Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would appear that states prefer to act legally where possible and it is not possible to claim that states are unaffected by legal prohibitions on war , but the regularity with which such a large proportion of states are prepared to use force illegally — despite their total commitment to law-abidingness within their territories and the apparent lack of any retributive consequences of such illegalities ( unless defeat in war is unhelpfully labelled as a punishment ) — raise doubts about the parallels between municipal and international law in terms of the parameters of the concept of law . |
| 2 | Agency records , which recorded all referrals , were checked weekly to confirm that ASWs had completed questionnaires where relevant . |
| 3 | Paul is careful to emphasise that relationships relate both to God and man by the statement which comes immediately prior to , and also introduces , his section on the full range of relationships in which Christians will be involved . |
| 4 | It is interesting to observe that publishers regularly reproduce conscious manipulation of the written medium on the part of the writer . |
| 5 | Since there is a waiting list for places on the course for better driving , readers may be interested to know that groups affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists hold such classes all over the country . |
| 6 | With limited space , it is unavoidable that I can provide only a summary of the work of a very active Association , but I thought your readers would be interested to know that schools are not being neglected . |
| 7 | And if she has already enjoyed the satisfaction of having climbed to a new standard of proficiency , higher than she has been before , why should she care one way or another to know that others have not yet reached this standard ? |
| 8 | Although it would be wrong to presume that teachers who are excellent in their off-site unit work with small groups of pupils could necessarily become the vanguard of a new service they can provide the focus for some initial developments . |
| 9 | For a time it was popular to suggest that reversals in the earth 's magnetic field , which we know to have been sudden , may have temporarily broken down the protective shield provided by the van Allen Belt against cosmic rays and so stimulated evolution by way of genetic mutation . |
| 10 | Our results suggest that it is wrong to assume that patients will become unduly anxious if they are warned about most of the potential risks of surgical treatment , at least as far as inguinal herniorrhaphy and general anaesthesia are concerned . |
| 11 | Secondly , it would seem sensible to suggest that lessons can be learned from the experience of other jurisdictions , by adopting a comparative approach . |
| 12 | Lastly , I think Jim Perrin is being more than generous to suggest that climbers and walkers have an exemplary record in observing agreements and their respect for the environment . |
| 13 | It is unrealistic to expect that accounts can contain ‘ full ’ provisions for the Businesses 's liabilities . |
| 14 | As with all the social services , it would be foolish to assume that executors of policy on the ground are always the obedient poodles of those who think up grand designs . |
| 15 | It would be wrong to suggest that women were a liberated force for female emancipation in Huaiwiri . |
| 16 | It would be foolish to imagine that GIS can assist in all hazard studies , emergencies and disasters . |
| 17 | One does not want to occasion unnecessary delay in exercising those controls , but they must be sufficiently firm and rigorous to ensure that criminals who try to get into the country are detected and that illegal immigrants are similarly detected and prevented from entering the country . |
| 18 | Yet it would be wrong to believe that Hamas controls hearts and minds in the strip . |
| 19 | It is popular to believe that managers are responsible for developing their people but closer examination reveals this to be a nonsense . |
| 20 | The rationale , however , for that is clear : while insurers are willing to concede that accidents will happen , events developing over a long period of time because of a lack of concern for the potential hazards should not be allowed to . |
| 21 | Almost all individualists are willing to concede that actions have some causal antecedents , since they allow that people are shaped and constrained by environmental factors which form their personalities and affect what they do . |
| 22 | But , as we saw in the discussion of neoclassicism , it was unrealistic to suppose that questions of intent and responsibility could be abandoned . |
| 23 | Darwin and Spencer had been wrong to argue that women were in a state of arrested development . |
| 24 | However , it would be wrong to think that foxes are a nuisance everywhere . |
| 25 | We can now ask how far it is sensible to say that genes ‘ program ’ or ‘ control ’ development . |
| 26 | In the 1960s the writings of Laing and his followers were interpreted by some to mean that pressures inside the family drove victims into madness . |
| 27 | However it is interesting to note that Johnes ( 1990 ) , in her study of student wastage in the University of Lancaster , while emphasising the importance of A-level results , also points to the importance of other factors associated with non-completion . |
| 28 | It is interesting to note that birds and mammals can be grouped together in evolution terms , as both evolved from two distinct reptilian stocks along independent lines ; but both can be treated as similar from a thermoregulatory point of view . |
| 29 | It is interesting to note that Eskimos have higher HDLs . |
| 30 | It is interesting to note that attitudes towards the outcomes of SSE , in terms of the promotion of change in schools , are only minimally correlated to attitudes towards the processes . |