Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole proceedings lasted only twenty-three minutes and assurances were given that the House would be kept informed . |
| 2 | Assurances were given that the tests were not designed to show that men or women are in some way ‘ better ’ than each other , but to trace and display managerial traits and aptitudes . |
| 3 | That caused a tirade , naturally , and instructions were given that the man must not be hired again . |
| 4 | All Japanese people were taught that the aggressive foreign policies pursued in the 1930s-1940s were Japan 's destiny . |
| 5 | In a letter to Gonzalez on May 15 the US Attorney-General William Barr described the inquiry as " harmful to national security " and said that the executive branch would provide no more classified information until specific assurances were received that the documents would not be made public . |
| 6 | Hints were dropped that the suffragettes in question were lady friends of the employers , that invitations to " My Lady 's tea-parties " were issued , and so on . |
| 7 | If it were accepted that the parties have no legal rights and duties under a political treaty , then even less could the legal position of third parties be affected by it . |
| 8 | If it were accepted that the language of the Convention demonstrates an intention to establish a permanent regime for freer global communications upon which all States could rely , the United States could claim the benefits of transit passage without having to prove that that concept had itself become customary international law . |
| 9 | ‘ Threats were made that the men would return and Darren showed a lot of courage to free himself . |
| 10 | The implication , whether private or public , was that somehow pressure had been exerted by the masters to get the women to sign ( we have already noted that counter-allegations were made that the men had done the same to their women supporters ) . |
| 11 | Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board . |
| 12 | In 1377 the tax had been levied at 4d. a head , in 1379 it had been graduated and in December 1380 Parliament granted a further tax at 1s. a head , and although suggestions were made that the rich should help the poor to meet this heavy burden , one suspects that these were largely unheeded . |
| 13 | In the spring , we were promised that the recession would be ’ short-lived and shallow ’ , and that growth would begin again towards the middle of the year . |
| 14 | Local people were angered that the police had apparently been unable to prevent the invasion . |
| 15 | If any assurance were needed that the $100 million painting is nigh , Mr Saito has provided it . |
| 16 | If ever any further proof were needed that The Cure operate by their own arbitrary set of do 's and don't 's , then this is it . |
| 17 | If ever any further proof were needed that The Cure operate by their own arbitrary set of do 's and don't 's , then this is it . |
| 18 | In the long term ministers were persuaded that the advantages would outweigh the obvious and possible drawbacks . |
| 19 | A panel of former Booker Prize judges questioned on a television programme in 1983 were agreed that the prize was for ‘ serious ’ novels and was unlikely to be awarded to a thriller , however skilful or original it might be . |
| 20 | While most commentators were agreed that the LDP 's election performance was sufficiently good to ensure Kaifu 's short-term survival as Prime Minister , many felt that the manner in which he handled forthcoming trade negotiations with the United States would be crucial to determining his standing within the party by the time of the next scheduled leadership contest in October . |
| 21 | However , most commentators were agreed that the ageing Ne Win , the country 's leader from 1962 until September 1988 who now held no official position , remained the supreme source of political power . |
| 22 | Although industrialists were reported to have reacted with guarded optimism to the plan , many independent economists were agreed that the revenue increases would not cover all projected government spending , and that the government would thus be compelled to delay payments , including those on foreign debt service . |
| 23 | Analysts were agreed that the US government , at a time of economic crisis in Cuba , was determined to maintain the pressure on President Fidel Castro Ruz by refusing to allow travel to the USA to be become a safety valve for discontent on the island . |
| 24 | Analysts were agreed that the demonstration was part of Cárdenas 's plan to build a popular anti-government campaign to boost his campaign for the presidency in 1994 . |
| 25 | Of the five answers published by Bärenreiter in 1957 , four scholars Hermann Keller , Hubert Unverricht , Oswald Jonas and Alfred Kreutz pointed up distinct differences between stroke and dot ( all were agreed that the wedge is simply a printer 's equivalent for the stroke ) . |
| 26 | They were told that the prisoners were not there any more . |
| 27 | How we survived remains a mystery , but when we eventually arrived at Backakeldy , we were told that the coastguard had been alerted and that our mad passage across the barriers had been watched in amazement by worried would-be rescuers . |
| 28 | We were told that the water was required to serve an expected expansion of industrial activity on Teesside . |
| 29 | We were told that the Tia Juana bullfights were ‘ not of the best ’ and this we were quite willing to believe . |
| 30 | At a meeting on 5th June , the day before the exhibition closed , the judges were told that the assessors were ‘ proceeding assiduously ’ , and a week later reported their conclusions . |