Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] that any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The opposition argued that any delay would disrupt local government , claiming that this was the only part of the old democracy still functioning since April .
2 The defendant argued that any liability which he had , extended only from his breach of duty until the armed robbery .
3 At a round of talks in Madrid on June 22-23 the US side proposed that any country should have the right to resume mining if the signatory nations could not reach agreement within three years .
4 But the sensational pile-up re-emphasised that any horse could win the National and revitalised public interest .
5 Winding up the debate , President Gorbachev warned that any attempt to amend the proposals would spell rejection of the whole programme .
6 Pakistan denied that any missile sites were under construction on her soil and pointed out that the Soviet Union had herself been supplying arms and building airfields and other military installations in countries in the neighbourhood of Pakistan .
7 In its recommendations , the IEHO said that any pool should be fully supervised by trained staff unless it fills three criteria ; the pool is used infrequently ; a relevant member of staff is always aware when the pool is in use ; and that use be restricted to adults of known swimming ability .
8 The Chairman of Orkney Island Council Social Work Committee , Councillor Mairhi Trickett denied that any members of her department had ever been to any courses or seminars on the subject of ritual or satanic abuse .
9 Cheney emphasized that any reductions in US forces in Europe would be within the context of the CFE talks .
10 Mrs Blair added that any move away from the bid and offer system to single pricing would not be accepted if it threatened to reduce or ‘ dilute ’ the value of existing unit holders investments .
11 The new law stated that any Pole aged 35 or over and enjoying full electoral rights could run for the presidency ; the signatures of at least 100,000 electors would be required to secure nomination as a candidate .
12 Hall considered that any development that could meet the expectations of the institutions should have the aim of assisting them ‘ in achieving full maturity ’ .
13 Tom believed that any day was the day .
14 In passing sentence Judge Harold H. Greene stated that any punishment other than imprisonment " would be tantamount to a statement that a scheme to lie and to obstruct Congress is of no great moment " .
15 Education Secretary John Patten warned that any school which failed to check whether staff had a criminal record would face immediate closure .
16 The question remained unanswered , for Counsel for the applicants accepted that any cause of action based on the treaty would not be justiciable in the English courts .
17 The fact that the region of divergence was close to the functionally important ATP binding site suggested that any isoforms in this region may be important in defining the contractile properties of smooth muscle cells .
18 Similarly , the National Council of Educational Research and Training pilot project at Bhumiadhat ( India ) which aimed at the expansion of non formal education found that any success noted was felt primarily to lie in such atypical factors as the extensive community development programmes which accompanied the project and , as in the Lofoten study , in the exceptional talents of some of the staff .
19 The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reported that any prison warders found guilty of beating prisoners were punished .
20 The Northern Ireland Prison Service said that any visitors holding passes for today should contact their relevant prison on Monday to rearrange their visit .
21 Mr Mullin said that any attempt to persuade clubs to end discrimination by blocking their entitlement to rates relief was illegal .
22 It completely failed to influence public opinion when it emerged from its secret society chrysalis in 1939 , and in spite of its extremism and the uncertainties of the law with regard to seditious libel where public order was not threatened , the authorities decided that any move against the group would give it unwanted publicity and might achieve more harm than good .
23 But experts warned that any market fall could still jeopardise the first day 's trading .
24 But experts warned that any market fall could still jeopardise the first day 's trading .
25 Using ideas from then fashionable ‘ crowd psychology ’ , Michels claimed that any mass of citizens is psychologically incapable of handling complex decisions .
26 Opponents of the treaty in the Senate questioned the legality of a referendum on this issue , as the Constitution stated that any extension of the US military presence had to be ratified in a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate .
27 It is often assumed that winter is the most suitable time for training yet only 43% indicated that any time during winter would be suitable .
28 Broadly speaking , one argument asserted that any improvement in the adverse conditions of life was inherently desirable and should not be withheld from a needy community .
29 No American believed that any action would be justified if more than half our population would be killed in retaliation . ’
30 Armenian nationalist leaders warned that any attempt by troops to disarm the militias operating there might produce a bloodbath .
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