Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] that [adj -er] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The researches into medical education going on at places like Southampton and Dundee confirm that smaller adjustments to medical courses can have useful effects on how students learn .
2 Kirchhoff reasoned that cooler elements in the outer layers of the Sun would absorb energy according to the same pattern ; and accordingly he identified in the Sun a number of elements found upon the Earth .
3 In a national study of weekly-paid married male workers in Britain who could vary their work effort , Brown , Levin and Ulph found that higher rates of taxation tended to have an incentive effect on the hours worked .
4 Melossi contends that earlier attempts by Box and Hale to use an argument based upon the ‘ unintended consequences of purposive social action ’ are limited .
5 The strong overseas growth left overall volumes flat but Mr Bruxner warned that further increases in duty from next month 's budget would leave the industry in ‘ very serious trouble . ’
6 The US argues that wider access to satellite spies could be counter-productive .
7 Sir : If John Prescott thinks that higher taxes on motor vehicles , lower speed limits , charges for urban road use , cuts in tax perks for company cars , random breath testing , enforcement of parking restrictions , revitalised public transport and a general prejudice in favour of pedestrians , cyclists and public transport at the expense of cars will win the Labour Party votes , he 's darn right .
8 Following explication and illustration of these principles , Clark notes that earlier work by Donaldson and Balfour ( 1968 ) on young children 's understanding of the words more and less appears to provide an exception to the Principle of Contrast .
9 Smith conceded that higher taxes on big cars would have a harmful effect on the UK 's motor industry , hurting Jaguar in particular , which is already suffering a severe fall in demand .
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