Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had she for instance dictated that the partner should offer resistance this would have been a relatively crude way of ‘ tightening ’ the structure compared with instructing the listener to be in a ‘ counsellor ’ role . |
| 2 | The system will handle not only telephone calls and data messages but other signals that need high bandwidth , for instance those that encode TV pictures or large stores of computerised information . |
| 3 | J 2 is poorly known , and only an upper limit exists for f such that the polar radius is within 0.24 km of the equatorial radius . |
| 4 | The avalanche of red tape surrounding events such as this ( the entire population of New Delhi appears to be employed handing out forms to fill in ) has to be seen to be believed , and it is by no means certain that , come 1 November , there will be any paper left to provide the winners with their cheque . |
| 5 | He too was an outsider in a foreign place , and he was by no means certain that all the natives were friendly . |
| 6 | It is by no means certain that the Tory tax offensive has gained much ground . |
| 7 | Although the persistent maintenance of negative real interest rates is an indication of the government 's underlying attitude to monetary policy , it is by no means certain that , under the conditions existing in Yugoslavia , high interest rates have a great deal of influence on expenditure . |
| 8 | Despite the examples given above , it is by no means certain that demographic changes will automatically lead employers to think again about their age discriminatory policies . |
| 9 | Although it is by no means certain that the courts would uphold such a contention , groups should nevertheless exercise care in this area . |
| 10 | It is by no means certain that the courts would always be willing to redefine the mens rea requirement in order to secure an acquittal . |
| 11 | It is by no means certain that material rewards are the only means by which societies can induce their members to fill social positions as the theory seems to suggest . |
| 12 | Yet it is by no means certain that the next political upheaval will take place on the streets . |
| 13 | It is by no means certain that this is true . |
| 14 | It is by no means certain that a newly conceived " teachers ' contract " , will include such a notion We raise the question whether the long-term effects of teachers ' industrial action might render impracticable future projects in the ESSE/L Project mould . |
| 15 | Yet for the growth of the later strident and vigorous anticlericalism , the self-consciousness of the laity was a prerequisite , and on a national scale it is by no means certain that this lay identity would have come about so forcefully or so quickly had parliament not been ready to hand as a vehicle in which to rally hostility and an instrument by which to further it . |
| 16 | In the case of mouth , if one knew what an animal 's mouth was , and one were to hear , for the first time , a reference to the mouth of a river , I surmise that there would be little difficulty in construing the meaning ; but suppose one were familiar only with mouth used to refer to the mouth of a river , and one heard a reference to the horse 's mouth , it is by no means certain that one 's attention would be directed to the appropriate end of the horse ! |
| 17 | It is , however , by no means certain that such a limitation was intended to be introduced by the Court of Appeal . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it is by no means certain that the " new " temporary workers are very different from more traditional temporary workers in manufacturing in this respect . |
| 19 | Nevertheless it is by no means certain that the use of such predicates necessarily commits us to an anti-monist stance . |
| 20 | However , it is by no means certain that either of the established parties would agree to change since they would be bidding away long-term electoral advantage in return for a short-term in office in a coalition government in which they might have only limited power . |
| 21 | Stratospheric chemistry is very complex , involving more than 150 chemical reactions between 50 chemical species , so it is by no means certain that all potential threats to the stratospheric ozone layer are yet known . |
| 22 | Yet it is by no means certain that these climatic variations produce completely distinctive sets of landforms . |
| 23 | Even when the problem has been identified as having a legal perspective it is by no means certain that the client will conclude that a solicitor is the most appropriate source of advice . |
| 24 | Even so , I felt by no means certain that the elders would be able to prevent their refractory warriors from attacking us after dark . |
| 25 | This latter feature is very useful , given that in a sharing environment , it is by no means certain that each PC will be capable of using the PCL5 page description language backward compatibility with previous Epson printers is also very handy . |
| 26 | A more plausible interpretation , both less prescient and less duplicitous , would suggest that , while de Gaulle recognized the possibility of independence — and one might well wonder how , in the midst of global decolonization , he could have avoided such a recognition — he was by no means certain that this was the only possible outcome in Algeria . |
| 27 | It is by no means certain that , as innovative designs , they were the earliest mosaics in this group ( section 3.2 ) . |
| 28 | It is therefore by no means certain that share sales would be quicker to complete . |
| 29 | But it is by no means certain that most visitors make this vital connection . |
| 30 | I merely say that I think the question might be expected to interest your readers , but I am by no means confident that they will care much about the matter . |