Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ca n't do very much short-term about the federal deficit , although he 's sharp enough to see that borrowing short-term cuts interest costs . |
| 2 | Secondly , there is nothing to suggest that using two languages detracts from either one of them or that it produces continued interference . |
| 3 | A corresponding study has prompted Silsoe researchers to suggest that using hydraulic motors to replace ptos will keep operators away from dangerous rotating shafts . |
| 4 | Before starting a product-container compatibility test it is essential to ensure that complete detailed specifications for both the product and the primary container concerned have been received . |
| 5 | There was thus some political pressure from Conservative Ministers to ensure that Boards allocated overheads to their contracting activities properly and secured an economic profit , but the contractors ' association director was so politically inept in following this up that Citrine had no difficulty in exposing him to Whitehall as a biased anti-nationaliser who was unwilling to accept a reasonable accommodation . |
| 6 | Later on he took over the No.6 ( never quite sure what to call that position these days ) . |
| 7 | Many agencies have tried to argue that using temporary workers can be cheaper than using permanent staff , because the employer pays only for the hours he needs and because the non-wage labour costs of agency workers are lower . |
| 8 | It seems perverse , to say the least , to argue that criminalising some forms of behaviour ensures their survival and future usefulness ( or , conversely , that not criminalising them would guarantee their extinction ) ! |
| 9 | Peter went on to repay that sum several times over and was certainly Malcolm 's best signing for The Eagles . |
| 10 | Pitt was almost the only British politician ever to think that acquiring colonial possessions was the main purpose of European war ; by 1759 he had reached a position where he could carry out his objective almost at will . |
| 11 | ( Though if one simply considers ‘ all women ’ as against ‘ all men ’ , such a finding invariably fails to emerge ; which only goes to show that lumping all women together masks important and interesting facts . ) |