Example sentences of "[noun pl] suggested that [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Many indicators suggested that reform was too dangerous to be allowed to continue and that the tsar 's capacity for embracing change had been exhausted .
2 Observers suggested that election of a Gorbachev ally would enable him to surrender completely the day-to-day running of the party in order to concentrate on the presidency .
3 However , some market participants suggested that volume had been boosted by cross-trading , that is , the to-and-fro trading of contracts between market makers to create volume artificially .
4 It has become the focus of concern after scientific studies suggested that depletion of the ozone layer was resulting in a 12 per cent reduction in numbers of phytoplankton — the organism at the bottom of the marine food chain , on which whales depend .
5 Earlier studies suggested that mouse and human TEF-1 genes may have a sequence diversion ( 1 ) .
6 Early uncontrolled experiments suggested that alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion ; thus an ‘ ethanol test meal ’ was introduced to clinically evaluate acid secretory state in humans .
7 Preliminary analysis of these questions suggested that dissatisfaction with six of the organizations was importantly related to preparedness to break the law : the press , local government , the civil service , banks , the police and the local doctor .
8 The contributors suggested that Christianity needed TM because it was ‘ the most direct way to gain a deeper state of inner quietness ’ .
9 In the 1960s a series of papers suggested that dementia sufferers who were " misplaced " in the wrong type of facility might have a poorer outcome .
10 Reports suggested that rationing had been necessitated by the effects of UN sanctions [ see p.37639-40 ] which had depleted stocks of chemicals required to produce lubricants and refine petrol .
11 These reports suggested that inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis was unlikely to be sole mechanism responsible for the gastric damage induced by indomethacin .
12 These reports suggested that ketamine was initially introduced as an adulterant in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( ‘ ecstasy ’ ) tablets and is now sold in its pure form .
13 At the beginning of September the first official estimates suggested that insurance companies would have to pay up to $7,300 million in damage claims arising from Andrew , making it the most costly natural catastrophe in US history .
14 These findings suggested that superoxide is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease .
15 However , Moles suggested that unit trusts were a useful and cost-efficient method for private investors to acquire a well-diversified portfolio .
16 Projections from the polls suggested that Labour might make over 500 net gains on May 3rd , and the prospect of such a result led to speculation about the removal of Mrs Thatcher from office .
17 Experiments with bacteria suggested that mepacrine competed with riboflavin , i.e. that mepacrine was a false building block which blocked the place belonging to riboflavin .
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