Example sentences of "the [noun pl] that it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event of circumstances arising under 1 or 2 above which require the Insurers to notify the Society of the reduction or cancellation of cover the Insurers shall during the period from such reduction or cancellation until ten days after notification of the Society indemnify the Society against losses to the same extent as if cover had not been reduced or cancelled and if the Society shall within seven days of notification by the Insurers inform the Insurers that it wishes cover to continue on the same terms as if it had not been reduced or cancelled the Insurers shall indemnify the Society against losses on such terms for such period not exceeding six months as the Society shall specify and the Society shall be responsible for the payment of premium for such cover . |
| 2 | This convention , so standard in the comedies that it escapes notice ( especially in modern theatre-productions , where it is very rare to be able to hear any difference between prose and verse ) , stands out in the tragedies , where the clown 's reduction of the medium imposes an often uneasy mood of relaxation or verbal indulgence , outside the time of the tragic action , frustrating its rhythm . |
| 3 | In an age where employability is the keynote the idea of educating for leisure may seem an anathema ; however , even job application forms ask questions about leisure interests , presumably on the grounds that it tells employers something about potential employees . |
| 4 | In 1979 the Court of Appeal , at the behest of Mr Jeremy Thorpe , stopped " The Spectator " from publishing an election address by Auberon Waugh , " Dog Lovers Candidate " for North Devon , on the grounds that it contained matter which would prejudice Thorpe 's impending trial for conspiracy to murder . |
| 5 | All the GIST schools were mixed comprehensives , and at first teachers were most unwilling to separate boys and girls at all , on the grounds that it ran counter to their co-educational comprehensive philosophy . |
| 6 | The three powers issued a joint ultimatum to Japan demanding retraction of the Liaodong cession on the grounds that it endangered Beijing and invalidated Korean independence . |
| 7 | France announced on June 3 that it would sign the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) , which it had hitherto refused to endorse on the grounds that it compromised France 's nuclear independence . |
| 8 | The Institute of Economic Affairs had for a long time been polemicising against the extension of state activity on the grounds that it restricted choice , led to dependency and reduced the motivation to work , and fostered economic inefficiency in comparison with ‘ private enterprise ’ . |
| 9 | The new country rejected the new name Azania on the grounds that it had slave origins — and preferring the sense that it was a vital part of the continent as a whole . |
| 10 | The Prime Minister also confirmed that he was planning to introduce legislation to abolish the provincial government structure on the grounds that it encouraged patronage and corruption . |
| 11 | This hypothetical test was preferred on the grounds that it gave rise to less uncertainty , and avoided the possibility of the court acting on the basis of hindsight . |
| 12 | Dissidents also protested against the continuing United States military presence in South Korea on the grounds that it hampered unification dialogue with the North . |
| 13 | The suggestion that Thomas 's race was a consideration in his nomination was highly embarrassing for Bush as it coincided with the president 's unrelenting opposition to a civil rights bill passed by Congress which he had pledged to veto on the grounds that it supported minority quotas . |
| 14 | The Spanish-owned companies which had been involved in ‘ quota-hopping ’ challenged the 1988 Act on the grounds that it contradicted Community law . |
| 15 | Temple had opposed Baldwin 's Act in 1936 — on the grounds that it permitted exemptions to the raising of the school-leaving age , planned for 1939 — and had been deeply influenced by his undergraduate friends , Tawney and Beveridge . |
| 16 | The influential Roman Catholic Church also opposed the draft constitution on the grounds that it permitted abortion . |
| 17 | The company is firmly opposed to discounting on the grounds that it undermines standards . |
| 18 | Having prohibited party politics on the grounds that it fostered corruption , patronage and tribalism , Rawlings had finally given in to domestic and international pressure for a return to multiparty politics . |