Example sentences of "[adj] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His personal fondness for the sayings of the Reverend Swaggart marked him as a man somewhat out of step with much of the rest of the world ; a view reinforced by his apparent keenness on the suggestion of a freebooting American marine that the kingdom become a dumping-ground for spent atomic waste and noxious chemicals .
2 But he was never saying to himself until one moment in the past that it was much peculiar that a girl as pretty and as fashionable with her peroxide hair as Jilly Jonathan was carrying on holiday a big , crocodile-skin handbag .
3 This answer was so peculiar that the child remembered it .
4 It is peculiar that the hedgehogs should be used as the balls , especially as they keep wandering off and getting into hedgehog fights .
5 Thus Aquinas , who stood in a long tradition which came to him through the teachings of the early canonists summed up in Gratian 's Decretum ( 1140 ) , was clear that every state had both the right and the duty to defend itself , its legitimate existence , and its rights when these could be legally proved ( ‘ It is legitimate to oppose force with force ’ , as Justinian 's Digest put it ) .
6 ‘ It has become quite clear that every authority is pursuing a different model and taking a different approach .
7 Well can we make it absolutely clear that no settlement , anywhere , er in North Yorkshire , or in York and Humberside probably is self contained .
8 In Fowler v Cammell Laird Ltd , 1973 IRLR 72 — although the circumstances of the case make it clear that no injustice was done in holding the dismissal fair — the tribunal was obviously impressed by the fact that the company rules provided for instant dismissal of those convicted of theft on the company 's premises .
9 ‘ We 've made it quite clear that no award will be made unless we 're absolutely satisfied that the problem of retuning has been probably addressed .
10 Once it was clear that no demonstrations would take place , the students became nervous about the ‘ xuechao ’ and began to withdraw from any action which could have been construed as political activism .
11 ‘ If an assassin were to dare to enter my kitchen , ’ Auguste announced in tones that made it clear that no villain would have the temerity , ‘ do you not think that poison would be his chosen means , rather than an arsenal of rifles hidden in a kitchen range ? ’
12 There are now up to twenty Loyalist death squads in activity and it is quite clear that no circumstances given the intensity of their attacks , the geographical spread of their attacks and the reckless abandon of their attacks , there is a very substantial risk to the entire catholic community .
13 The basic objection to any continuation of the campaign was its organized nature , based on the " creation of machinery with staffs and offices throughout the country " .40 It was made clear that no campaign of any sort was to be allowed and , on their refusal to accept this decision , the four members were expelled .
14 Finally , if the manager were to get into financial difficulties , and his or her creditors required payment , it should be clear that no money in this account belongs to the manager , and it can not be used to settle the manager 's personal debts .
15 Well I think he made it clear that no jury could forget what everybody knew er which is of course er the the facts that emerged at the time er that the Birmingham Six were acquitted .
16 The heralds and the disciplinary officers could achieve much ; but it is clear that no factor could ensure a greater respect for the rules of war and for the interests and property of the non-combatant than could firm leadership .
17 What is for sure on the basis of a judgment made in nineteen sixty-eight when my Noble friend Lord Callaghan of Cardiff er was Home Secretary , it was made quite clear that no Minister of the Crown can tell a Chief Constable , can tell him he must or mee no or must not keep observation on this place or that .
18 Eddie Frizzell , chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service , said yesterday he wished once again to make it clear that no discussions had taken place between himself and senior colleagues , or any private sector contractor , on the possibility of managing and funding a private prison in Scotland .
19 But it 's clear that no amount of research will answer what seems at the outset to be a simple question , that is , ‘ Is golf good for the environment ? ’ the reply has to be , ‘ It depends . ’
20 Was it , perhaps , in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay ?
21 In other words , under the misappropriation theory it is clear that no breach of duty to the issuer of the securities traded in , is required , provided there has been a breach of duty to another person ; however , under Rule 14e-3 it is not necessary for any fiduciary duty to be owed or breached .
22 The Court was surprised that those suggestions should have been made , and the Court owed it to its members and to all concerned to make it clear that no attempt had been made by anyone directly or indirectly , otherwise than in open court , to influence its decision .
23 There comes a time in every project , he wrote , when it becomes clear that a head is no match for a wall .
24 The case of Donson & Frudd v Conoco Ltd , 1973 IRLR 258 , also makes it quite clear that a conviction does not permit the employer unlimited freedom in dealing with employees .
25 Subsection ( 3 ) makes it clear that a licence may be suspended not only on the grounds of the actings of the licence-holder but also on grounds attributable to the actings of persons frequenting the premises or the vicinity of the premises .
26 Where subsequent to intimation of a claim it is clear that a Capital Sum Payment will be made , H.O .
27 It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence .
28 It should be clear that a God who was simply ‘ outside ’ the world in the way that the President of France was ‘ outside ’ Britain could hardly at the same time be present in it .
29 But when the Assembly met for its first session on 5 January 1918 it immediately became clear that a majority of the deputies were hostile to the government and the Assembly was forcibly disbanded .
30 It is clear that a reduction or increase in funding did not automatically lead to similar changes in each of the schools .
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