Example sentences of "were [adj] that [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were convinced that the Catholic Church needed a credible account of how God 's word acts in history , from the first formulation in human language through the gradual process of understanding , under changing historical conditions and as the Holy Spirit gives new insights . |
| 2 | In any case nobody wanted to reverse the process ; tobacco had been a pleasant commercial curtain-raiser but by the second half of the seventeenth century people in England were convinced that the real attraction of possessions overseas lay in the sugar islands . |
| 3 | The idea shocked many people who were convinced that the only cause must be genetic , or chemical , or a virus , something they could put under a microscope . |
| 4 | Marx and Engels were convinced that the capitalist mode of production , even without ruling class policy , systematically engenders false perceptions amongst the individuals within specific class locations . |
| 5 | Others , particularly socialists , were convinced that the downward trend in population growth was not , in itself , a problem since the key to the future prosperity of Britain was to be found in the redistribution of income to ensure that all enjoyed an income sufficient to enjoy healthy life . |
| 6 | When Victorian naturalists first studied the African elephant in the field they were convinced that the dominant member of the herd must be the oldest bull . |
| 7 | The Left claimed that the government and police were prejudiced in favour of Mosley , and were convinced that the National Government was favourable to fascism . |
| 8 | And within the vertebrates , the fish were the ‘ lowest ’ class and the mammals the ‘ highest ’ — since we ourselves are mammals and the Victorians were convinced that the human race was the pinnacle of creation . |
| 9 | CARE workers at a children 's home were unaware that a 15-year-old girl in their charge was going out to work as a prostitute . |
| 10 | However , the Interim Technical Report on the Piper Alpha explosion , published last October , raised the strong possibility that the incoming shift were unaware that a vital valve had been removed . |
| 11 | Although most people were relieved that the waiting game was over , the first days and nights were nerve-racking . |
| 12 | They were alarmed that the continuing growth in the number of foreign tourists could be jeopardised by an isolated serious incident . |
| 13 | We were confident that the new Beer Orders would give us the opportunity we needed . ’ |
| 14 | Those that could moved away , and those that were confident that the local authority would offer them something better refused to accept them . |
| 15 | The Tories stringently opposed the Whigs on this front , partly on the grounds that foreign immigrants posed a threat to national security and took away jobs from native workers , but also because they were concerned that a great influx of non-Anglicans would further undermine the Church of England . |
| 16 | Conservatives were concerned that an old lady can go and collect her pension without coming back to find her gas meter has been robbed , and that a mother can send her child round to a local shop without feat that the child will be molested . |
| 17 | The Whigs were concerned that the arbitrary power of a prince was being replaced by the arbitrary power of the legislature . |
| 18 | Like many readers , we were concerned that the paper-thin parade of models normally featured in magazines and newspapers are n't representative of women as a whole . |
| 19 | By now , knowing that Thomas must have pressed home his own attack , we were concerned that the only reference to his part in the operation was the bald statement — ‘ The sixth aircraft was lost ’ . |
| 20 | Party elders were concerned that the younger generation of intellectuals took no interest in Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thought and were neglecting their political studies . |
| 21 | Many Germans were concerned that the very existence of the Grand Coalition meant that there was no effective opposition in parliament , save for the 49 FDP members . |
| 22 | Some of the Romanian émigrés and ex-political-prisoners present as witnesses at the hearing were shocked that a Western politician could express such views . |
| 23 | Indeed it was my impression that BW were pleased that an outside body was showing sufficient interest in the canal to secure funding to undertake works which BW itself could not afford . |
| 24 | Muslim deputies here said they were optimistic that a working group of senior deputies could agree on the reforms , which give the Muslims equal representation in parliament and transfer executive powers from the Christian president to a cabinet led by a Sunni Muslim prime minister . |
| 25 | The number of entrants has dropped by 27% compared to 1991 and the judges were hopeful that the new application form — combined with SORP 2 — was not the cause . |
| 26 | They were worried that a new member might delay our work , and cause divisions . |
| 27 | On the other hand , faculty heads were worried that a low curriculum development fund would make it difficult to cope with future changes , especially GCSE . |
| 28 | The plays were about oppression , and producer Innes Lloyd and director Claude Whatham were anxious that a large audience should be made aware of the plight of Czech dissidents such as Havel . |
| 29 | Scarborough were disappointed that a deep frost on their ground — named , ironically , after frozen food manufacturers McCain denied them the chance to face Arsenal . |
| 30 | We were keen that a comprehensive district based service must be provided . |