Example sentences of "[noun] claim that [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Turkish Human Rights Association claimed that in 1990 censorship of the press had been more severe than in any year since 1980 ; seven publications had their offices raided and 11 journalists and writers were arrested [ see also below ] . |
| 2 | Both countries claimed that in these areas of Northeast Asia their political and economic rights and interests were paramount to national security . |
| 3 | Carrow claims that for normal children the test scores increase with age and that it differentiates individuals with known disorders , including deaf children and those with articulation difficulties , from ordinary , non-handicapped children . |
| 4 | IBM claims that in many cases , homophones such as ‘ to , ’ ‘ too ’ and ‘ two ’ are successfully distinguished . |
| 5 | The Italians claimed that by this treaty Menelik had granted them a protectorate over Abyssinia . |
| 6 | The letter from Mr. Roper in the March issue of the Record claims that in many authorities it has been staff themselves who have initiated the blacking of News International newspapers . |
| 7 | Mr Langdale claimed that in 1990 south London drug-dealers supplied cannabis to Northern Ireland , frequently sending it via Red Star parcels . |
| 8 | These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day . |
| 9 | But it remained true , as a very experienced commentator pointed out , that " any man filled with an excessive desire of fortune or riches should abandon the calling of negotiator " , while the most successful English diplomat of the eighteenth century claimed that after fourteen years in several highly important posts he found himself £20,000 worse off . |
| 10 | The company claims that since first shipment in June 1991 , it has sold more than 500 development and 100,000 run-time licences , primarily to large corporate customers . |
| 11 | Testing and confidentiality are discussed , but more controversially under the small section on sexual abuse , the document claims that in certain circumstances , public health interests can ‘ override the duty of confidentiality ’ . |