Example sentences of "[adj] that [prep] [det] cases " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differences remained ; but it was also clear that in many cases the two countries could work together , on an equal and principled basis , without prejudice to the interests of other countries . |
| 2 | It is clear that in most cases limited sanctions such as disapproval of a particular form of conduct can be most effective . |
| 3 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 4 | First , it seems possible that in most cases the conditional statements about what would be observed in certain circumstances can not all be verified , because there will be cases where if you verify one you lose the chance of verifying another . |
| 5 | It is also possible that in some cases ‘ improved attitudes ’ is another way of saying that nothing of substance was achieved . |
| 6 | The examples in ( 8 ) are representative : ( 8 ) the visiting scientists are nuclear farmers who will qualify are arable the expert was meteorological Ascriptive adjectives on the other hand may freely occur predicatively ( although it is possible that in some cases an ascriptive adjective may be excluded for different reasons ) . |
| 7 | .. [ which ] in the case of people who are not constitutionally sound becomes so dangerous that in many cases it develops into a ‘ consumption ’ … and the wisest course for such people to adopt is to leave England and cross the sea . |
| 8 | If then there is no adequate improvement in the attendance record , it is likely that in most cases the employer will be justified in treating the persistent absences as a sufficient reason for dismissing the employee . |
| 9 | It is also likely that in some cases syntax is influenced by the controlled access of particular lexical items — the desire to convey certain items of information earlier , rather than later , in an utterance . |
| 10 | It is quite obvious that in many cases health and safety can not be bolted on , as an afterthought , to the basic design . |
| 11 | Mr Threlfall , who has promised an investigation , said it was inevitable that in some cases response times were longer . |
| 12 | Erm I 'm not so sure that in some cases er it , it 's to our members benefit . |
| 13 | It was encouraging that the wives saw themselves as having an increasing role to play and it was equally encouraging that in many cases they saw training courses as the best way of acquiring new skills and knowledge . |
| 14 | The sociology of such groups is already complex , but it is important that in most cases in this phase some kind of organization was instituted ; indeed there were often constitutional rules . |
| 15 | It was apparent that in many cases the Board 's advertising had been ineffective or unattractive . |
| 16 | A survey of this type , whilst useful to illustrate the extent of the odour problem in England does not , however , give an accurate picture and may even underestimate the problem , as it is apparent that in many cases the public , for various reasons do not complain . |
| 17 | It is more probable that in most cases , the relative contributions to the final research of student and supervisor could not easily be separated . |
| 18 | An RUC spokesman said : ‘ It is surprising that in many cases , people who have lost quite large sums do n't take the trouble to check with police to find out if their money has been handed in . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps it 's surprising that in some cases the learning outcomes and performance criteria were not being assessed or applied — all the National Certificate publications stress that these features are at the heart of the competence-based system and that they can not be varied under any circumstances . |
| 20 | They were quite aware that in many cases the men were , in a friendly manner , constantly trying to outwit them , in order that their gain might be greater — at the expense , of course , of the mine . |
| 21 | It is certainly true that in many cases warts will regress and even disappear without any treatment , but it is unclear why this should happen and there is no way of predicting which sufferers will be able to rid themselves of the warts or how to stimulate the body 's defence to that end . |
| 22 | It is of course true that in many cases it will be stated that the nave is , for example , twelfth-century , the chancel fifteenth ( with nineteenth-century restorations ) , the north chapel twentieth , and so on , but it will not record the stained glass now gone or the wall monuments which have decayed ( or , obviously , the changes wrought since the booklet was written ) . |
| 23 | It is true that in some cases these publications may be of extreme radical tendency , attacking the established practices of academic English teaching , but that is no objection , since it is the fact of publication that counts , not its content . |
| 24 | It is true that in some cases it happens that the recipient does not find the punishment painful , or even welcomes it — for example , some offenders might find prison a refuge against the intolerable pressures of the outside world . |