Example sentences of "well aware [conj] " in BNC.

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1 In spite of her own feminism and socialism her films are not propagandist or didactic , as she was very well aware that : ‘ We were not engaged to indulge our own politics or socialism , however much we would have found satisfaction in doing so ’ .
2 The inference in this was not really about the career chances of the still tiny percentage of graduates ( who are obviously well aware that their chances of reaching the highest echelons are constrained by the limitations in the numbers of top posts ) , rather it was a reassertion that those with a degree are almost a different species and remain a threat to the stability of the institution .
3 In effect , I kept a suitable silence and avoided direct confrontation , for I was well aware that the ultimate punishment under the regulations is expulsion or dismissal from the force , forfeiture of a considerable salary and pension , and , of course , the resulting immediate acquisition of true outsiderhood !
4 Governments are well aware that a cycle of economic activity can be very advantageous provided it can be synchronized with the electoral cycle , so that booms occur at election times and recessions at non-election times .
5 Overall , although readers were well aware that their papers were relatively biased compared to television and although they rated television as much more useful for providing information about issues , they did not rate television much more useful in helping them decide how to vote .
6 But the rest of his appeal was lost as Erika pushed past him and stood at the end of the bus , well aware that Paul would rather postpone his appeal than stand the two slow lurching miles to the club .
7 The Admiralty were also well aware that the Air Council would oppose a naval bid for Polaris , and that they would have most of Whitehall on their side .
8 ( I was well aware that the man in the bushes was not Mrs Browning 's only worry , and that she lived on interest from a small amount of capital fast diminishing in value .
9 The government was well aware that the very survival of the church had been in no small degree due to the coherence and discipline imparted by the episcopate .
10 They were well aware that the natural secular order of things was rule by the monarch .
11 Like Graham Gooch himself , they are well aware that the England team which starts the season after the most successful overseas tour for five years may not be the one which finishes it .
12 Of course , the tutor-organisers of this ( as of any ) period were well aware that in trying to serve the voluntary movement they were walking a tightrope between doing too much , so depriving branch members of their rightful participation in and control of affairs , and doing too little , so appearing idle and inefficient .
13 Well aware that before their present position both she and the Emperor would have been officially designated by the sclerotic European courts as ‘ other persons who might be invited ’ , Eugénie had no hesitation in squashing what she considered to be behaviour unsuitable for the Court of Napoleon III , where ‘ other persons ’ were to be received with dignity and no hint of condescension .
14 The government , well aware that the feeding of a great city is of prime importance , since political , social , economic , and even humanitarian interests combine in this one problem , tackled it with vigour and imagination .
15 They were well aware that before the English visit , and in an attempt to give himself some room for manoeuvre , Napoleon III had wooed the Tsar .
16 Well aware that it was Bismarck 's victory which had brought them their independent status in the new state of Austria-Hungary , the parliamentarians at Budapest were determined resolutely to oppose any diplomatic moves which might seem to threaten Prussia .
17 Government and the HSE are well aware that the promotion and enforcement of safety demands much more than reliance on individuals and management .
18 ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning .
19 Robyn was well aware that clothes do not merely serve the practical purpose of covering our bodies , but also convey messages about who we are , what we are doing , and how we feel .
20 Like most others who managed to remain — tolerantly and understandingly — friends of Hopper 's , Fonda and Nicholson were well aware that he had suffered disappointment after disappointment during the mid-Sixties .
21 This Tony Bowran clearly has no intention of being , as he is well aware that art directors are constantly on the look out for new styles and new approaches to make their clients ' products visually jump off the page .
22 The men who tended the garden were well aware that to modern eyes this planting scheme was gaudy and banal .
23 He was well aware that the reference to ‘ London ’ meant Lance Buckmaster .
24 They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company , but boldly followed their hearts and paid up .
25 Nonetheless , it is likely that victim studies provide a fairly reliable guide for measuring ‘ conventional ’ crimes such as assault , robbery and burglary , where the individual will be well aware that he or she was victim .
26 Now I am well aware that times have changed and in these more liberal-minded days such a remark might pass with only a raised eyebrow or two , but in 1944 men did not use four-letter swear words in front of girls , be they ever so lowly — and they did n't come much more lowly than we were .
27 ‘ I am well aware that criticism is levelled at the MEP by classroom teachers who argue that too little has penetrated to the level of the teacher from the programme , ’ said Roger Conibear , director of the programme 's unit in the West Midlands .
28 This was because the scientific elite of the Athenaeum , on whom the correspondents relied , were well aware that research on controlled thermonuclear reactions was already being furtively pursued in a few British laboratories .
29 We have been responsible for launching our children into life and are well aware that we have made the usual crop of mistakes , even though we have tried our hardest to do what is best for them .
30 Yet , you are well aware that you and those like you , well outnumber your more fortunately placed colleagues .
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