Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From what we have seen it might be supposed that private judicial patronage was more trouble than it was worth , but the offices were in fact received as a sign of favour by many lawyers , who could of course use them as stepping stones to better things . |
| 2 | The atomic age has forcefully reopened that old forgotten Christian question : ‘ What if the world should end tonight ? ’ |
| 3 | It should be stressed that large wooden articles such as doors are usually far better stripped by removing them and dipping in a caustic tank . |
| 4 | Although both the Reagan and the Bush administrations had previously waived this provision , it was expected that senior Democratic senators would oppose another suspension of the certification requirement . |
| 5 | If bile reflux is important aetiological factor in gastric carcinogenesis in this situation , it might be expected that gastric mucosal DNA should also show evidence of bile related adduction . |
| 6 | It is sometimes claimed that female criminal activity is restricted to limited types of crimes . |
| 7 | The validity of official statistics on suicide has often been questioned ; some critics have claimed that different national suicide rates reflect the extent to which coroners in those countries are prepared to categorize deaths as suicide , rather than real national differences in propensity to suicide . |
| 8 | The sense of betrayal has been deepened by London 's refusal to acknowledge any moral responsibility to provide general refuge ; instead , it has claimed that domestic political considerations demand the exclusion of potentially millions of Chinese immigrants . |
| 9 | Sporadic fighting was reported during the rest of October , and on Oct. 26 Interfax cited the Karabakh news agency as having reported that Azerbaijani MiG-25 aircraft had bombed Stepanakert , the Nagorny Karabakh capital . |
| 10 | It has been reported that pancreatic acinar cells , stimulated by caerulein or cholecystokinin , release substantial amounts of platelet activating factor . |
| 11 | A survey by the International Chamber of Commerce ( ICC ) has reported that major industrial companies expect to double their spending on cutting pollution over the next decade . |
| 12 | On Nov. 18 it was reported that Chadian National Front ( FNT ) fighters had handed over their weapons to the Sudanese authorities on the border under a reconciliation agreement with the Déby government . |
| 13 | It may be recommended that independent psychiatric or psychological assessment is made or that the sufferer is admitted for prolonged assessment over a period of time ( ten days or so ) in daily contact with the group of patients already in treatment . |
| 14 | The importance of the distinction between hire-purchase and sale becomes apparent when it is realised that different legal results followed . |
| 15 | The reader of this column over the years will have noticed that relevant contemporary issues have been taken and discussed in a conciliatory and balanced manner , causing offence to virtually no-one . |
| 16 | During his travels Walton had noticed that large retail chains tended to locate their stores in the vicinity of large population centres , in the belief that small-town outlets could not be profitable . |
| 17 | But as the French press produced one embarrassing revelation after another , including leaks from the DGSE itself , it was decided that 65-year-old civil servant Bernard Tricot should carry out a rigorous investigation and that the French government would cooperate fully with the New Zealand police . |
| 18 | Later it was also decided that special 10-day visas would be issued covering the period of the conference . |
| 19 | Just seventeen months separated that lowly first performance at The Ritz to headlining the city 's most prestigious concert hall . |
| 20 | It is commonly accepted that educated deaf people prefer hearing people to use English-based sign and Woodward ( 1973 ) has suggested that the normal form of communication between deaf and hearing people is pidgin Sign English . |
| 21 | If it is accepted that successful formative attempts can contribute to the summative assessment , the actual number of formal assessments could be substantially reduced . |
| 22 | It may have to be accepted that recurrent brief admissions are a necessary part of the long-term care of such a patient . |
| 23 | Although the allies stressed that every effort was being made to minimize " collateral damage " , it was generally accepted that significant civilian casualties were inflicted during the air campaign . |
| 24 | During Hungarian-Soviet trade talks it was revealed that total Hungarian exports to the Soviet Union were expected to reach $1,500 million by the end of 1991 . |
| 25 | KATRIN KRABBE 'S hopes of avoiding a four-year doping ban received a boost yesterday when it was revealed that influential scientific reports backed up her case that she did not take banned steroids . |
| 26 | On page 27 of the last issue of Credit Management , the footnote should have said that individual voluntary arrangements account for 13 per cent ( not 1 per cent as was printed ) of personal failures . |
| 27 | Although the Department of the Environment has said that other developed countries in Europe , including Italy , should be able to dispose of their own waste , the consignments are being dealt with by the municipal toxic waste department in Manchester . |
| 28 | It was said that armed mounted troopers were grouped outside the oval to quell a possible riot . |
| 29 | That is , if then Q and If Q then R , where these are such conditionals , entail If P then R. It has sometimes been said that certain other " if " statements are not transitive — for example , " If J. Edgar Hoover had been born a Russian , he would have been a Communist " , " If he had been a Communist , he would have been a traitor " , and " If he had been born a Russian , he would have been a traitor " . |
| 30 | ( It is said that distinguished foreign guests of the Swiss Confederation visiting Bern are invariably taken out to dine somewhere in the Emmental . ) |