Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] clear " in BNC.

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1 As I made clear to my officers at that briefing , I expected — and received — the very highest standards of policing , sensitivity and courtesy .
2 My hon. Friend will also know that as part of ’ Defence for the 90s ’ we are reviewing the scope of naval support , although as I made clear in July , there will be a continuing naval presence at Portland .
3 As I made clear to the House when I answered the main question , the know-how fund has been heavily used in the Baltic republics , on which about £900,000 has been spent .
4 I intend to make animal welfare one of my priorities in th United Kingdom presidency , as I made clear when I wrote to hon. Members on 27 February .
5 As I made clear in July and as the Lord Chancellor made clear , the provision of green form legal aid will be withdrawn when other services are available , but not until then .
6 As I made clear to the House on 2 July , the numbers of people seeking asylum pose major problems both in Britain and throughout the world .
7 They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it .
8 The use of zeolites in soil treatment remains one of the options we are actively exploring , as we made clear in our article ; none of the possibilities we discussed have been ruled out .
9 As we made clear in the previous chapter , its definition of temporary workers might well include people whose jobs are available on other than a temporary basis , but who only intend to stay in these jobs for a limited period of time .
10 The third point which has come out in a number erm of comments , certainly from the C P R E is the issue of overshoots in the approved structure plan in respect to Greater York , and as we made clear in paragraph eight of our er erm position statement , we accept that there has been in numeric terms in the period eighty one to ninety two something like fifteen percent overshoot in terms of completions er in that period .
11 If it is then we should be able to say okay , as we come clear of the systems , we should actually be , that should be just a one off , special cause for that period .
12 As they made clear throughout the case , they are neutral as to the outcome , and their purpose in coming to the court , as the terms of their application expressly shows , is to seek directions in the situation which has arisen .
13 But if the cultural materialists , unlike the more fastidious new historicists , cheerfully ignore the theoretical consequences of Foucault 's work for many Marxist concepts , in other ways they are closer to him insofar as they make clear in their work their own political priorities and commitments .
14 Yes , the provos do claim to support the PLO , but the PLO do not support the IRA , as they make clear ; ‘ No connection of any nature has existed , does exist or will exist between the internationally accepted representative of the people of Palestine , the PLO , and the illegal organisation , the IRA ’ .
15 Two people in a minibus involved in the crash — driver Ian Cantle , 32 , and passenger Amanda Mason , 26 — were slightly hurt as they scrambled clear .
16 British Aerospace has to reach world standards of productivity and efficiency , as it made clear in its press release .
17 Speculation that its soldiers would attack the town of Pailin on the Thai border has died down , as it became clear that to hold Pailin would be more of a liability than an asset .
18 In the early 1970s the cynical and exploitative role of multinational companies appeared to be confirmed as it became clear that Shell and BP , the latter half-owned by the British government , were the principal source of oil supplies to the outlawed Smith regime of Rhodesia .
19 There was disappointment , however , as it became clear that none of the 10 water companies are likely to get into the FTSE index of the hundred biggest companies .
20 WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash .
21 WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash .
22 Analysts were increasingly optimistic about the prospect of share price premiums in early trading as it became clear that professional buyers will be starved of stock .
23 Analysts were increasingly optimistic about the prospect of share price premiums in early trading as it became clear that professional buyers will be starved of stock .
24 An air of gloom descended over Labour party headquarters at Walworth Road , South London , early today as it became clear that the party 's quest for power was on the point of failure .
25 After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen .
26 After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen .
27 The Council became increasingly concerned with problems of dissemination and publication , as it became clear that much of its best work was unnoticed in schools .
28 The scale of the problems facing Mr Major worsened yesterday as it became clear the Danes want even more concessions over Maastricht .
29 When independence became assured , further party newspapers appeared as it became clear that owning a newspaper was a necessary part of a successful political campaign : for example , in Nigeria , Azikiwe and his NCNC party controlled ten newspapers in 1959 , while their rivals , Obafemi Awolowo and the Action Group , controlled fourteen .
30 As it became clear that the Bolsheviks were prepared to make peace on terms which fully restored Polish territorial integrity , the wave of anti-war feeling subsided as quickly as it had appeared .
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