Example sentences of "[verb] [that] a particular [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanism of drug resistance is not clear but earlier episodes suggest that a particular combination of events — pre-existing status of the various parasite clones , drug use habits or a particular combination of several drugs , the introduction of new parasites , transmission by mosquitoes — leads to the emergence of resistant isolates in restricted foci . |
| 2 | To know that a particular animal dance , or brightly coloured display , operates as a territorial device or as a sexual arousal mechanism does not make it any less beautiful . |
| 3 | In terms of computer technology trade libel would occur if someone falsely claimed that a particular software dealer was trading in pirated software or was in financial difficulties or if a software house 's products were defective or would not operate on a particular make of computer . |
| 4 | Another use of intonation connected with the focussing of attention is intonational subordination ; we can signal that a particular tone-unit is of comparatively low importance and as a result give correspondingly greater importance to adjacent tone-units . |
| 5 | In addition , prefixes are used to indicate that a particular rug was woven by a sub-group of a better known major group . |
| 6 | Again , if the court holds that a particular decision was unreasonable , that decision could not lawfully be made again . |
| 7 | The Committee is quoting the Heilbron Report , and appears to be saying that if the public thinks that a particular law covers certain activities and in fact it does cover these activities , then it should for that reason continue to cover only these activities . |
| 8 | One 's sexuality does n't automatically presume that a particular stance is inevitable . ’ |
| 9 | The " vulgar tongue " abounded with colloquialisms suggesting that a particular term conferred a legitimacy which would have been made questionable by a more generalised synonym for stealing . |
| 10 | Once again , faith is understood as offering certainty , in this case what might be called ‘ intellectual certainty ’ , the consequence of accepting that a particular line of argument is overwhelmingly convincing . |
| 11 | Butler insists that a particular passion , like that for some particular food , say an apple pie , is not directed at self at all , but at some external object , such as the pie . |
| 12 | It often happens that a particular cat finds itself betrayed by a friendly human hand . |
| 13 | These bounds often show that a particular parish , township , or tithing was the same in the tenth century as in the nineteenth , and we become aware of the remarkable persistence of boundaries . |
| 14 | A legacy may be specific , i.e. given in terms which show that a particular thing and no other is meant ( e.g. ‘ my only gold watch ’ , ‘ my Oxford City stock' ) . |
| 15 | Once an organization has decided that a particular proposal falls within its remit and appears sufficiently meritorious to warrant further examination , what should happen next , before it is approved , is a testing process to see whether the problem which the proposal is designed to solve actually exists , and if so , whether it is sufficiently significant to warrant the labour and expense of a harmonizing measure . |
| 16 | Thus it is said that a particular decision was taken by Sir Bryan Carsberg rather than by Oftel . |
| 17 | In particular , the issue of the lack of oral work was brought up again , the argument being made that a particular adviser had not seen enough lessons to make this conclusion . |
| 18 | It is quite conceivable , however , that if more specific recording took place , a picture might emerge that a particular housing estate is suffering from damp . |
| 19 | If a child is told that a particular outing is to take place tomorrow , this becomes a certain fact in his or her mind . |
| 20 | Thus in SIAT di del Ferro v Tradax Overseas SA [ 1978 ] 2 Lloyd 's Rep 470 Donaldson J explained that a court should ask the question " Would the parties have agreed that a particular term formed part of the contract if they were reasonable men looking at the matter objectively in the knowledge that no adverse consequences could flow from the answer ? " |
| 21 | In the Japanese setting , for example , it would be wholly inappropriate to conclude that a particular element such as seniority-based wage payments would be desirable as a policy prescription elsewhere , without a prior understanding of how that wage system relates both to the general security of employment in large Japanese firms and , possibly , the cultural assumptions concerning the importance of age in other parts of Japanese society ( Dore , 1973 ) . |
| 22 | What all this suggests is that people themselves may anticipate that a particular type of credit would be difficult for them to arrange , and therefore simply do not apply for it . |
| 23 | When she heard that a particular decision had not yet been implemented she telexed Moira , complaining : ‘ BA would be very annoyed if he heard it had not been done . ’ |
| 24 | What determined that a particular town should be planned with this regular layout of streets and building-plots ? |
| 25 | To illustrate this , suppose that a particular trade union submits a wage claim for a 9 per cent rise , but receives an offer of only 3 per cent from the employers . |
| 26 | The configuration manager has access privileges to ensure that a particular software configuration is ready for emission as a product , i.e. that a software set has been tested and approved . |
| 27 | The configuration manager has access privileges to ensure that a particular software configuration is ready for emission as a product , i.e. that a software set has been tested and approved . |
| 28 | His responsibility is to ensure that a particular package has achieved the quality standards set by the project which is using it . |
| 29 | His responsibility is to ensure that a particular package has achieved the quality standards set by the project which is using it . |
| 30 | Sometimes a separate list is prepared but as guest history cards are filed alphabetically coloured stickers can be used , e.g. black which would indicate that a particular person was on the blacklist . |