Example sentences of "[noun pl] meant that [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up to 1,500,000 people were estimated to have voted , although congestion at the polling stations meant that some 30,000 voters had been unable to vote when the polling stations closed at midnight . |
| 2 | Design faults meant that each new station required major alterations ; any hope of a production line quickly went out the window . |
| 3 | The success of two trial Training Courses held in June and October at Birmingham and York confirmed the belief that the wider demands being placed on the Honorary Welfare Officers meant that some formal training was essential . |
| 4 | Our adjustment for these confounding factors meant that any remaining differences in perinatal mortality rates were more likely to have been due to differences in the care received by patients . |
| 5 | If the School 's size had made it too small to be a " full comprehensive unit " , it also caused problems in that a two-form entry of 60 boys meant that some Sixth Form courses could not be economically viable . |
| 6 | The high loading capacity of the existing warehouse floors meant that little structural alteration was required , and the new steel-framed structure , which is simply and elegantly expressed , was designed to rest on the party walls . |