Example sentences of "by state [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hitler himself had lent support to such optimism , as we saw earlier , in his speech on 30 September 1942 , by stating emphatically that German troops would ‘ overrun Stalingrad and take it ’ . |
| 2 | If , as in the last illustration , you decide that a fact can be inferred from what is given , though not explicitly stated , it is wise to guard yourself by stating expressly that you assume the fact to exist . |
| 3 | There may be rare occasions when it is desirable to emphasise the importance of some decisions by stating specifically that it is the decision of Her Majesty 's Government . |
| 4 | It was in this atmosphere of craven piety that Lillian Hellman , the playwright who had carte blanche in Hollywood to write what pictures she liked , administered a cold douche to the nation 's conscience by stating unequivocally that she refused to inform on anybody else but herself . |
| 5 | Dhanraj began by stating unequivocally that she saw film-making as a tool for socio-political challenge ( she would not go so far as to say change ) and that documentary was best suited to this purpose . |
| 6 | In 1950 a scientist by the name of Immanuel Velikovsky caused a considerable furore in the historical , religious and astronomical worlds by stating unequivocally that the flooding was caused by Venus which had been wrenched free from Jupiter and made an uncomfortably close encounter with earth . |