Example sentences of "[vb mod] mean [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he told him what he wanted him to do and Gilberto said he would , although it might mean losing a contract to proof a leading Rome estate agent against electronic surveillance . |
| 2 | Increases in National Insurance to 10 pc for employees could mean extending a pay freeze into a second year . |
| 3 | He had a superstitious fear that talking about Kate would mean losing a part of her , would be a sort of sacrilege . |
| 4 | In practice this will mean identifying a breakdown in the production process , failure to give adequate instructions for use or a defective design . |
| 5 | Joining into a cast iron soil pipe will mean cutting a length out of the stack ( with a hacksaw or angle grinder ) to fit a new length of pipe with a branch connection . |
| 6 | Recruiting a specialist can mean starting a training programme so that the newcomer passes on his/her knowledge . |