Example sentences of "[be] [verb] that such a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been expected that such a paper from Nägeli , who was one of the most distinguished botanists in Europe at that time , would have had immense impact on the early development of plant ecology . |
| 2 | Stirling had not been told that such a unit was operating in the target area , despite the fact that its presence might stir up the enemy . |
| 3 | They had not realized that Dr Dunstaple had the support of the Royal College of Physicians … and felt distinctly aggrieved that they had not been told that such an august body disagreed with their own man . |
| 4 | Can it be supposed that such a Balkanisation , extended on a world scale , would provide a stable or lasting political system ? |
| 5 | It might then be claimed that such a form of the text was incomplete or inadequate , because the point which the author wishes to make is no longer accessible from the written text . |
| 6 | For though it might be claimed that such an education would help a child to see more in his immediate environment , and understand it better , yet it would also greatly diminish his chances of going beyond that environment . |
| 7 | Arguments will no doubt be made that such a division is unrealistic ; but , in my view , not only is it essential for solving resource problems ; it is also a division which is made now , albeit not explicitly . |
| 8 | It will be seen that such a definition excludes the production of the means of destruction ( armaments ) . |
| 9 | Of course architects are human and it must be seen that such an approach is liable to make the architect a pariah figure , unbeloved of the society in which his creations are set . |
| 10 | But can it be said that such a duty lies on individuals and groups ? |
| 11 | Detinue lay where a man was in possession of another 's goods and refused to give them up but could it be said that such a mere refusal was a positive act ? |
| 12 | It could be argued that such a strategy was in any case unnecessary . |
| 13 | One important difference between surrogacy and homosexuality is of course that surrogacy results in the birth of a child ; and it could be argued that such a child might be socially disadvantaged if the facts became known . |
| 14 | But this is the general position and in vehicles like Minis it could be argued that such a view can be obtained when only the wiper in front of the driver works , therefore each vehicle must be dealt with separately . |
| 15 | It could be argued that such a system is valuable in all high risk operations : it provides reassurance not only for the surgical teams but also for patients who are operated on by a surgeon in whom seroconversion subsequently occurs . |
| 16 | It may , however , be argued that such a duty is identical with the statutory duty set out in s. 2 OLA 1957 . |
| 17 | However , leaving aside that possibility , it can be argued that such a clause merely defines the seller 's obligation , and does not operate to " exclude " or " limit " liability because the result of the clause is that no liability arises . |
| 18 | The baton is , however , necessary at the Opéra , where large choruses are frequently sung in the wings … it must not be thought that such a distant group of singers can hear the orchestra , however numerous : each person sings in his neighbour 's ear , and I have sometimes surprised myself by singing off the beat and incorrectly conducting [ conduisant ] the chorus surrounding me . |
| 19 | With the growth of international lending in both domestic and foreign currencies most banks have increased their staff numbers and resources devoted to the assessment of country risk , although it has to be recognised that such a subject can never be reduced to an exact science . |
| 20 | It must be understood that such a programme of withdrawal requires a high level of support , from the counsellor , the counsellee 's family and friends , and from any group to which the counsellee is attached . |
| 21 | Sometimes this way of working is just what health workers have been looking for , but it has to be acknowledged that such an approach does not fit easily with the conventional mode of western medicine and what we have described as the medical model . |
| 22 | It should not be assumed that such an argument was merely a cloak for self-interest and greed . |
| 23 | It appeared to the Commission that , aside from certain cases involving fantasy or malice , a request for service forwarded abroad met a precise need , and it could be presumed that such a request was in compliance with the procedural law of the forum , since this step would otherwise make no sense . |
| 24 | Similarly , the excursion into the scheming phase may just be to check that such a mechanism or structure can be accommodated in the overall product or project . |
| 25 | It may at least be surmised that such a role was not envisaged for the CNAA by university representatives in the discussions which led to its being proposed and established' . |
| 26 | As for the requirement for the owners , charterers , managers and operators of the vessel and , in the case of a company , the shareholders and directors , to be resident and domiciled in the member state in which the vessel is to be registered , it must be held that such a requirement , which is not justified by the rights and obligations created by the grant of a national flag to a vessel , results in discrimination on grounds of nationality . |
| 27 | Although definitive information is lacking , it has been estimated that such a right currently applies to just 20% of the 1.5 million acres of common land in England and Wales . |
| 28 | But there would be no power of entry without a warrant if it were suspected that such an offence was taking place , even though there is such a power for the less serious offence under section 4 . |
| 29 | With heroic individual exceptions , both the Protestant and Catholic churches supported Hitler and , in East Germany in particular , were determined that such a thing should never happen again . |
| 30 | It is intended that such a timetable should be updated and agreed for circulation to staff each April . |