Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be possible to acknowledge that this type of emotional layer exists in human beings , and that it finds expression in the brutality men are capable of inflicting on one another . |
| 2 | It would be absurd to claim that this day is already near . |
| 3 | It is pleasant to find that this believer in the perfectibility of mankind was a good father to them all . |
| 4 | Two of the three patients who were found to have coeliac disease were over 70 years old suggesting that this diagnosis should not be dismissed because of the patients age when iron deficiency is being investigated . |
| 5 | The CTP proclaims that the link between the perceived object and the perception is just an ordinary bit of the great causal nexus of nature ( it needs to believe this , as we shall see presently ) and yet it is prepared to accept that this segment of the chain has a rather privileged status ; at the very least , that it has a beginning and an end . |
| 6 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
| 7 | These studies were not " wrong " , but it would be wrong to conclude that this pattern of interest-group politics holds for all issues . |
| 8 | Formerly , the difference between the Germans and the French was that the Germans wanted to await greater economic convergence before implementing a monetary union , while the French thought that this goal should be achieved by economic dirigisme , including monetary union . |
| 9 | With great respect to the learned Lord Justice I am disposed to think that this reasoning rests on an ambiguous use of the word ‘ duty . ’ |
| 10 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
| 11 | This immediately puts their organisation in a good light and the journalist is disposed to feel that this outfit may be a useful source of information in the future . |
| 12 | It is interesting to note that this situation was in contrast to an earlier serious problem in the banking system , the secondary banking crisis of 1973–1974 , in which less well known banks were subject to less regulation than the more stable institutions . |
| 13 | It is interesting to note that this example shows that what underlies Hobbes 's rejection of formal causes is , perhaps , no more than an impatience with what the Aristotelians said about them , and a desire to disassociate himself from that tradition . |
| 14 | It is also usually appropriate to emphasise that this work will be carried out by non — MAS teams and will be governed by separate terms of engagement . |
| 15 | With a brass section that cheerfully joined in any chorus they could remember complete with formation instrument swaying and excellent drums , double bass and guitar , it was easy to see that this band have been all over the world together . |
| 16 | Finally , subscribers will be relieved to know that this work is done at minimal cost to the Bar — all the work is done pro bono by individual members of the Bar in their own time . |
| 17 | When Helena Levy died earlier this year the Trust was delighted to find that this generosity had extended to leaving seven-eighths of her estate to the Trust — a sum likely to amount to nearly £5 million . |
| 18 | It would be dangerous to suggest that this impossibility is in any strong sense theoretical , i.e. open to mathematical proof , and I will assume it is no more than a strong empirical impossibility . |
| 19 | But even if we assume that it is sound at an abstract philosophical level , it would be extremely dubious to assert that this theory can justify our present practices of punishment or anything like them . |
| 20 | We are fortunate to announce that this year George Hatfield will be demonstrating on the Woodworker stand , at the Woodworker Show for the Saturday and Sunday ( 19–20 October ) . |
| 21 | If we had n't heard so much about him from Robert , we 'd find it impossible to imagine that this bloke was anything but the most upright of citizens . ’ |
| 22 | It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately . |
| 23 | In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators . |
| 24 | It is crucial to understand that this class relationship is a social relationship which is not automatically and directly produced by specific techniques of production . |
| 25 | Here in his own house he was aloof , unsmiling , the man Jenna had first met , and it was almost impossible to believe that this man had held her , kissed her passionately , urged her to come here to stay with him . |
| 26 | It would be easy to say that this volume is just another book ’ on organic synthesis — one which will sit alongside the excellent texts of S. Warren , and the more recent book by E. J. Corey and X. M. Cheng , The logic of chemical synthesis . |
| 27 | Fifty years after er the end of second world war , it 's too early to speak that this history should n't have any more influence on German politics . |
| 28 | It would be natural to assume that this attempt to create a rift between Offa and the papacy occurred before the visit of the legates in 786 and that the visit was part of a process of reconciliation , but this is not wholly justified for Hadrian 's letter could date to the late rather than the mid-780s , and reflect hostility to one or more of a number of Offa 's actions . |
| 29 | Yet it is very hard to believe that this sort of explanation can account for more than a handful of hoards , if any . |
| 30 | I find it hard to believe that this amount would be likely to deter someone from participating in a tournament . |