Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [adv prt] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Des Smith ( ‘ Forgotten innocents ’ , 20 March ) rightly points out that the conditions of the Guatemalan refugees have been largely ignored by the world 's media . |
| 2 | He rightly points out that the subject of the active clause must preserve the impersonality we normally associate with passive structures in many European languages . |
| 3 | A complaint made then that the definition of ‘ Scotland ’ did not mention the Island of Rockall Act 1972 which made Rockall part of Scotland has had effect ; the reviewer now ungraciously points out that the discussion of what is ‘ England ’ does not mention section 10 of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 , which incorporates the tunnel system up to the ‘ frontier ’ into England . |
| 4 | It also turns out that the ratio of proportions is rather cumbersome to handle when dealing with many variables at once , and no-one has yet proposed a way of decomposing it into component effects as they have with d s and with measures based on odds . |
| 5 | David Jacobs also points out that the cost of hiring a stage-coach is now prohibitive . |
| 6 | Hamilton also points out that the replacement of forest by well-maintained agricultural terraces may actually reduce the amount of soil erosion , and Ives ( 1987 ) provides a timely reminder that the Himalaya are undergoing tectonic uplift which itself may be of sufficient magnitude a account for much of the increased sediment load of the major drainage systems . |
| 7 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 8 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 9 | Norris also points out that the complex system of internal air passages would prevent the production and reflection of random sounds — it is important for the dolphin not to confuse itself ! |
| 10 | Bury ( 1988 ) also points out that the argument concerning decreasing mortality and morbidity rates is contaminated by cohort effects and influences . |
| 11 | The DTI also points out that the definition of a consumer in the Directive is narrower than that in the UCTA , which talks of " dealing as a consumer " The courts have thus interpreted the UCTA as giving protection in certain circumstances to companies dealing as consumers , while the Directive only applies to natural persons . |
| 12 | Such well-kept secrets more frequently relate to legal disputes about possession , and it often turns out that the estate in question does not belong to the family that lives there , but to a claimant of undistinguished origin . |
| 13 | McCormick correctly points out that the authors are partisan , and acknowledges that the book contains some truth about the Reagan Administration 's assault on the environment . |
| 14 | Daedalus now points out that the solar wind is an exactly similar phenomenon . |
| 15 | The other danger arose from Government departments squeezing a small bill into the Queen 's Speech : ‘ They say it is just two or three little clauses and … it immediately turns out that the process is not nearly as simple as was promised . |
| 16 | The woman who died was a heavy smoker and the Family Planning Association here points out that the French health ministry had stressed the dangers to smokers . |