Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] claim that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition sources claimed that police had wounded and killed numerous protestors during anti-government riots in the northern city of Tabriz on Aug. 15 . |
| 2 | Unit trust industry sources claim that rumours began circulating as long as three months ago that Dumenil had a problem with valuations . |
| 3 | The Khmers Rouges claim that Mr Pol Pot , their notorious leader from the 1970s , has retired in favour of more amiable types like Mr Khieu Samphan , who has represented the Khmers Rouges at meetings on the future of Kampuchea . |
| 4 | For their part , the Khmers Rouges claimed that UNTAC had failed to implement major aspects of the 1989 peace agreement , namely the full verification of Vietnam 's troop withdrawal from Cambodia and the strengthening of the all-party Supreme National Council ( SNC ) . |
| 5 | Amplifying this statement , Washington officials claimed that Libya had tried in various ways to implicate Syria and Iran — by using a Toshiba radio-cassette recorder , for instance — but there was no evidence of their involvement . |
| 6 | A new study by UN economists claims that farming contributes one-XXXX third less to national economies than the totals given by official figures , which do not take account of environmental losses such as soil erosion . |
| 7 | The security police claimed that Qibla trained ‘ assassins ’ in Libya and received funding from the Palestine Liberation Organization . |
| 8 | The Department of Trade and Industry paper was reported by the Sunday Times to claim that Britain 's manufacturing base was weak and deteriorating . |
| 9 | Reports issued by human rights organizations claimed that members of the civilian population remaining in Kuwait were being subjected to brutal torture and repression . |
| 10 | There were reports on Feb. 20 that US and UK businesses had clashed over post-war contracts , and on Feb. 21 The Times reported that the UK government had begun negotiations with the Kuwaiti government-in-exile for an extension to a deadline for bids , after UK companies claimed that US businesses had secured an unfair advantage in bidding for postwar reconstruction work . |
| 11 | Insider sources claims that Mike Edwards ' re-working of Bon Jovi 's ‘ Keep The Faith ’ ‘ sounds like EMF ’ . |
| 12 | Mintel the consumer trend watchers claim that consumer spending on DIY and garden products has gone up by 96 per cent between 1983 and 1989 ; while spending on furniture and furnishings has increased by 52 per cent in the same period . |
| 13 | In September , one MP investigating Maxwell 's pillaging of his employees ' pension funds claimed that Mrs Maxwell controlled trusts in the tax haven of Liechtenstein , where some of the missing millions are thought to be hidden . |
| 14 | In December 1973 the oil companies claimed that OPEC had cut supplies by 17½ per cent . |
| 15 | Some showbiz ponces claim that Freddie did a lot to bring the pain of AIDS to public awareness — only by dying , surely . |
| 16 | Some press reports claimed that Taiwan was also negotiating with Russia over the purchase of Su 27s . |
| 17 | Party workers claim that enthusiasm for him and his party is positively bubbling in Guisborough , but admitted that the campaign had been slower to get off the ground in other parts of Langbaurgh . |
| 18 | Party activists claim that resolutions from SNP branches will be put forward for debate at the party 's national council unless the leadership admits it blundered . |
| 19 | Tension heightened after family members claimed that Khoei , who was recovering from a heart operation in July , had died in " suspicious " circumstances . |