Example sentences of "[vb -s] that this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giner adds that this phenomenon , common to the Southern European states , continues to be felt to the present day . |
| 2 | However , Article 130R(5) introduced by the Single European Act states that within their respective spheres of competence , the Community and the Member States shall co-operate with third countries and with the relevant international organizations , but then adds that this provision shall be without prejudice to Member States ' competence to negotiate in international bodies and to conclude international agreements . |
| 3 | The political argument for conventionalism I set out a moment ago supposes that this kind of situation is inevitable , that no theory of adjudication can prevent it . |
| 4 | It supposes that this practice will serve the community better-bring it closer to what really is a fair and just and happy society — than any alternative program that demands consistency with decisions already made by other judges or by the legislature . |
| 5 | He writes that this evidence , together with several other timings in crucial copies and printer 's proofs of the score , reveals that ‘ during Mahler 's lifetime , performances of the Adagietto by the composer as well as by his close colleagues averaged about eight minutes … if Mahler 's timings reflected only his mood at a particular concert one could understand that some conductors might not feel compelled to follow his tempos . |
| 6 | In other departments the approach to assessment was deliberately kept as informal and flexible as possible , as in the following extended quotation from the Head of Drama at ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , which illustrates that this type of apparent informality can be just as thorough and searching , if not more so , than many supposedly more objective methods : |
| 7 | For example , in his review of the functions of the inferotemporal cortex in rhesus monkeys , Dean concludes that this area may be involved in ‘ stimulus categorization ’ , rather than visual perception . |
| 8 | Harry thinks that this fruit house is almost unique ; that is , he knows of one other which started off the same but has since been altered . |
| 9 | Professor Wolfgang Wild thinks that this weakness is shared by university research and much of the industrial research sponsored by the Ministry for R & D ( BMFT ) . |
| 10 | If Holt thinks that this proposal would remove an arbitrary boundary line between adults and children , then he is mistaken . |
| 11 | If any man out there thinks that this book written by a man is a woman 's idea of a romantic fantasy , they are mistaken . |
| 12 | Kermode thinks that this process , with all that it implies , is a fact of life , which has to be lived with , whatever we think of it . |
| 13 | Graveney thinks that this figure could be easily be nearer 80 if he were to change his stance . |
| 14 | Indeed at times it appears that she thinks that this liberation progresses from age to age ( though in correspondence she tells me that she thinks that the conclusion to history may well be that we annihilate ourselves ) . |
| 15 | ‘ We want cast-iron guarantees that this trade will end . ’ |
| 16 | However , Kuhn insists that this state of affairs does not render the concept of paradigm untenable any more than the similar situation with respect to ‘ game ’ rules out legitimate use of that concept . |
| 17 | The story goes that this castle was founded by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa , ‘ Redbeard ’ no less . |
| 18 | Whilst scholars debate how far economic changes have been responsible for breaking up these traditional arrangements , there is evidence that the idea persists that this form of joint household is an ideal which people would put into practice if they could ( Benedict , 1976 ) . |
| 19 | It so happens that this rate is exactly the output of the building industry , averaged over the previous three years . |
| 20 | It just so happens that this region includes the heartland of Charles the Bald 's kingdom . |
| 21 | Mr Levy says that this kind of scheme is ‘ good for a strong public company . |
| 22 | Mr Yuri Petrov , the astute Soviet ambassador in Havana , says that this year , as well as the usual nickel , citrus fruit and 4m tons of sugar , his country plans to buy Cuban pharmaceutical products worth $730m , including in particular the hepatitis-B vaccine developed at Havana 's Biotechnology Institute . |
| 23 | The company says that this year it plans to introduce an ‘ impressive ’ number of new products , including ‘ entry-level to technologically advanced ’ desktop and notebook personal computers , printers and servers , and has development efforts under way to address emerging technologies such as Intel Corp 's Pentium processor , ones with full motion video and stereo sound , pen-based machines and ‘ other small form-factor devices , ’ the firm promised . |
| 24 | The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale . |
| 25 | Yet when he says that this change is not deliberate , he raises the fear that he might go back to a Thatcherite policy , if and when he has the chance . |
| 26 | A pilot is currently required to enter the canal and can be called up on VHF Ch16 , but canal director , Seppo Koivupuro , says that this requirement may soon cease . |
| 27 | Counselling Help and Advice Together ( address on page 154 ) , an organisation for nurses , says that this difficulty is not as common as it used to be as fewer nursing staff actually ‘ live in ’ . |
| 28 | Ancient Hindu tradition says that this life force , known as Sakti or the ‘ energy of the gods ; , materialises in the form of a spiral and brings with it the forces of attraction and repulsion . |
| 29 | Quine says that this thesis is owed to Pierre Duhem ; we can call it Duhem 's thesis ( Quine , 1969 , p. 80 ) . |
| 30 | Greenpeace says that this gap ‘ will almost certainly have to be met by further ‘ waste profiteering ’ from other countries — a practice which guarantees profits for incineration companies and subsidises the incineration of UK-originated waste ’ . |