Example sentences of "[to-vb] that no [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only slowly did her heart-rate come down , and she was able to see that no lasting harm had been done . |
| 2 | I ought in all fairness to acknowledge that no American fault comes up to the revolting habit … of dropping or wrongly inserting the letter h . |
| 3 | And since each book here can be traced to those whose decision it was to discard , it is important to emphasise that no personal blame is implied , and that the responsibility for what occurred is not his necessarily , but of those who employed him . |
| 4 | When the parties returned , it was to report that no more men had been found and that there was no way out . |
| 5 | It took me about three seconds to realize that no human agency would ever get the ball out that way and without thinking I withdrew my hands , braced both thumbs behind the angle of the lower jaw and pushed . |
| 6 | Compulsion can not be dismissed as incapable of bringing about change , after all we compel children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen and it would be foolish to suggest that no genuine change takes place as a result . |
| 7 | Motion one six three seeks to ensure that no pre-conference delegates ' meetings are held prior to sections , regional and national conferences . |
| 8 | Thorough testing is required to ensure that no unwanted side effects or errors result . |
| 9 | Often , a domestic detergent is also used , in order to ensure that no greasy marks remain on the board , which must be ‘ wettable ’ to accept the etch-resist lacquer . |
| 10 | Damascus urged the Lebanese to allow the PLO to continue operations from southern Lebanon while ordering the Syrian security services to ensure that no such activity could be undertaken by Palestinians from Syrian territory . |
| 11 | The sentences against the rebels were confirmed , and a statute passed which formally annulled the Ordinances and sought to ensure that no such accroachment of royal power could ever again be lawful . |
| 12 | Then , weary but triumphant , with sufficient guards set and scouting parties out to ensure that no possible rallying of the enemy endangered them , the victors were given one final item of news before they couched down to sleep . |
| 13 | Despite this , we were able to ensure that no young person covered by the Youth Training Guarantee was turned away because of a lack of available opportunities . |
| 14 | But Cnut was considerably more fortunate in the sources produced within 150 years of his death , for the explosion of literary activity which began shortly after the Norman Conquest , and which was to ensure that no future reign would be as badly documented as those of Cnut and his sons , also cast its light back to his period . |
| 15 | The aim was to ensure that no one brewer controlled more than 40 per cent of the on-licences and 33 per cent of the off-licences in any area . |
| 16 | One of the aims of the Government 's 1988 benefit reforms was to ensure that no working families were faced with a marginal tax rate of over 100 per cent . |
| 17 | At a meeting of the all-party Supreme National Council ( SNC ) on April 6 the nominal leader of the Khmers Rouges , Khieu Samphan , told the chief co-ordinator of the UN peacekeeping operation , Yasushi Akashi , that his forces would not allow access until UN peacekeepers were deployed along the border with Vietnam to ensure that no Vietnamese troops or supplies were crossing into Cambodia . |
| 18 | At the south-western corner of the city walls two smaller castles were built , Baynard 's and Mountfichet , but never allowed to become great fortresses ; and they were finally removed from this strategic place by Edward I in the late thirteenth century : by a king whose mighty works at the Tower mirrored his determination to keep the Londoners under firm control ; but who greatly expanded the western end and formed a large new enclosure there for the Dominican friars , who could help him to ensure that no hostile presence met him when he came from Westminster to the City . |
| 19 | My final choice will doubtless find few supporters elsewhere , but I want someone with the dynamism to ensure that no winning opportunity is missed . |
| 20 | However , despite any differences , all financial intermediaries must manage their balance sheets to ensure that no fundamental mis-match arises between deposits and loans as regards maturity and interest cost . |
| 21 | Before taking this step there should be a final review of the conditions of contract , specification and proposal to ensure that no false impressions as to feasibility and probable profitability exist . |
| 22 | The increase in the average number of TDs per constituency was small : from 3.52 to 4.05 , but sufficient to ensure that no more bonuses as generous as those awarded to Fianna Fail in 1969 and 1977 would any longer be available . |
| 23 | Whatever style of planning management is used , the overriding need for understanding the business is to ensure that no important issues are neglected . |
| 24 | Despite the current returns on capital invested in a so-called deregulated environment are such as to ensure that no sensible investor will commit further of his resources to the industry . |
| 25 | IBM bought up the technology outright before going public on its agreement with Apple to ensure that no enterprising outfit could subsequently go off and get a licence from Interactive that would allow it to develop compatible versions of PowerOpen , AIX or even Pink . |
| 26 | Three Mutawas had been told of the indignation from the foreign community and they stood with the armed guards at the entry of the delivery theatre to ensure that no sympathetic foreigner assisted the girl to escape . |
| 27 | Ram this down hard to ensure that no large cavities remain . |
| 28 | Its mission is to prevent any nation from mounting an attack on its neighbour , to verify that no rebel forces launch cross-border raids , and to halt any broadcasts by insurrectionary forces . |
| 29 | When the father of Hippolytus , Theseus , returns from his travels , he is unable to believe that no sexual congress has taken place between his wife and his son . |
| 30 | But this is to forget that no lower preference can become effective unless all higher preferences have become ineffective . |