Example sentences of "[noun sg] mean that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirement of immediate fear means that a threat to carry out violence in the future does not amount to an assault even though fear is present . |
| 2 | Their second defeat in four days by a London club means that a quick return to the present Second Division is more likely than ever for the First Division 's bottom team . |
| 3 | Put in its simplest way , the principle of inverse irreversibility means that a scientist , or anyone else in the business of forming some general ‘ law ’ by which the Universe , or a very large portion of it , is governed , will view his law in direct inverse proportion to the amount and weight of evidence against it . |
| 4 | This criterion means that a great deal of fundamental science such as elementary particle physics or astronomy would not qualify for our support ; but it does not mean that we avoid contact with scientists working in these fields . |
| 5 | This rule means that a customer will generally be kept informed of his position . |
| 6 | It is certainly possible for Parliament to give limited powers of government to local authorities and to local and national assemblies but the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty means that a subsequent Parliament can repeal the relevant legislation and take back the power . |
| 7 | The fall in cyclic AMP means that a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase must have been active despite the presence of IBMX ( 0.1 mM ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Faxfinders ’ work means that a computer print out of all outstanding orders of odd lids and bases is produced and sent out to production areas . |
| 9 | The recent growth of population meant that a smaller proportion of the workforce than before could also farm a smallholding in the manner of their ancestors ; many of them were now occupied full-time at their craft and both their cottage and their loom were rented from the manufacturers . |
| 10 | The tax meant that a bottle of whisky attracted taxes of up to 220% , the equivalent of Y 2,000 , or about $ 15.70 . |
| 11 | On the other hand , the generally low ‘ compliance observability ’ of the teaching-learning process means that a good deal of power and influence is likely always to remain with those who actually operate the system , i.e. the lecturers and students . |
| 12 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 13 | Dietary fibre means that a food requires more chewing but it also requires more swallowing . |
| 14 | He regrets the decision not to re-title the revision : ‘ It was completely rewritten , but keeping the title meant that a lot of people decided not to buy it . |
| 15 | Decimalisation meant that a major revision of the payroll system was needed and the limited time scales involved resulted in the acquisition and implementation of a payroll package called " COMPAY " . |
| 16 | To return to the earlier days of the state , however , one must remark upon several other provisions of the Kanunname of Mehmed II if only to avoid giving the impression that , at least in these early days , the establishment of a hierarchy for the ulema meant that a scholar , once enmeshed in its toils , had no option but the long grind to the top of that particular profession . |
| 17 | This may be due partly to the need consciously to establish common cultural references in a pluralistic society , whereas the historically narrow class base of British higher education meant that a lot of the cultural references could be taken for granted ; the Robbins ( 1963 , p. 7 ) reference to the ‘ transmission of a common culture and common standards of citizenship ’ was perhaps a sign that this cultural assumption was finally breaking down under the pressure of expansion and democratization . |
| 18 | The high sugar and alcohol content means that a pudding can become dangerously hot in a microwave . |
| 19 | The reliance on " intuitive observation " in selection means that a heavy burden falls on the reader 's training in the art of alert reading , and of responding to linguistic and other cues . |
| 20 | Over a period of time the effects of changes in personal circumstances and company policy mean that a viable partnership will need to recruit new partners and plan for effective induction . |
| 21 | A combination of a well planned and executed programme , better than expected weather and operational benefits derived from onboard data processing meant that a planned two-summer programme was completed in just 4½ months . |
| 22 | The reason for placing such emphasis on buying a board of this size is because the stability inherent in high volume means that a big board will be easy to stand on . |
| 23 | The harmonic effect is dissonant , but not unpleasantly so , and the absence of chromaticism means that a background feeling of unity typical of the diatonic system is retained : |
| 24 | During the winter the pump should be removed in any event and this arrangement means that a pool heater can be conveniently installed in its place if desired . |
| 25 | In reality , the theory of wealth ‘ trickling down ’ does not work and the farce of a ‘ representative ’ rather than a delegated democracy means that a high price is extracted from society for the ‘ freedom ’ on offer , since social cohesion and environmental safeguards are no necessary part of the legislative framework which allows capital to keep on growing . |
| 26 | Although the actual number of hours of low-level flying would not be increased , the introduction of the Harrier GR7 aircraft with night-flight radar meant that a greater percentage of the total would be conducted at night . |
| 27 | Announcing the figures , Environment Minister David Trippier claimed that heavy rains were in part to blame for overloading coastal sewage treatment systems , while the preceding drought meant that a higher density of sewage bacteria had been carried in rivers . |
| 28 | The new Tory ministry under Harley may have been successful in changing the previous Whig majority in Parliament into a Tory one in the General Election of 1710 ; but the furore unleashed by the Sacheverell affair meant that a Parliament dominated by High Tories was returned , which was much more extreme than a moderate like Harley would have wished . |
| 29 | The ruling means that a lot of people , most of them women , are unlikely to be compensated for serious psychological damage done to them at very young ages . ’ |
| 30 | First , the cognitive model which structures the mental space in terms of the schemas of BALANCE and LINKS admits of diverse more superficial realisations , for example the " financial-numerical " metaphors of the play , and this diversity means that a number of alternative image schemas could also arguably explain the patterning . |