Example sentences of "[adj] that [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the person of Mary of Guise , it had been made abundantly clear that neither a French background nor an assertive Protestant aristocracy was a bar to the exercise of power and the acquisition of respect . |
| 2 | It is clear that even a good working knowledge of credit costs helps consumers only if that knowledge affects their shopping decisions . |
| 3 | From March 1918 it was clear that only a crushing military victory by one or other side would bring ‘ peace ’ . |
| 4 | After a review of its operation in 1977 it became clear that only a minority of patients referred from the other hospitals were being successfully rehabilitated and that St Wulstan 's had become another long-stay hospital . |
| 5 | Schools are given the same written guidelines as in the Major Project , but it is made clear that only a short proposal document is required to accompany the school 's spending plan . |
| 6 | The plenum , in the event , made little influence upon the continuing discussion , and by the early 1990s it was clear that only a reconsideration of the very bases of Soviet statehood would be likely to satisfy the aspirations of the various republics and nationalities . |
| 7 | In the preface , the editor of the catalogue makes it clear that only a representative selection of coins is listed . |
| 8 | All around her there were trees — huge , old , their foliage so high that not a leaf was distinguishable . |
| 9 | The cost of freehold land is so high that only a wealthy man who farms intensively can hope to make a living on his own small farm . |
| 10 | A sheltered housing project in Thornaby has proved so popular that only a few flats are left . |
| 11 | She suspects that Charles suspects that she had once had an affair with Ivan , but of course she had not , though she concedes that Ivan is so unpleasant that only a degree of past sexual intimacy could plausibly explain the kind of relationship that he and Liz have over the years established . |
| 12 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 13 | It is interesting that only a few years ago Mr Albert Baker of Baker Bros. , Upper Halling , paid the Vicar part of the cost of wood he had cut in Halling woods . |
| 14 | It was interesting that quite a number saw their being easily located at their place of work as a benefit . |
| 15 | It was possible that even a reject like him could be of use in such a godforsaken spot . |
| 16 | It is possible that only a very marked and rapid reduction in interest rates , which might cause a substantial shift in confidence , would be effective . |
| 17 | Ronni was suddenly grateful that just a moment ago she 'd already had this conversation . |
| 18 | He would have liked to have made a run for Mexico but he had work to do , and there was n't a chance of their surviving that long a race against the hurricane . |
| 19 | Normally , the energy of the particle is still positive , but the gravitational field inside a black hole is so strong that even a real particle can have negative energy there . |
| 20 | According to a report , the second lock up was in fact so narrow that occasionally a boat would be partially gripped , causing it to plunge dangerously . |
| 21 | He said this knowing that the architects were designing for a larger site quite unaware that only a portion had been authorized . |
| 22 | Pliny 's standing as author of the Historia Naturalis was such that not a few of the beliefs which he set down without personal commitment have continued to influence popular superstitions for nearly two millennia . |
| 23 | In fact , it does n't matter how remote , how poor is the resemblance of an insect to a stick , there must be some level of twilight , or some degree of distance away from the eye , or some degree of distraction of the predator 's attention , such that even a very good eye will be fooled by the remote resemblance . |
| 24 | On the other hand , if the scores of the standardisation sample were such that only a very small proportion — say , 5 per cent — scored 40 or less , then a child with this score may be identified as being in need of further , more detailed assessment . |
| 25 | The demands of such actions for lawyers ' services are such that only a large and complex firm can meet them , with corresponding implications for costs , restricting , in turn , the availability of such services to all but the wealthiest . |
| 26 | This limits the number of possible combinations such that only a few examples exist in this category . |
| 27 | It 's crucial that even a basic name and address system can get at a particular name , or group of names , as quickly as possible . |
| 28 | It seemed impossible that only a few hours before I had been happy in my cell at the aerodrome . |
| 29 | This weakens the leaf 's connection to the tree so much that even a light breeze can blow it off . |
| 30 | But the judge said : ‘ This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified . |