Example sentences of "mean [that] [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he failed to win planning permission because Derwentside Council 's development control sub-committee rejected most of the individual elements , which meant that effectively the whole scheme was refused . |
| 2 | As a result , the Rector , Dr Colin Adamson , was advised by senior ILEA councillors to resign ‘ in the best interests of the polytechnic ’ ; however , the corporate status of the polytechnic meant that only the governing body can remove him from office and it chose not to do so and he refused to resign . |
| 3 | It was entirely within range of even the smaller cannon left in the castle , although depressing the muzzles sufficiently downwards would mean that only the far side of the ford would be bombardable . |
| 4 | But the new approach , with Ciaran Fitzgerald keeping in close touch with his London Irish contacts , with the brothers John and Barry O'Driscoll in Manchester and with Feidhlim McLoughlin in Newcastle , means that now the Irish net is being widely cast . |
| 5 | This effectively means that only the largest building societies , those with assets of 100m or more , can effectively compete . |