Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been many Western and Soviet studies of religious belief per se , and of the interaction in Soviet history between an atheist regime and a highly religious peasantry , but scant reference is made to socio-economic views and actions derived from religion that had ultimate political repercussions . |
| 2 | A state religion that included all others obviously conduced to this objective . |
| 3 | They are Chinese Muslims whose ancestors came to China from Arabia as long ago as 651 and who still live scattered throughout the People 's Republic , preserving a way of life , a language and a religion that has more in common with Mecca than with the Orient . |
| 4 | A golf swing is a dynamic action that demands good balance at all times . |
| 5 | Aching in bones as if they would break is the main feature of this remedy that accompanies all of its complaints . |
| 6 | The Banks have totally rejected IBOA members ' concerns and have advised the Association that Extended Opening Hours are working without any difficulties . |
| 7 | So far , though , Pool Re has raised far less cash than was expected , according to AIRMIC , an association that represents corporate buyers of insurance . |
| 8 | They have reflected the wishful thinking that informed liberal development politics in the post-War period . |
| 9 | A proper respect for the Modern thinking that underlay such tools of social and economic experiment as the centre of Zlin , the original Bauhaus buildings , the Weissenhof , the Maison Savoye and many more , demands that their documentation should be preserved , but they themselves should be allowed to die . |
| 10 | ‘ We have a card that says that . |
| 11 | He too is a newcomer to Portrush , but who would have guessed it from a three-under card that showed 16 pars , one eagle and one birdie . |
| 12 | Brent Walker bought Whyte & Mackay from Lonrho earlier this year for £180m in a deal that included four French vineyards , which are also for sale for as much as £60m . |
| 13 | From his small office , the solicitor explains that deals similar to that offered to the Salvation Army — where they invested $10 million in a deal that promised high interest returns — are kept secret among high-ranking individuals in the world of finance . |
| 14 | So I would say to this Council when they were in power they set compulsive competitive tendering that sent thirteen hundred people down the road . |
| 15 | He needs at all rimes to be in full possession of his faculties , or that extra , unpredictable poetic thrust would never declare itself — that heart-lifting boost that rockets mere words into the outer spaces of true poetry . |
| 16 | The difference in the electrical properties of the metals provides the force that drives such a current . ’ |
| 17 | But more than that , as I have said already , a demoralized teaching force that feels disenfranchised from the process of educational change will be resistant to the changes that are thrown at them by outsiders . |
| 18 | These names have a personal connotation and , according to Gandhi , are simply man 's attempt to define the mysterious , invincible force that pervades all things . |
| 19 | In the field of professional qualifications , a directive is now in force that obliges professional bodies to recognise diplomas awarded in other member states after three years ' training , when granting membership to a particular profession . |
| 20 | The crumbling of the old idea of a state based on obligations and obedience may have helped increase the dynamic force that enabled European countries to spread their authority over most of the world ; the very widespread acceptance of the new idea of a state based on independence and equality gave people outside Europe political principles which helped them in the later struggle to dismantle the European empires . |
| 21 | Students of the subject are trained to regard self-interest as the force that decides economic choices . |
| 22 | The PLO escorted the British through west Beirut and they were replaced at Khalde by Major Hassan Kassar of the Libyan army , a reconnaissance officer for a Libyan-sponsored Arab League peace force that disintegrated some days later . |
| 23 | But in the Philosophie zoologique Lamarck had subordinated this to his belief in a progressive force that pushed living things steadily up the scale of organization . |
| 24 | Some thoughtful Germans , such as Volker Rühe , general secretary of the ruling Christian Democrats , argue that now more than ever the Europeans should speed moves to form a multinational force that includes German soldiers . |
| 25 | The ingredient that causes this effect is the solvent contained in many brands of glue as well as many other household and industrial products . |
| 26 | I have one in the bathroom for dirty washing , which doubles as a seat ; I have one in my bedroom for ironing and one in the other bedroom that holds all my sewing materials . |
| 27 | After 113 minutes of attacking football that had Second Division Swindon reeling from the start , Third Division Bolton finally took the lead through Brown . |
| 28 | IS Scissormen 's first release , a six-track mini-LP that goes some considerable distance towards explaining their steadily-growing popularity in the capital . |
| 29 | In the shooting that followed Special Constable Goodman was killed and Pc Kelly wounded . |
| 30 | ‘ You 've been found guilty of a breathtaking fraud that cheated thousands of people . |