Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adj] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Gardiner relied on this case as demonstrating that it was considered self-evident that the right to recovery arose directly from the unlawful exaction irrespective of whether any element of compulsion existed . |
| 2 | It was noted that a number of forms and procedures had been devised by the Clerical Assistant and the OIC , and it was considered possible that the analysis might have been more revealing in other establishments where the approach to administrative work was not so methodical . |
| 3 | However , it was considered unlikely that the USA would actually withdraw , since the Soviet Union was expected to join soon . |
| 4 | Wilson was particularly pleased when , in the re-drafting of this document at his behest , the section on planning agreements was ‘ cut down to size ’ and it was made plain that the NEB would have no ‘ marauding role ’ . |
| 5 | It was made clear that a management buy-out was not on the agenda . |
| 6 | The basic objection to any continuation of the campaign was its organized nature , based on the " creation of machinery with staffs and offices throughout the country " .40 It was made clear that no campaign of any sort was to be allowed and , on their refusal to accept this decision , the four members were expelled . |
| 7 | It was made clear that the treaty did not infringe the rights and sovereignty of individual Soviet republics . |
| 8 | It was made clear that the CIS was not considered a state or even a supranational grouping , and would therefore have no citizenship . |
| 9 | ( During the interval he was in fact offered a judgeship , which he declined , but it was made clear that the government could not long countenance a Solicitor-General without a seat in the House of Commons . ) |
| 10 | It was made clear that the responsibility for actually managing real services should rest with the statutory sector . |
| 11 | So far as I am aware , this was the first occasion on which it was made clear that the period which elapses before a prisoner serving a life sentence is released is determined by consideration of two factors , namely : ( i ) the period necessary to satisfy retribution and deterrence , which has come to be called ‘ the tariff ; ’ and ( ii ) a possible further period if it is thought by the Parole Board and/or the Secretary of State that the prisoner would pose an unacceptable risk of danger to the public were he to be released at the end of his tariff period . |
| 12 | However , it was made clear that the assessments were not to be age-related . |
| 13 | It was for this reason that it was made clear that the negotiations leading to a settlement might best be described as bargaining hence suggesting a somewhat aggressive method of resolving the matter . |
| 14 | Yet William was made well-aware that the crisis in England which had led to his invitation had been brought about mainly by the opposition of the Anglican interest , something he implicitly recognised in his invasion propaganda . |
| 15 | The manometric assembly was positioned such that the side holes at each end of the LOS sleeve showed gastric and oesophageal body pressure patterns whereas the side holes at either end of the UOS sleeve indicated pharyngeal and oesophageal body pressures ( Figs 1 , 2 , 3 ) . |
| 16 | Thus , it was thought best that the development of the linguistic framework should parallel the development of the workshop activity . |