Example sentences of "[noun sg] this [verb] that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the multi-person case this says that no individual can be made better off without making someone else worse off . |
| 2 | On the simplest level this means that the court must find it " more probable than not " that the facts are as stated ( per Denning J in Miller v Minister of Pensions [ 1947 ] 2 All ER 372 ) . |
| 3 | Of course this presupposes that the description is a meaningful one ( see RW Cameron and Co v L Slutzkin Pty Co ( 1923 ) 32 CLR 81 ) . |
| 4 | In practice this means that the program is likely to underestimate SNP strength in Scotland . |
| 5 | By day this means that the sun terrace around the pool is a sun-worshippers paradise — the only occasional movement being the trip to the poolside bar for a little light refreshment or a game of pool . |
| 6 | In turn this implies that the frequency of light travelling away from a star should grow less in the process , giving it a gravitational red shift . |
| 7 | Society itself and those who govern it need such understanding ; and in a democratic society this entails that the study of the humanities be widely spread , not confined to an élite of self-indulgers , the leather blotter-owning classes . |
| 8 | In terms of the cohort model this means that the size of a cohort at any given moment will depend not only on how much of a current word has been analysed , but also on information from the preceding context . |
| 9 | In the past year this meant that the Library could acquire much important material , none more significant than the literary manuscripts of Hugh MacDiarmid , which have now found their natural home in the National Library of Scotland . |
| 10 | In a medical-legal context this means that a person 's right to self-determination , to deal with his body as he sees fit , is protected by law . |