Example sentences of "mean [that] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would mean that it may be diffcult to do any Tony bashing , but I 'm sure all the praise will by far exceed criticism as far as he is concerned for years to come . |
| 2 | The original observation that an extract containing prostaglandins lowered blood pressure was a good reason for further investigation , but did not mean that it would lead to an agent for treating high blood pressure . |
| 3 | To start again from scratch in the USA would mean that it would be five years or more before he had any hope of receiving his doctorate , but in England , with his early research experience behind him , he could complete the degree sooner . |
| 4 | Just because the paper was in Manchester would not even mean that it would be easier to report on the north . |
| 5 | Jakob Lindberg 's artful contributions on the theorbo and archlute — walking basses , ornamentation in slow movements and firm , resonant puntato accompaniments — add unprecedented richness to the textures created by the strings and organ in the selections from Op. 1 especially Nos. 8 , 9 and 11 ) ; that they have been closely miked ( apparently quite deliberately ) may mean that it would be difficult , if not impossible , to recreate these effects in a live performance , which inevitably calls into question their ‘ authenticity ’ . |
| 6 | The absence of significant disposable income in the community would mean that it would be difficult for new economic activity to develop , there being no local income to compete for . |
| 7 | Taking RNA as food , as Cameron had given it , would simply mean that it would be broken down to its precursor molecules in the gut before being absorbed into the bloodstream . |
| 8 | A fair voting system , which we would also like to see in local government , would mean that it would be unlikely that there would ever be extremist Labour councils . |
| 9 | Leys , for example , argues that the fact that the colonial state apparatus had to subdue opposition from pre-colonial ruling classes does not mean that it would inevitably be overdeveloped by the time of dependence , because ‘ by that time the capitalist mode of production had been introduced , and made effectively dominant , in the colonial social formation ’ . |
| 10 | That did not mean that it would n't go out in style . |
| 11 | The fact that ‘ I 'll return your umbrella ’ is in the future tense does not mean that it must be a prediction , based on evidence . |
| 12 | Similarly , the fact that ‘ I meant you , not Jones ’ is in the past tense does not mean that it must be based on something one remembers doing . |
| 13 | Using the example of the work of Bourdieu , it has been argued that , although the object may be closely associated with the most fundamental and hidden aspects of socialization , this does not mean that it must be analysed only by determinant , rule-based objectivist procedures , since as an instrument of social strategy it retains a high degree of flexibility . |
| 14 | Receiving mercy from God can only mean that it will overflow , as a full cup runs over . |
| 15 | In dollar terms Soviet oil may purchase 25 per cent more in West Germany than in Czechoslovakia , but this does not necessarily mean that it will purchase 25 per cent more railway switching gear or pipelaying equipment . |
| 16 | The fact that a particular publication does not offer these types of promotion on a regular basis does not mean that it will not be interested in discussing a bright idea . |
| 17 | But , of course , writing something into a constitution does not necessarily mean that it will be honoured in practice . |
| 18 | The other major point is that although the audit of a nationalized industry is set up , and therefore presumably carried out as if it were an audit of a PLC , this does not mean that it will always be so . |
| 19 | The fact that a monument is scheduled does not mean that it will automatically be preserved under all circumstances . |
| 20 | P&P Plc has quickly found a buyer for its volume computer distribution business which should mean that it can reverse at least a part of the £8.9m provision it took against its most recent figures to cover costs of closure if a buyer could not be found . |
| 21 | It must always involve an excess beyond the totality without which the totality could never be totalized , which must mean that it can never in fact be closed . |
| 22 | Applying purely literary , cinematic , aesthetic or philosophical criteria to such work does not mean that it can not be located in terms to which value judgements may be attached . |
| 23 | The fact that the game itself is trivial , and , of course , in most ways it is , does not mean that it can not inflict real pain . |
| 24 | I am sure that West Yorkshire will welcome any assistance that the schemes can give , and will also appreciate that its rate support grant has increased by 16 per cent. , but that does not mean that it can bring its force up to the required standard . |
| 25 | It has recently become clear that an action becoming automatic does not necessarily mean that it can not be remembered . |
| 26 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 27 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 28 | Open land does n't necessarily mean that it should be in the greenbelt . |
| 29 | Even if a car is sold as new this does not necessarily mean that it should be perfect . |
| 30 | ‘ Practicable ’ , however , did n't just mean that it could be done . |