Example sentences of "be that [adv] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the density of wood averages about one-fourteenth of that of steel it may be that about thirty times the volume of wood is used , taking the world as a whole . |
| 2 | The sad reality is that nearly seventy years after Eglantine Jebb drafted the world 's first charter of children 's rights , the charter which became the foundation for the nineteen eighty nine U N convention . |
| 3 | The history of continuing post-war pressure by officers for a flatted development in the East End of North Shields is a fascinating one but for our purposes here what matters is that nearly 1000 flats and maisonettes were built , again at a higher unit cost than that of the contemporary construction of traditional dwellings . |
| 4 | The other proposition arising is that as two atoms touch , the gravitational force will maximise and crush them out of existence , unless the long range weak gravitational forcefield is balanced by a strong short range repulsive force . |
| 5 | Many more speakers and many more hours of speech are usually recorded than can ultimately be analysed ; a useful rule of thumb is that about ten hours will be needed to analyse each hour of recorded data . |
| 6 | The main drawback of the compose screen is that only two staves are displayed at any one time and it is not possible to smoothly scroll across the page which is divided into set sections . |
| 7 | Will he confirm that all the professional advice that he has received from the Royal Navy is that only four boats absolutely guarantees an effective nuclear deterrent for this country ? |
| 8 | Despite what the hon. Gentleman has said , from which I do not dissent , the fact is that only 15 minutes of the time that the Prime Minister chaired the summit of the Group of Seven countries was spent on the environment . |