Example sentences of "[adj] that in [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | So on first consideration it seems odd that in the early days of planning The Possessed Dostoevsky should write to his friend Maikov and describe his new venture as ‘ like Crime and Punishment but even nearer to reality , even more urgent , and directly concerned with the most important contemporary question ’ . |
2 | It is possible that in the future combinations of oncogene and tumour suppressor gene alterations may yield a unique insight to the invasive or metastatic capability of a tumour . |
3 | None the less , given the pressures on the BEA at the time , it is perhaps understandable that in the early years speed ( which proved elusive ) and reliability ( which they achieved ) were given priority over efficiency and economy . |
4 | ‘ I am quite convinced that in the 1990s reporters will have an expanded role before the courts , and in helping to present expert witnesses and child witnesses . |
5 | I am simply glad that in the modest glades of Barnes Common I can enjoy my peacocks , purple hairstreaks and red admirals , and never have to worry about whether or not I have set eyes on a yellow-legged tortoiseshell or a Higgins 's anomalous blue . |
6 | Nevertheless , it is likely that in the larger cities at any rate there was considerable change in the personnel of the ruling oligarchies , the members of which clearly were drawn from outside and aspired to return to the country if they could make their fortunes . |
7 | " It should be obvious that in the crowded habitations of the poor , who live , cook , eat , and sleep in the same apartment and pay little regard to the washing of hands , the evacuations of cholera victims which are almost colourless and without odour can be passed from one person to another . |
8 | It is very evident that in the early months of the Truman administration the new US president was far from settled in his views on foreign policy , not least because of the divided counsels of those around him . |
9 | ‘ It is alarming that in the annual reports of chief constables the number of stray dogs is always recorded but not the number of missing children , ’ Ms Newman writes . |
10 | We have been very pleased that in the intervening months , when there has been ample opportunity for discussion and feedback , considerable support for this scheme has been forthcoming . |
11 | And it may have been pertinent that in the major games ( and Bay of Plenty and Manawatu might rank only slightly below the status ) the home sides tended to dominate the last quarter of each game . |
12 | Given Nizan 's view that 1914 represents the moment of closure of this particular historical period , it is not surprising that in the concluding chapters of the novel the historical environment is virtually ignored and an anguished , existential discourse comes to the forefront . |
13 | But we can be certain that in the future teachers of English will regard exclusive concern with the written form as a cultural phenomenon of the past , now outdated . |
14 | Is my hon. and learned Friend aware that in the Baltic states today the problems of lack of food and hunger are just as serious as , if not more serious than , those in the big cities of the former Soviet Union , but that they receive little attention ? |
15 | Is the Prime Minister aware that in the 15 months since he got his job 840,000 people have lost their jobs ? |
16 | ‘ It is true that in the eighteen years she has been here I have never heard her speak . |