Example sentences of "[v-ing] that a [adj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few weeks of his appointment the new Metropolitan was urging , in an interview with Romania Libera , that religion be taught in schools and announcing that a Synod-appointed commission would select the basic religious concepts to be taught in primary , junior and senior schools . |
| 2 | Dataquest , a market-research company based in California , is now forecasting that a 4-megabit chip will cost barely three times more than a 1-megabit chip by next year ( see chart ) . |
| 3 | ( To suggest otherwise is to imply that Bukharin was suggesting that a proletarian state would regress back beyond state capitalism . ) |
| 4 | New information is forced to the front as though it were given information , suggesting that a famous writer can always be assumed to be energetic and successful at school . |
| 5 | We hear scaremongering that a minimum wage will destroy jobs . |
| 6 | Adele duly did just that , fondly imagining that a lone fireman would come out to her East Street home in an anonymous van with the suitable cutting equipment . |
| 7 | On the preliminary issue the judge dismissed the application holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation even though no financial loss was pleaded or alleged , that where a local authority instituted proceedings in reliance on section 222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 it was for the local authority to decide on the expediency of litigating and it was not the court 's function to do so on an application to strike out , and that since the words complained of reflected on the local authority itself in the management and rectitude of its financial affairs , the statement of claim did disclose a cause of action against the defendants . |
| 8 | The trial of the preliminary issue was heard by Morland J. who on 15 March 1991 gave judgment for the council , holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation when no actual damage was alleged , and that the council had a cause of action in libel against the defendants on the basis of the pleaded statement of claim . |
| 9 | In his speech proposing its adoption , Nu declared that the regime would be leftist , but he warned against the people expecting that a new millennium would dawn on the morrow . |
| 10 | As I expected , the hon. Gentleman responded to the last intervention by saying that a Labour Government would simply reintroduce rates . |
| 11 | In Azerbaijan , Demirel was reported as saying that a peaceful solution should be found to Azerbaijan 's " just war " in Nagorny Karabakh . |
| 12 | Suppose the reformer stops saying that a good woman may be like God and begins saying that God is like a good woman . |
| 13 | of the Scottish electorate favoured independence , that he was quoted on television and in the press as saying that a Scottish Parliament would be a first step . |
| 14 | The letter f is simply a shorthand for indicating that a furnished tenancy will be determined by the elements within the bracket . |
| 15 | Assuming that a common position could be reached between the US , France , Britain , India and the Philippines , either one of the last two countries would convene a conference ; France would be induced to grant Vietnam full independence ; and an international commission would be established that was to remain in place for several years . |
| 16 | And the world is all too prone to assuming that a scientific solution can work a miracle . |
| 17 | The theory proposed by Lubow and his collaborators ( e.g. Lubow , Schnur , and Rifkin 1976 ; Lubow , Weiner , and Schnur 1981 ) starts by assuming that a novel stimulus will evoke an ‘ attentional response ’ . |
| 18 | But , knowing that a great war would kill the goose that laid the golden eggs , the bankers could probably be relied upon to use their enormous influence to prevent it : |
| 19 | President Moi continued to oppose political reform , claiming that a pluralist system would revive intertribal conflict , and sought to portray the unrest as the work of a small minority of trouble-makers , although he also at times adopted a more conciliatory tone and in July approved the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the political system , headed by Vice-President George Saitoti . |
| 20 | As well as asking why you have been selected as a redundancy candidate and , if appropriate , arguing that a fair procedure would result in the selection of one of your colleagues instead , you may find it fruitful to explore the other ways in which the company can achieve the desired savings without putting your job at risk . |
| 21 | Arguing that a dominant group may be so well entrenched that it is unaware of any potential challenge , Lukes points to the importance of socially and culturally patterned behaviour , to ways of acting and thinking which are taken for granted and which are rarely exposed to serious challenge . |
| 22 | Mr. Kinnock is not alone in thinking that a united Ireland may be ‘ a long way away ’ . |
| 23 | In September 1857 , shortly after the return from Osborne , the Emperor arranged to meet the Tsar in person at Stuttgart , clearly hoping that a face-to-face encounter might be more productive than acting through an intermediary . |
| 24 | The postponement was a crushing disappointment to NASA engineers who were hoping that a successful flight would restore Congressional confidence in the Agency . |
| 25 | Now manager Carroll is hoping that a keyed-up Cahill will make an impact right from the start of next Sunday 's replay . |
| 26 | The cheapness of the method , combined with the ease in ensuring that a particular colour would be identical in shade to the one used earlier , meant that plant dyes soon fell into disuse except in remote country areas . |
| 27 | In 1806 , Napoleon made the most of his victories by imitating the Caesars and decreeing that a great monument should be set up in honour of the Great Army that had done so well . |
| 28 | Their belief in ‘ maximum self-reliance ’ with regional parliaments retaining ‘ most legislative powers ’ did not prevent the British manifesto from declaring that a Green government would use the European courts to speed up UK compliance with EC environmental directives . |
| 29 | She covered it with her other hand , then , fearing that a hot hand might be enervating , she opened her fingers just wide enough to let in a little air and light . |