Example sentences of "[to-vb] that the [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreign investors are beginning to worry that the Mexican peso is less solid than it looks . |
| 2 | Vested interests were reluctant to accept that the typical diet was a cause of coronary heart disease , strokes and cancer , and that people should eat less fat , sugar and salt and more cereals , fruit and vegetables . |
| 3 | I think we had to accept that the first programmes were just to get the whole thing working really erm . |
| 4 | While I am in agreement with the opinion that during recent rugby contests involving England and France many irresponsible and regrettable actions have been carried out by individuals , I refuse to accept that the French players are always the villains and that the English team are as innocent as the colour of their jersey suggests . |
| 5 | Since we believe that all variations in behavioural capacity reflect underlying variations in the nervous system , we have to accept that the human brain is , in some way , different from that of other species . |
| 6 | ‘ I remember once , though , when Sounds were searching for an interview and I happened to know that the whole thing was a set-up . |
| 7 | We were glad to know that the little boy was allowed to ride home with the others . |
| 8 | Oh , and anyone with continuing misgivings about their Sid The Sexist humour may be relieved to know that the post-gig conversation is only punctuated by one harmless knob joke , which is — dare I say it — quite funny . |
| 9 | He wants everyone to know that the Welsh selectors were right to prefer him to Colin Stephens for the game against Scotland . |
| 10 | Even though the prosecutor is able to rely upon the principles of complicity to establish that the particular defendant was guilty , he still has to show that the defendant was encouraging others to use the conduct in question . |
| 11 | Mr Aikens said that to prove contempt the Attorney-General had to establish that the published information was confidential . |
| 12 | ( i ) to secure that the right land is available at the right time for the implementation of national , regional and local plans : |
| 13 | The degree of prescription is reinforced by section 10(2) of the Act , which lays a duty on LEAs , governors and head teachers to secure that the National Curriculum is implemented in their school(s) . |
| 14 | Organisers of Britain 's oldest road race , the annual New Year 's Day Morpeth to Newcastle event , will be surprised to discover that the original prize is up for sale at a special sporting memorabilia auction . |
| 15 | In the end , the Census Bureau expects to find that the total population is about 250m , is getting older , is still moving from the north-east and midwest to the south and west , and that metropolitan areas grew more rapidly in the 1980s than in the 1970s . |
| 16 | For years , he and Hank had exchanged only a few words , but now they began to talk , drawn together by the magic of money ; and Hank was surprised and flattered to find that the elder man was entranced by his sudden success . |
| 17 | He was surprised to find that the medical officer was not resident at the hospital , ‘ … my wife and I , and a friend ( the wife of a highly-placed London County Council Official ) tried to interview the medical officer at his home ’ . |
| 18 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 19 | When was the last time you bought an item at one shop , only to find that the same item was much cheaper in another shop ? |
| 20 | Since most promoters can form stable open complexes under the conditions used , the heparin inhibition was interpreted to indicate that the two promoters were forming unstable complexes ( presumably open complexes , since the incubation temperature was 37°C ) . |
| 21 | Leapor 's plays have an obviously public character , yet it is interesting to observe that the second play was written ‘ At the Request of a Friend ’ [ ML , 2 , 225 ] ; presumably , that friend was Freemantle . |
| 22 | If that sounded a bit like the result of an army medical board it was appropriate enough : the chief purpose of this year 's conference is to signal that the Labour Party is ready once more for active service . |
| 23 | For example , he was not one of the Palace officials who tried to pretend that the Korean trip was the Togetherness Tour for the Prince and Princess . |
| 24 | For all its graphs , diagrams and photographs and highly technical text , I was glad to see that the practical matters were not neglected and the author was keen to emphasise the personal touch and how important it is for the stockman to treat his cows with confidence , affection and respect . |
| 25 | In spite of such an unexpected result , it is important to see that the general pattern is very regular and to remember that , as far as the volunteer is concerned , he gets up at the ‘ normal ’ time each ‘ morning ’ to be ready for a full day ahead of him . |
| 26 | You only have to walk into any art gallery these days to see that the real action is in the shop . |
| 27 | Sharpe twisted in his saddle to see that the western sky was still clouded , though there were great gaps between the heaping clouds through which the sun poured an incandescent flood of light . |
| 28 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
| 29 | The optimistic belief that the essence of reality can be explored by scientific laws has been exposed as a failure to see that the mere phenomenon is not the sole reality . |
| 30 | These are very serious matters and I am glad to see that the civil servants are leaving the Box to find the answers . |