Example sentences of "[was/were] felt that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past it was felt that women and their health services were neglected , But now I think we are neglecting men 's health needs . ’ |
| 2 | Despite official US State Department denials that food aid would be used as a political weapon , it was felt that Sudan 's pro-Iraqi stance in the current Gulf crisis ( unlike Ethiopia which supported the US-led blockade of the Gulf ) had made Western governments more reluctant to offer unconditional aid to Sudan . |
| 3 | With proposals for an outpost of the Tate Gallery in East Anglia under way and city centre galleries and studio groups becoming established , it was felt that Norwich was ready for such a venture . |
| 4 | So Dawn Run came to Cheltenham on Gold Cup day with only four races over fences behind her , and in many quarters it was felt that inexperience would prove her downfall against her much more seasoned rivals . |
| 5 | But generally it was felt that mothers could be relied upon to exert themselves on behalf of their children and that mismanagement resulted more from ignorance than from vice . |
| 6 | A garrison was kept there until it was felt that peace was restored in 1646 . |
| 7 | A BPI spokesperson told trade magazine Music Week : ‘ It was felt that suspicions were sufficiently strong to justify a full enquiry . ’ |
| 8 | If , on the other hand , it was felt that liability could somehow be imposed for an innocent breach of the rule , mitigation could be pleaded , with a corresponding reduction in any penalty . |
| 9 | Presumably , it was felt that businessmen could take care of themselves in this area , and the fact that such clauses are not in common use in business contracts seems to bear this out . |
| 10 | It was felt that development of all aspects of drama would be best served by a composite body embracing education , local government and the professional theatre . |
| 11 | It was felt that development within the AONB should be very strictly controlled . |
| 12 | This type of committee was modelled on the Select Committee on Nationalized Industries which had been set up in 1955 because it was felt that Parliament could not adequately control the range of corporations it had created . |
| 13 | In part , it was felt that governments were spending too much . |
| 14 | For a long time it was felt that Agrippa was the builder , and later that his portico had been reerected in the later building . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , in the UK it was felt that compulsion in an activity where you are dependent upon the possible offender for notification of incidents was not realistic so a voluntary system for reporting incidents was adopted . |
| 16 | Indeed , this issue was addressed in an earlier study ( Tomkins , 1973 , pp. 115–21 ) , where it was illustrated how it was possible to devise an investment-appraisal rule ( just like that above ) consistent with NPV but based on residual income even when the project cash flows were uneven through time — although it was felt that NPV was more straightforward . |
| 17 | It was felt that VD was naturally confined to the unwashed , unkempt , and morally barren , and , when occasionally seen in the better class of person , resulted from some supreme temptation that had been put before them , for indulgence in whose pleasures they could hardly be blamed . |
| 18 | It was felt that NAFTA could spur the Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) to redouble its efforts to establish its own free trade area and that other regional trade blocs might follow . |
| 19 | It was felt that training in West Belfast under YTP and JTP did not prepare people , especially the young , for jobs in industry and was not geared towards getting work . |
| 20 | It was felt that information of this kind could be helpful in the assessment of the Library 's policy of purchasing major overseas publications to complement its holdings of UK material in the humanities and social sciences . |
| 21 | It was felt that Manson and his Family had not only been responsible for the death of seven people , but also for the death of innocence , and suddenly hippies were n't cute or funny any more . |
| 22 | It was felt that councils ought to consider the practicability of the child being accompanied in the particular circumstances . |
| 23 | It was felt that units from different countries should be brought together to form a force of brigade size ( about 5,000 men ) , operating together under the NATO banner . |
| 24 | It may also be that the early returns from the voyages proved small , and that it was felt that investment in them did not provide an adequate reward for those involved . |
| 25 | Although the law explicitly allowed judges to be members of political parties , it was felt that suspension of involvement would be in keeping with the court 's function to provide independent rulings . |
| 26 | However , after a discussion with Pat Eddery , it was felt that Ile De Nisky had not truly stayed the mile and a half , hence the revised programme . |