Example sentences of "[noun pl] that it would [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 21 September Prime Minister Clement Attlee informed Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin , then in New York , that he favoured a declaration from the United Nations that it would take responsibility for the rehabilitation of the whole country . |
| 2 | Some were wounded ; others so damaged by their experiences that it would take years to return to normal . |
| 3 | So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem . |
| 4 | He backed it not just because he was convinced by Rueff and his advisers that it would reduce inflation and revitalize the economy through the stimulus of competition , but because he was attracted by its theatrical elements — the symbolism of a new franc to mark a new political order , the grand gesture of carrying out commitments to Europe that the Fourth Republic had given up hopes of honouring , the rhetoric of a coherent plan of renovation as opposed to a collection of policies . |
| 5 | The IMF also announced that the government had given assurances that it would resume payments , suspended for two years , on its US$43,000 million commercial debt , as a condition for talks to proceed on June 7 with its 224 commercial creditor banks . |
| 6 | The Ramblers Association opposes privatisation on the grounds that it would threaten people 's " freedom to roam " . |
| 7 | Some of those arguing for mixed-ability teaching did so on the narrowest professional grounds that it would improve teaching and learning , obliging teachers to treat pupils as individuals each proceeding at a different pace and in a different manner . |
| 8 | GEC , Ferranti 's main British rival in radar , is also keen to mount a takeover bid but would encounter fierce Ministry of Defence opposition on the grounds that it would damage competition in electronics procurement . |
| 9 | Tom King did try on one occasion to attack Labour 's defence policy — but mainly on the grounds that it would lose jobs . |
| 10 | And all Mr Clinton 's supporters look nervous when reminded that California 's Proposition 166 , which tried to make firms pay for health-insurance for all their employees , was shot down in flames last November on the grounds that it would destroy jobs . |
| 11 | Sandys ' personal commitment involved disagreement with his senior civil servants who advised against it on the grounds that it would arouse opposition from the urban local authorities and private developers who would be forced to seek sites beyond the green belt . |
| 12 | When the March figure for money-supply growth was released late last week , showing year-on-year growth in its favoured monetary measure , M2 plus CDs , at a record low of 4.9% , the central bank was quick to squash any hopes that it would lower interest rates . |