Example sentences of "[conj] it means [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been pointed out that " unreasonableness " has been used in two ways in this area : ( a ) in an " umbrella " sense where it has been used as a synonym for abuse of power covering the various aspects of abuse of power already mentioned ; ( b ) in a substantive sense where it means manifest unreasonableness , a decision or exercise of power that is so unreasonable that no reasonable man would agree with it . |
| 2 | If the objection to a hatchback is that it means more noise in the cabin , the Safrane is an exception . |
| 3 | Taboo is a Polynesian word , and it means some kind of supernatural law or prohibition which you infringe at your supernatural peril . |
| 4 | And if it means fifty percent of whatever we get in capital receipts going to pay off our debts , it 's a worthwhile attitude , and I think we ought to take our debts responsible . |
| 5 | They might see it as better to take-over their main supplier , even if it means that company losing some existing orders from competing manufacturers of food products ; * buyers may deliberately seek international suppliers , so as to maintain their choice and retain some degree of control over the prices and terms of supply . |
| 6 | And after scoring the derby winner against Everton in March , Rosy said : ‘ I 'd like to stay at Liverpool but not if it means another season on the bench . ’ |
| 7 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 8 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a serious offence , but it means first-time offenders committing that crime could find themselves in prison . ’ |
| 10 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 11 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 12 | ALAN Kernaghan is ready to book a World Cup passage to America but it means waving goodbye to Middlesbrough . |
| 13 | But it means dedicated study , exact judgement , and above all , time . ’ |
| 14 | Sovereignty says nothing about the state one lives in , whether it is a democracy or an autocracy , but it means constitutional independence . |
| 15 | Organising a wedding in less than six to nine months can be done , but it means more pressure on your nerves and possibly your pocket . |
| 16 | John has always said that prejudice is hard to combat because it means changing people 's inner feelings , ‘ their hearts and minds ’ . |
| 17 | And the industrialised world often encourages this , because it means such countries continue to be dependent on foreign technicians . |
| 18 | Staff at St Tiggywinkles say the holiday season is bad news for wildlife because it means more cars in the countryside . |
| 19 | Staff at St Tiggywinkles say the holiday season is bad news for wildlife because it means more cars in the countryside . |
| 20 | In some respects this is good when it means such topics as non-aqueous solvents are covered , but bad when the reader searches this chapter in vain for information about new solvents . |
| 21 | That is a bad thing in itself , for it means less competition and more wasted resources . |