively priced . |
| 3 | The extension of the suffrage for parliamentary elections meant that working-class voters had to be accommodated within the ‘ pale of the constitution ’ in Gladstone 's well-known phrase : the extension of this principle to local elections raised the possibility of working-class control in some councils . |
| 4 | All these initiatives meant that bilingual students were being taught by staff whose training was as specialists in vocational or academic areas . |
| 5 | The low viscosity of basaltic lavas means that extensive flows are more common than distinct cones . |
| 6 | In addition , the contributions made by LASMO and other supporters meant that local students , who find it very difficult to get funding , were able to take part in a project in their own country . |
| 7 | This postponement of the SEAC invasion timetable by two weeks meant that British forces did not land in Singapore until 9 September . |
| 8 | Other changes meant that agricultural workers became less dependent on their employers for lodgings and could therefore marry younger . |
| 9 | Because of the number of agencies and interests in any policy issue , the conflict of competing interests means that rational approaches are unlikely to succeed . |
| 10 | Fitting gatevalves means that new pipes to fittings around the house can be installed after the cold water cistern is in place and connected up . |
| 11 | The centre was used for delivery of Schreiber kitchens and upholstery to customers , but changes in stock-control procedures mean that MFI shops can now handle deliveries themselves . |