Example sentences of "[noun pl] that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One of the arguments against decentralisation is that the peripheral units can become complacent and lazy and unwilling to take the risks that the financial resources of the centralised company make possible .
2 She had known the risks that the average cigarette shortens life by seven minutes , and smoking takes six years off the average life .
3 All the same , there may be one or two risks that the Royal Society 's Group have not taken into account .
4 At the same time Wilson was bluntly told that the United States would not make good any losses that the British economy might suffer .
5 Paul takes comfort from the firstfruits of Jewish believers that the whole nation will , in God 's time , turn back to the Lord ( Rom. 11:16 ) .
6 In each of these settings , there will be things to look out for as signs or signals that a violent episode might take place .
7 Imagine the myriads of such infrared and other pathways and signals that the various insect species must be utilizing .
8 However , environmentalists are calling for proof from manufacturers that no other propellant can be used to replace CFCs in these instances , so that emissions are kept to a bare minimum .
9 It seemed to my amused eyes that the two chefs were in chilly unfriendliness , marking out their territories , each , in the normal course of events , being accustomed to being the boss .
10 Nonetheless , it may be sobering for the European governments considering stockpiles that the private sector has already beaten them to it — and that the stores of the materials themselves are tantalisingly close to the industries that , some day , may be desperate for supplies .
11 Following his conviction Rashid told journalists that the guilty verdict " was a gift for the Americans " and that " the court had to find me guilty to balance the decision against extraditing me " .
12 Maj. Joseph Michel François , acknowledged by diplomats to have been a ringleader , insisted to foreign journalists that the main impetus had come from the ranks of the 8,000-strong army who feared the growing influence of Aristide 's new foreign-trained 50-member presidential guard .
13 24 is necessarily inconsistent with the protected status of married women sureties that the earlier authorities had established .
14 The sapphire waters of the coast have long been the domain of fierce sea-going tribes who were such a formidable barrier to the early European spice traders that the mountainous backbone of the island remained unexplored until the turn of this century .
15 But the industry consensus yesterday was that the outlook remained gloomy amid worries that a Labour government 's economic policies could further depress sales .
16 There were worries that the combined Austin Rover/Ford operation would develop merely into an assembly plant for cars designed abroad .
17 Worries that the relocated employees faced were finding employment for relocated spouses and ensuring that the relocation did not affect children 's schooling .
18 BRIAN McClair last night eased Alex Ferguson 's worries that the Old Trafford virus had reached epidemic proportions .
19 • A new signal at the start of the race told drivers that the red light would come on in five seconds .
20 Unfortunately , this so incensed some supporters that an ugly incident occurred which was sensationally reported in the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus under the banner headline ‘ Ref Struck by String ’ .
21 The amendment came in response to criticisms by six of the seven recently created opposition parties that the first version was weighted in favour of the Social Democratic Republican Party ( PRDS ) , formed under the sponsorship of President Moaouia Ould Sidi Taya ) .
22 LIFESPAN has notified all interested parties that the amended modules are now available .
23 According to the respondents all the disputes were resolved by an oral agreement which was concluded on 6 May 1988 whereby the first two respondents agreed to pay $100,000 to the petitioner and $50,000 to Omnicorp and it was agreed by all parties that the legal proceedings and threatened litigation with regard to all matters in dispute would be abandoned .
24 We welcome the Government 's express commitment to ring-fence the funds that the regional health authorities will administer but we remain concerned about how long that will last .
25 Can my right hon. Friend give us an assurance that the additional funds that the United Nations needs to carry out these increased responsibilities will be provided by the members of the United Nations ?
26 However , there is a strong feeling among many backbenchers that the select committee system should be used to enhance parliamentary supervision of public expenditure .
27 DnC 's worse-than-expected results are indicators that the Norwegian banking sector , if perhaps on the road to recovery , is not all well yet .
28 Imagining the scene , poor Cindy hustled out to some waiting car with one of Cashman 's beefy paws grasping her arm like a manacle , Matthew tried to repress the thought that it might have been exactly to escape such strong-arm tactics that the beautiful Cindy had vanished , Matthew said , ‘ Why do you think she might have come here ? ’
29 ‘ That sort of route would be impractical but it might help solve the exessses that a small minority of anglers get up to . ’
30 Registration districts usually cover very different areas from the administrative units that the local historian is more familiar with .
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