Example sentences of "but it was [vb pp] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 2 | So far as the staff is concerned the word presented no particular problem , but it was felt that many in the churches would see the matter differently since the term has long-established political association . |
| 3 | The late fifties and early sixties , when I lived in Windsor Great Park , were creative and critical in manner : the established order was questioned ( sometimes cynically ) , but it was assumed that well-directed idealism could change human society . |
| 4 | It was mentioned in this section that the staff had a commitment to combat racism in any manifestation but it was acknowledged that this was not the same thing as multicultural education . |
| 5 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 6 | The Russian Federation Supreme Soviet sent a delegation to the region , but it was said that Russian Vice-President Aleksandr Rutskoi had exacerbated the situation by giving an ultimatum to the National Guard to disband on Oct. 10 , in return for the holding of presidential elections on Oct. 27 . |
| 7 | This would cause many of the possible infinities to cancel out , but it was suspected that some infinities might still remain . |
| 8 | Subsequently the Adoption Act of 1975 ( s. 8(7) , later section 12(6) of the Adoption Act 1976 ) made it more explicit that ‘ in making an adoption order a Court may impose such terms and conditions as it thinks fit ’ , but it was interpreted that any ‘ condition imposed should not impinge on the autonomy of adoptive parents ’ . |
| 9 | Some consideration was given to whether the defect in Form N79 could be cured by this court under section 13 of the Act of 1960 or under R.S.C. , Ord. 59 , r. 10(3) , but it was held that this could not be done . |
| 10 | This process necessarily involved some redundancies , but it was found that many of the reductions could be achieved through natural wastage , and it was possible to offer a considerable number of employees transfers to the St Helens or Northwich breweries . |
| 11 | Under ideal conditions it was estimated that ice formation could exert a maximum pressure of around 200 MPa ( at which point the freezing temperature is -22°C ) , but it was appreciated that this theoretical maximum pressure could never be attained under natural conditions , not the least because it far exceeded the tensile strength of most rocks ( around 25 MPa ) . |
| 12 | These treatments led to cation losses of 100–240 kg per ha per annum calcium and 30–80 of magnesium , for example , but it was estimated that such would be restored through rainfall input over 10–20 years of fallow ; the 1300 1400kg of nitrogen appears to be more easily replaced as fixation rates of 100–150 kg per ha per annum were recorded . |
| 13 | This illustrates the need for effective skills training , but it was agreed that such training had to be voluntary and should provide some incentive to encourage unemployed people to take it up . |