Example sentences of "[verb] that [adj] people would " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the government admitted that most people would be around 30 per cent worse off in real terms . |
| 2 | They must have talked long and hard about their future , and from now on Helen believed that other people would probably regard them as being ‘ engaged ’ — a term she hated because of the overtones of male dominance and female sexual ignorance that went with it . |
| 3 | Similarly , a number of housing departments were developing policies aimed at ethnic minority communities , yet only one recognised that disabled people would also be part of such communities . |
| 4 | It is felt that fewer people would be put off attending with other genital or sexual problems if the stigma of going to a ‘ VD ’ clinic could be dispensed with . |
| 5 | A spokesperson for the Vietnamese government estimated that 700 people would leave every month and that a total of between 400,000 and 450,000 were eligible to leave Vietnam under the resettlement programme . |
| 6 | For example , in Price ( 1989 ) 90 Cr App R 409 ( CA ) , such an instruction is necessary only where the accused might have thought that ordinary people would regard his conduct as honest . |
| 7 | Regretting that these people would now ‘ experience further disadvantage , ’ Neil bravely predicted that ‘ one day our nation will get better better in spirit . ’ |
| 8 | To exonerate him the court invented the second stage : did he believe that reasonable people would regard his behaviour as not dishonest ? |
| 9 | The organisers predicted that 130000 people would visit over the whole five days . |
| 10 | He says research has shown that many people would be incapable of driving safely over long distances in the early afternoon even after one drink . |
| 11 | With the old logo on the cover , though , we figured that many people would only expect to find the old-style pages within . |
| 12 | There was no evidence that the defendants were aware of the existence of those whom their conduct offended , although the court said that there was evidence from which the magistrates were entitled to infer that the appellants ‘ must have known that other people would be likely to be present . ’ |
| 13 | I believe that such people would find it inexplicable if that were to happen . |
| 14 | If things are as bad as the hon. Gentleman says , will my right hon. Friend ask the business men why the west midlands has managed to attract so much investment in manufacturing from abroad , why foreign countries have chosen to locate in the United Kingdom and whether they believe that those people would stay if they had to experience the burden of heavy taxation , job losses and days lost in strikes that would occur with the return of a Labour Government ? |
| 15 | 683 were whether ( a ) the fact that the Bar Council , which was the accusatorial body , formed part of the Senate , which was the judicial body , meant that fair-minded people would regard the proceedings of the Senate 's disciplinary tribunal as tainted with the appearance of bias and ( b ) the fact that members of the same profession were both the accusers and the majority of the disciplinary tribunal could give rise to the same objection . |
| 16 | This might simply be the expression of a natural hauteur , or even of a Puritan dislike for self-revelation ; he also seemed to fear that other people would " take advantage " of him but , more importantly , there is a sense in which he felt threatened by the personalities of others — as if he might be invaded by them . |
| 17 | Erm , I do n't , I do n't know what er people are er afraid of , or frightened of really , j just by sending a couple of delegates from the trades councils that would er voice the concerns of the rank and file , it 's not going to er set any dangerous precedents , and let's , let's not forget that those people would be from recognized trades unions as well . |
| 18 | Surveys are now showing that many people would prefer not to be treated if continuation of their life means being strapped to a machine . |
| 19 | I think that most people would feel that is the right way to use the word , and yet if the animal is anaesthetised it is not suffering . |
| 20 | I think all art to some extent is subjective , but I think that most people would agree that some things are so beautiful that everyone agrees that they are very worthwhile and should n't be destroyed . |
| 21 | It appeared that most people would like to see sleeping policemen installed there . |
| 22 | It was estimated that 25,000 people would be affected . |
| 23 | It does seem that some people would consider themselves natural and enthusiastic readers , while others need persuasion and encouragement to do anything other than ‘ dip ’ into a book . |
| 24 | In this way , I hoped that most people would be able to share in the excitement and feeling of achievement in the remarkable progress that has been made in physics in the last twenty-five years . |
| 25 | Malcolm Colley admits that most people would be pushed to say precisely what the NRA is and does . |
| 26 | On the Ghosh approach an accused who steals from the rich to give to the poor must be acquitted if he believes that reasonable people would regard what he did as not dishonest . |
| 27 | Substantial reasons for setting up this service are absent from the Department of Health 's letter announcing it , which refers to ‘ anecdotal evidence ’ and says that ‘ experience suggests that many people would prefer to attend a clinic separate from other services . ’ |
| 28 | Another islander , Michael O'Toole , explained that local people would be quite prepared to take part in direct action to prevent any mining on the island against the wishes of the community : |
| 29 | He said the terrorists were intent on ensuring that ordinary people would have nowhere to go to enjoy themselves . |