Example sentences of "[adj] that [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hated speaking to large groups of people and normally would have avoided it at all costs , but I found that I had thought so much about this that telling other people was a relief . |
| 2 | Delegate Geoff Wright , from Leeds city Council , recently awarded an MBE for environmental services , said ‘ It 's clear that recycling domestic waste is fast becoming a growth industry in its own right , which can only be good news for waste avoidance in our towns and countryside and for the economy . ’ |
| 3 | The company makes it quite clear that giving younger people career opportunities may mean moving older employees down the status ladder . |
| 4 | This wife stood by her afflicted husband and even expressed fears about what might happen if the firm were to remove him from his electronic friend : ‘ I know it sounds funny , but I 'm afraid that losing that computer may break his heart . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ By the time the weary reader has plodded that far , it will be clear even to the uninitiated that writing this book was a labour of hate — for reasons reviewers can not be expected to discern and which are in any case of small interest . |
| 6 | While the WFS statistics show that maternal age and child 's birth order influence child mortality , the effect is not such that confining these traits to desirable limits would reduce infant mortality to the extent that , say , mother 's education would , although important improvements could be effected . |
| 7 | Rank was so convinced that making expensive films was the way to break through into the American market that he made no attempt to rein back costs . |
| 8 | They are also concerned that giving distinct roles to two separate groups of directors is divisive and that two tier boards might arise because of the split in responsibilities . |
| 9 | When an elderly relative is to be cared for , it is important that having some time off together should be top priority for the couple . |
| 10 | It is probable that winning that nomination against three candidates was the hardest election of her life , until perhaps losing her seat two decades later . |
| 11 | It was reported on Sept. 9 that following repeated requests by the opposition , 45 senior officers in the armed forces were dismissed ; the changes included the replacement of Col. Souleymane Bate by Col. Toumani Cissoko as Chief of Staff . |
| 12 | The Norwegian international goalkeeper is worried that playing second fiddle to Ian Walker at Tottenham will harm his World Cup prospects of playing against England in October . |
| 13 | But it is vital that supporting such ventures does not mean playing into the hands of the wrong people and so enabling exploitative interests to pluck the fruit of poor people 's toil and initiative . |
| 14 | with the variety of potential applications , as well as the assortment of PDC ( portable data carriers — a phrase used to describe ‘ smart cards ’ ) it is not surprising that identifying effective applications and integrating systems has become especially important . |
| 15 | One Senator has said he will try to stop the waste transfer until he is satisfied that transporting plutonium-contaminated wastes pose no threat to state residents . |
| 16 | I do n't know if you 're aware that using low sulphur coal , reduces only by 50% whereas if you use the other method it reduces by 90% , and what , in fact , Didcot are doing by that , is really not giving us a very good service . |
| 17 | I am well aware that having three gatherings does not satisfy some members . |
| 18 | It is not always true that combining two substances into one releases energy . |