Example sentences of "[noun pl] say that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Female influence was greatest in consumer decisions , and least in public affairs ( although , as in the above example of voting choices , the researchers say that the latter finding may be due to the men 's unwillingness to admit to having serious political discussions with women ) . |
| 2 | Researchers say that the alarming increase in the number of cases in December , the first month of the Brazilian summer , signals worse to come . |
| 3 | Experts say that the current recession is behind the trend . |
| 4 | The traders say that the main species they import — galathus elwesii — is not endangered . |
| 5 | But miners say that the continuing importation of cheap foreign coal is helping to put their jobs on the scrap heap . |
| 6 | There have been murmurs of discontent among manufacturers considering diversifying away from Macao , but businessmen say that the only impact so far has been a shift of orders from China to Macao . |
| 7 | The companies say that the finished product will manage every aspect of software , and all activities relating to software licences , including the all important tracking of the number of copies of an application relative to the number of licences held . |
| 8 | The engineers said that the O-bahn scores over light railways because the same buses can pick up and drop passengers in local streets before driving at high speed along the busway . |
| 9 | Officials say that the German government — which presides over the council until 1 July — is anxious to debate the research plans before its period of stewardship is finished . |
| 10 | ITN sources say that the Prime Minister will consider this weekend whether to hold the General Election on April the ninth . |
| 11 | Organisers said that the successful bidder would lunch with the governor who had offered the prize . |
| 12 | Hospital sources said that the Royal Oldham was not using the controversial ‘ cook-chill ’ method under which pre-cooked food is re-heated by microwave on the ward . |
| 13 | A spokesman for the owners said that the total amount of the oil spilled into the ocean was around 25,000 tonnes . |
| 14 | Critics say that the real battle against drugs can only be won by international co-ordination and the development of a long-term growth strategy . |
| 15 | Lawyers say that the original reasons merge into the decision of the arbitrator or the judgment of a court , which , if binding , becomes res judicata . |
| 16 | ICES and commission scientists say that the continued use of small mesh will greatly accelerate the decline of fish stocks . |
| 17 | Portentous ‘ Scientists say that the greatest threat to our planet Voice : is global warming … |
| 18 | When the measures to privatise British Telecom were being debated in the House , Opposition Members said that the public telephone box was threatened with extinction . |
| 19 | So it is not implausible for critics to say that the solid-state detectors are unreliable and somehow bring about a sharp distortion in the spectra . |
| 20 | Regarding the environment , G-7 leaders said that the recent Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro [ see p. 38947 ] had heightened awareness of global environmental problems and they urged " countries , developed and developing , to direct policies and resources towards sustainable development which … safeguards present and future generations " . |
| 21 | Police said that the unidentified man — aged between 30 and 40 — climbed nearly to the top of the tree . |
| 22 | Sources close to the discussions said that the main stumbling block had been the identification of political prisoners [ see below ] . |
| 23 | Yet others say that the poor countries of Africa put out their corpses to be devoured — by creatures regarded with superstitious awe — as the least burdensome method of disposal . |
| 24 | The old ones say that the first morning , the first experience of dawn in the camps , is the greatest test . |
| 25 | Reports said that the depressed mood of the summit , described by President Mitterrand as " morose " , had been compounded by predictions , subsequently confirmed by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development ( OECD ) in its annual Employment Outlook released on July 21 , of a rise in unemployment in the industrialized countries to around 30,000,000 in 1992 , its highest level since 1983 . |
| 26 | In their final declaration ministers said that the radical nature of the cuts had been prompted by the " decisive steps towards democracy and freedom in the Soviet Union " and the " constructive Soviet response " to recent US arms control initiatives [ see pp. 38457 ; 38553 ] . |
| 27 | A joint statement issued on Dec. 23 after Rutskoi 's meeting with Afghan government ministers said that the Russian Federation had expressed " pleasure and satisfaction " at Afghanistan 's " continued efforts to secure the release of [ Soviet ] POWs " . |
| 28 | Commentators said that the two sides were likely to pressure their respective Cambodian allies to ensure that a peace agreement was reached before fully normalizing ties . |
| 29 | Commentators said that the conciliatory tone of the speech indicated that South Korea was hoping to speed up reunification talks before Kim Il Sung transferred power to his son , Kim ChongIl . |
| 30 | City analysts said that the full year should see a profit of £19.5m , to give 43.5p of earnings and a 14 per cent discount to the market . |