Example sentences of "[noun] that [adj] people " in BNC.
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| 31 | He could do the bits of the words that Japanese people were supposed to find difficult . |
| 32 | Too short a list means that the input words will quite often be missed , and too long a list can mean that the list of allowable candidate strings is vast , and will often contain words that most people would not recognise as English words . |
| 33 | How would it look if I suddenly disappeared for weeks — leaving a gap that other people would have to fill — because my wife 's grandmother is ill on the other side of the world ? ’ |
| 34 | Thus to honour the first of the Roman emperors an orderly arrangement was reduced to an illogical jumble that many people find difficult to remember but which in the course of 2,000 years has been successfully imposed on most of the world . |
| 35 | It is often said that alcohol is ‘ the only little pleasure that old people have ’ , which may be true to an extent , but if drinking becomes a problem then it is for the individuals to decide how much of a pleasure drinking is , and whether they want help to stop . |
| 36 | The more workers are sent from the developed world , the louder is the message to the recipients of aid that other people know best . |
| 37 | To buy a Stag just for its investment potential is to deny yourself the sort of al fresco luxury that most people can only dream about in a new car . |
| 38 | Two broad themes were apparent : first , there was a growing recognition that elderly people were mentally and physically capable of far more than had been previously assumed , and that it was medically and socially possible for them to maintain an independent and active life . |
| 39 | More positively , it is the recognition that all people should have the right to live within the community — to contribute to it and benefit from it , and simply to be a part of it , except in very rare circumstances . |
| 40 | Where housing departments were developing strategies on homelessness , there was no recognition that disabled people become homeless as well , and conversely , that some homeless households contain disabled people . |
| 41 | Just as important as the specific commitment is the general recognition that older people have potential in the same way as the rest of the population , and that this should be given the chance to develop . |
| 42 | If there was recognition that older people have the capacity but are not given the opportunity for participation and decision-making in , for example , the way residential care and nursing homes are run , then a lot of things would have to change . |
| 43 | With the exception of the tiny Trotskyist groups , libertarian socialists — even in the Communist Party — regarded trade unions with suspicion or even contempt ( conveniently forgetting that these were institutions that working-class people had themselves built up and developed ) . |
| 44 | Well in a modern world we 've lost the faith that certain people are appointed by God to do this for us , or especially naturally fitted to do it , so how are we going to accept the rule of some people rather than others ? |
| 45 | To her , the building was endlessly exciting , and she liked it for all the reasons that most people would specify as particular causes for dislike . |
| 46 | Although one might suppose that the creation of a new party offers attractive opportunities for people previously excluded from local élites to establish themselves as leaders , it is often the case that such people do not obviously possess the right qualities . |
| 47 | The triceps make up 60% of the upper arm while the biceps make up only 40% and yet it is still the case that most people tend to have overdeveloped biceps . |
| 48 | the case that most people regard the way in which the National Library has been built and planned as a total national disaster and a vast waste of public money . |
| 49 | If we cancel this event because of a shadowy terrorist threat it will be an admission that these people can control our lives . |
| 50 | If everyone can learn to understand , however , how wars can be started so easily , there is a hope that more people might work to prevent them . |
| 51 | ‘ I am willing to be identified in the hope that more people who may have information will contact the police . ’ |
| 52 | This will give you valuable insights into the kinds of skills and attitudes that young people bring with them to work and help you to understand how their needs and interests can contribute positively to the work place . |
| 53 | This is the bit that some people find extremely exciting . |
| 54 | Many people swear that their horse has a sense of humour , especially when it likes tipping them off ; but it is possible of course that these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse ! |
| 55 | This is what we must be prepared to do if we are to achieve the vision of educational integration that reflects the kinds of values that deaf people would wish to see perpetuated . |
| 56 | The racism which manifests itself in employment is only one , albeit crucial , part of the general experience of discrimination and subordination that black people have had to confront in Britain . |
| 57 | ‘ The hard times that many people had been through had made them disillusioned and cynical . ’ |
| 58 | I mean the the money that some people spend on on a wedding i I mean it it 's just one day and then you got yo it 's your life afterwards that really counts . |
| 59 | House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to postpone . |
| 60 | So they 're very ordinary signs that ordinary people can understand . |