Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] that [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The proposals mean that joint local planning and action will continue to be essential , but that responsibilities and accountability for the plans and action will be clearer than they are now … it must be emphasised that effective co-operation at the local level will be essential , both to the success of individual projects and , more broadly , if the whole range of community care services is to be delivered effectively .
2 She did n't need to plead for long ; soon the authorities realised that this determined woman could look after students better than anyone .
3 Some researchers suggest that this environmental scanning process might best be achieved by developing especially organised environmental scanning units that are positioned towards the top of an organisation 's hierarchy .
4 The researchers found that this geographical pattern is best matched by that of sugar consumption , in which the leading countries are , in descending order , the UK , the Netherlands , Ireland , Canada and Denmark , and the countries with the lowest consumption are Italy , Yugoslavia , Spain , Portugal and Japan .
5 Although modern dictionary meanings suggest that both these words are almost synonymous with ‘ gently ’ 'lightly , ‘ softly , even ‘ carefully ’ , to a French Baroque musician , while evocative of style , they were principally indications of tempo at opposite ends of the time scale : doucement for a slow tempo corresponding to gravement or lentement , and légèrement for a swift , nimble tempo , only one stage below that of vivement or vite .
6 The New York Times reported that Soviet military advisers wearing Afghan army uniforms were supervising and firing Scud missiles on behalf of the Kabul government at mujahedin positions , possibly in violation of the Geneva accords .
7 An analysis of the open reading frames ( ORFs ) encoded within these fragments revealed that two large genes had been partially sequenced .
8 The latter authors argued that these early studies were marred by methodological deficiencies .
9 In the air the effect of accelerations and visual illusions mean that all these sensors can mislead you , and disorientation may result .
10 Only three months fit that particular rhythmic pattern — March , May , June .
11 Just seventeen months separated that lowly first performance at The Ritz to headlining the city 's most prestigious concert hall .
12 Cuttings books show that many foreign newspapers have carried far more reports and feature articles on the event than American newspapers and magazines — particularly in Californian , where the event is talking place .
13 The authors show that unqualified mature students in their study had some educational or professional qualification and just over half ( 51% ) met the General Entrance Requirement of their particular university .
14 the authors speculated that this partisan dealignment reflected a continuing erosion of the class-party tie .
15 Nevertheless , inner-city speakers know that some /u/ items can alternate and that others can not .
16 In the UK , in 1984 a bill was introduced in parliament seeking legal safeguards to ensure that computerised personal health data about patients is available only to health professionals and not to groups such as the police , tax authorities , industry , and social services personnel .
17 But if Marxists believe that liberal democratic input politics can open state organizations to accommodating class struggle , then their arguments threaten to blur into those of pluralists or democratic elite theorists .
18 A range of disciplines and organizations ensures that all relevant points of view are considered , although this does not mean that every Tom , Dick and Harry has to sit on the planning committee ; rather , their insights and experience are gained through their active participation in informal discussions at the planning stage , and through consultation at all stages in the development process .
19 Traditionalists from many branches of the martial arts feel that many modern practitioners , drawn to the arts as sport , are missing their true meaning and aiming only for self-gratification and glory .
20 It also calls for steps to ensure that any future aid projects in Malawi serve the cause of human rights .
21 Led by Alberta Premier Donald Getty , the western provinces demanded that any constitutional reform package had to include a Senate which was wholly elected and which included an equal number of representatives from each province regardless of its size .
22 Such sightings prove that those ancient wanderers actually lived .
23 A rough estimate by the authors suggests that some scaled-up version of so-called FU Orionis events might be plausible .
24 Even in the eighteenth century excise returns reveal that 12 big London breweries accounted for 25 per cent of the national production .
25 Pluralists deny that higher social classes monopolize power and believe that in liberal democracies the wishes of the people determine government policy .
26 Optimists say that fast-multiplying electronic equipment rather than people will take up the space .
27 Some parents worry that rewarding good behaviour is a type of bribery , and believe that a child should do the right thing as a matter of course , simply because it is right .
28 The judges noted that some enticing covers were let down by their contents , and vice versa , but that ‘ accountability and imagination do not demand a high budget ’ .
29 Parents hope that this huge investment of emotion , time and energy in training children — what we call discipline — will have its dividend , eventually , in the emergence of a young adult with good judgement and a mature , responsible outlook .
30 Thus , the planners maintain that this new demand must be disciplined in some way .
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