Example sentences of "[was/were] clear that [art] [noun sg] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Aquinas , who stood in a long tradition which came to him through the teachings of the early canonists summed up in Gratian 's Decretum ( 1140 ) , was clear that every state had both the right and the duty to defend itself , its legitimate existence , and its rights when these could be legally proved ( ‘ It is legitimate to oppose force with force ’ , as Justinian 's Digest put it ) . |
| 2 | He said it was clear that the government had only joined as a last resort to try and solve the country 's economic problems . |
| 3 | By August 1939 it was clear that the respite had been all too brief . |
| 4 | In the case of an eighth-century Pre-Khmer bronze figure of a Bodhisattva , estimated at £40,000-£60,000 , the body had been tested and proved ancient but it was clear that the head had once been broken off and re-attached . |
| 5 | When it was clear that the putsch had failed , Yeltsin made Grachev a hero and even proposed ( what was not yet properly in his gift ) the post of Soviet defence minister but its leaders were still at large , Yeltsin offered Grachev the future post of Russian defence minister , at the same time asking him to help arrest the plotters . |
| 6 | Whilst writing this throughout 1986 , it was clear that the Club had found a new style and confidence , although , just as in 1907 ( and on occasions since ) , the new furnishing is not universally popular . |
| 7 | It was clear that the Adjudicator had hoped for a more detailed explanation . |
| 8 | It was clear that the debtor had had no communication with his accountant . |
| 9 | By the late 1970s , however , it was clear that the project had failed in nearly all of its objectives . |