Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] mean that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These alignment rules mean that such computers do not in fact operate as pure byte-oriented machines , and are a consequence of a way in which the architecture of the computers has been implemented . |
| 2 | CVCP had maintained that ‘ an expansion driven wholly by the recruitment of extra students , many of them at marginal cost , could threaten research ’ , but says that the research funds mean that some universities can ‘ increase their income without recourse to student recruitment alone ’ . |
| 3 | Its research origins mean that these tagsets must be both comprehensive and extensible . |
| 4 | The building of two council estates meant that large numbers of people would be moving into the area . |
| 5 | The introduction of the National Insurance and Workmen 's Compensation Acts meant that many employers were becoming reluctant to employ deaf people in case they had to pay higher premiums just to employ them . |
| 6 | In addition , lack of good , affordable pre-school and out-of-school childcare , and responsibility for the care of elderly relatives and household chores means that part-time work often seems the only practical option . |
| 7 | The enormous cost of contested libel actions means that most plaintiffs will need financial support from unions or employers . |
| 8 | The means-tested payment for home helps meant that some clients who needed such help were refusing it because they had to pay for it . |
| 9 | The fall in commodity prices means that Third World countries must produce more to earn the same amount . |
| 10 | Although the timescale of artificial selection experiments means that new mutations can contribute to the responses , in the above experiments accumulation of partially recessive mutations could not account for the decline in early performance , because the drop persisted in crosses between ‘ old ’ lines . |
| 11 | At present , the Institute 's application procedures and strict supervision requirements mean that senior management has to offer a substantial amount of time and commitment . |
| 12 | Moreover , the arrival of COSHH laws means that this type of engineering solution to contamination problems is soon likely to be much in demand . |
| 13 | University funding arrangements mean that one lecturer can be financed by the fees of between eight ( Leeds ) and ten ( Edinburgh ) students . |
| 14 | There simply are not enough competing news organizations to provide adequate variety and debate between them , and the technical or commercial factors that hinder the creation of rival news organizations mean that free speech can not be guaranteed by open entry into a system of competing news organizations . |
| 15 | Investments in Flash memory and liquid crystal diode displays mean that Sharp Corp will keep both capital and research and development expenditure almost unchanged in the fiscal year starting tomorrow : Sharp will invest $225m to double output to 200,000 displays a month and will add $130m to the $86m already invested in fabrication plants for Flash memory , using the design it licensed from Intel Corp ; and it is plans to invest $86m in research and development . |
| 16 | she added : ‘ Looking good on your book jackets means that more people will read you . ’ |
| 17 | Until recently , the patchy connections between the national ISDN services meant that international ISDN calls were n't practical . |
| 18 | Khadafi 's alleged production of chemical weapons and alleged support of international terrorist movements meant that diplomatic relations with the United States remained deadlocked . |
| 19 | This combination of lower interest rates and a ready demand for their debt securities meant that British companies increased markedly their issues of sterling bonds . |
| 20 | The inflexibility of certain salary systems means that permanent positions can only be filled on a temporary basis . |
| 21 | This was particularly true during the economic recessions of the early 1980s and early 1990s , when rapidly expanding social security payments , high interest rates and substantial debt interest payments meant that public expenditure totals continued to rise as a proportion of National Income . |