Example sentences of "claimed that some " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 It claimed that some teachers in the primary school had allowed performance in the basic skills of reading , writing and arithmetic to be adversely affected by their inadequate understanding and hence uncritical application of child-centred , or informal , methods .
2 Italian farmers claimed that some of its modern manifestations were inspired by pesticide , but pesticide would not account for the hue of those ravishing little sprigged seaweed trees on the Tuscan hillsides in the frescoes at Monte Oliveto .
3 Some naturalists argued that all characters should be taken into account when determining relationships , but others claimed that some characters were more fundamental than others and should thus be given more weight .
4 He claimed that some were the work of Edward Prince , an artist who lived in the north of the city .
5 The radio also claimed that some Cuban troops were still present despite reports in May that all had been withdrawn [ see p. 38180 ] .
6 It claimed that some 300 people had been detained and tortured in 1990-91 and many had been tortured .
7 ( An association representing the mothers of Soviet prisoners claimed that some 300 were being held , but mujaheddin sources put the number at only 75 to 80 . )
8 Critics of the administration 's policy claimed that some Haitians who had fled the country a second time , after being repatriated in 1991 , had given evidence of persecution in interviews to UN officials .
9 An AFP report of April 15 claimed that some 3,000 refugees were crossing into Bangladesh every day , and that the total refugee population was 205,698 .
10 A consultant gynaecologist claimed that some female hormones in sewage are so strong in the Thames during the summer low water period that tap water will sometimes give a positive result in a pregnancy test .
11 It claimed that some trees might have been listed as endangered through insufficient data , and decided that if the report were published , it could adversely affect efforts to sell species " mistakenly " included on the list .
12 Mr Taylor said he had received dozens of phone calls supporting what he said and claimed that some people had asked to join the Ulster Unionists as a result .
  Next page