Example sentences of "mean that [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , one of the days she 'll learn the game , I mean that in the nicest sense , the , th th , the game , and when she learns the game she 'll stop coming out with ideas then . |
| 2 | This meant that on the blonde version the entire bass — body , neck and fingerboard — was light-coloured wood , except for the scratchplate and the front of the headstock . |
| 3 | The huge interest generated in the share issue meant that on the first day of trading , the partially paid price of 50p immediately increased to 93p , which emphasised the extent of the undervaluation of the company ; the share price subsequently increased by even more . |
| 4 | ‘ For me , being single-minded meant that for the eight months of the racing season every other aspect of my life was put on hold , ’ Vitor began , ‘ apart from the construction company . |
| 5 | Food shortages and the lack of heating or lighting in towns , and the time-consuming difficulties of finding ways round them for city-dwellers , meant that for the first time in a century , if not longer , life in the country was not to be despised . |
| 6 | ASH , Action on Smoking and Health , said the new move meant that for the first time the true toll of smoking would be seen ‘ in black and white ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ In some parts of the UK cuts in local authority spending and the move to the purchaser-provider split meant that for the first time students coming off social work courses were having real difficulties finding jobs ’ Weinstein said . |
| 8 | The intactness of the tomb meant that for the first time it was possible to analyse fully how the many objects found within it were used , and their ritual and social implications within the Sicàn culture better understood . |
| 9 | All this meant that for the first time all pupils were aiming for " A " levels , and could be helped and encouraged by discussing careers and progress with their masters and parents . |
| 10 | Wilder 's withdrawal meant that for the first time since the 1980 nomination contest the Democratic campaign would be fought without a major black contender . |
| 11 | Mosley 's opposition to this national change of mood meant that for the small minority who still wished to maintain the peace of Europe at any price , he was momentarily seen as an alternative leader who would keep Britain out of a war . |
| 12 | In the Balkans it meant that for the next few years Bulgaria under Stambouloff would look to Austria-Hungary ( and even , a little , to Turkey ) , for fear of Russia . |
| 13 | The distance to fly was just over 500 nautical miles , which meant that with the published 75% cruise range of 780 nautical miles with reserves , we had more than two hours excess endurance . |
| 14 | This also meant that at the opposite pole of this evolutionary sequence there had existed a stage which was the exact opposite , a stage when men or women paired freely with whoever they took a fancy to , irrespective of any rules or regulations . |
| 15 | We knew that VAT was going to be an issue , but because everything was so vague we found it impossible to draw up detailed plans in advance , which meant that at the last minute we had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for January . ’ |
| 16 | This meant that under the then current ICAO arrangements in Annex 13 the UK was not entitled to appoint an accredited representative to participate in these investigations , notwithstanding the fact that in each case a very significant proportion of the passengers were British nationals . |
| 17 | For one thing , Fender seemed to deserve Tokai 's kick up the backside , since apparent mismanagement and increasingly poor quality control meant that from the early '70s through to about ‘ 82 , Fender simply were n't offering the musician a consistent , value-for-money product . |
| 18 | The advent of relatively cheap microelectronics meant that by the late 1960s it had become possible to control these machines by dedicated mini- or micro-computers directly attached to them , such machines having ‘ computer numerically control ’ or CNC . |
| 19 | Chemists were even suspicious of physical methods of analysis ; but the convenience of the spectroscope meant that by the 1870s it had come into regular use , as we shall see later . |
| 20 | This meant that in the economic depression of the 1930s many Sri Lankan landowners were thus in the hands of foreign money-lenders to whom they had mortgaged their land . |
| 21 | He said Mr Smith 's statement meant that in the first full two years of a Labour Government , they would have to borrow around an extra £9.5 billion . |
| 22 | This meant that in the German companies programming was becoming a nucleus of integration , bringing together operators , planners , production engineers and managers , charge-hands , and foremen , while in Britain that work was more concentrated on planners and production engineers . |
| 23 | Overcrowded and insanitary warships were an ideal breeding-ground for every kind of contagion , while the lack of fresh food meant that until the 1790s scurvy continually threatened every ship 's company . |
| 24 | But the notion of secularism , the notion of anti-clericalism meant that within the liberal states erm the er er there would be a separation of church and state . |
| 25 | If the Lord Chancellor were to adopt open and public criteria for judges along the lines proposed , it would mean that for the first time candidates would know clearly what standards were required , and performance of the judiciary could be measured against them . |
| 26 | A literal interpretation of these terms would mean that on the second rent review date what was to be assumed was a lease expiring in 2025 with rent reviews in 2005 and 2010 only , leaving fifteen years without review at the end of the hypothetical lease . |
| 27 | The deeming provisions will mean that during the interim period the vendor will be treated as acting as agent for the purchaser yet the purchaser will have no control over the vendor 's actions . |
| 28 | Developments in telecommunications which are now taking place , however , will mean that during the 1990s , broadband distribution will become available enabling online , simultaneous transfer of a wide range of digital information . |
| 29 | Where this has been done and the company has also dispensed by elective resolution with the requirement to lay its accounts and reports before a general meeting , it will mean that in the single-member company no member meetings will be required . |
| 30 | Mrs Frizzell found it impossible to forgive Mrs Dawson 's becoming a widow the same week as her party ; a history of Mrs Dawson one night , and the remarks the following night of the lady secretary of the United Nations ' Society on the role of the Canadian peacekeeping force in Cyprus , had meant that for the first time in years no report of Mrs Frizzell 's party appeared , though room had been found for a report on one of Mrs Murphy 's receptions . |