Example sentences of "that it was [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DNA content must be a small proportion of the total , so why did I say that it was raining DNA rather than cellulose ? |
| 2 | Another very important factor was that at the Boat Show the R Y A announced that it was taking responsibility for the national coordination of all activities er for sailors with special needs , that 's blind , deaf , disabled and there are many organizations who are working in this field but the R Y A is the coordinator . |
| 3 | The problem with the current rapid expansion of higher education was not that it was underfunded , but that it was taking place in the wrong subject areas , he said . |
| 4 | The Foreign Office during the competition period was certainly aware that it was taking place but apparently quite unaware of its implications . ’ |
| 5 | We were just very grateful that it was taking place . ’ |
| 6 | The Sustainability report makes no mention of the other audit , despite the fact that its author , Sustainability director John Elkington , was aware that it was taking place . |
| 7 | The Russian government announced on Nov. 15 that it was taking control of Soviet oil-export licences from Dec. 1 . |
| 8 | US intelligence had estimated that North Korea could have nuclear weapons ready by 1993 and that it was taking action to hide the existence of components from possible international inspection . |
| 9 | She made a deliberate detour past Miguel 's house on her way back to Monte Samana , and , without stopping , noted that it was called Casa Madrid . |
| 10 | In some cases setting was criticized because it was argued that it was producing underachievement in certain pupils , although many teachers did not accept this . |
| 11 | BT recently announced that it was providing interconnection between its EDI Net and the EDI services of AT&T and IBM , bringing the total number of interconnections available to EDI users to 24 worldwide . |
| 12 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 13 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 14 | On April 10 the National Bank of Yugoslavia ( NBY ) announced that it was seeking rescheduling of its foreign debts , which totalled US$15,000 million . |
| 15 | Two days before Arrese 's Valladolid speech , France announced that it was to grant independence to its protectorate in Morocco . |
| 16 | The former organ of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , Pravda , announced on March 14 that it was suspending publication because of financial problems . |
| 17 | On Dec. 23 the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) announced that it was delaying disbursement of SDR45,230,000 ( about US$64,675,000 ) , the second instalment under its enhanced structural adjustment facility ( ESAF ) , pending further discussion with the government about economic performance targets . |
| 18 | The court emphasised that it was upholding party autonomy and would not rewrite the contract to take account of subsequent concerns . |
| 19 | In a statement on Nov. 19 the Comoran Union for Progress ( Udzima ) announced that it was withdrawing support from its leader , President Said Mohammed Djohar , and going into opposition ; the statement accused Djohar of carrying out a political witch-hunt following an attempted coup and subsequent Cabinet reshuffle in August [ see p. 38378 ] . |
| 20 | The rebel Movement for Democracy and Development ( MDD ) announced on Oct. 30 that it was repudiating reconciliation agreements which it had signed with the government in Libreville , Gabon , on June 24 [ see pp. 38952 ; 39132 ] . |
| 21 | This happened despite the government 's claims that it was injecting market discipline into the private sector by not ‘ bailing out lame ducks ’ . |
| 22 | The separate announcement by BR in 1989 that it was proposing closure of the Doncaster-Gainsborough line was a surprise for there are many lines which lose more money than this with its nine daily trains . |
| 23 | Although they could afford to pay real money for USL , they were well aware that it was losing money and AT&T was highly motivated to make the sale . |
| 24 | The students and others were highly critical of the Dip.AD for a number of reasons , not all of them compatible : that it did not impart a sound technical training and failed to produce good design practitioners ; that it was becoming so academic in content that it was losing touch with the market-place ; that its status was popularly regarded as inferior to that of courses in other subjects which led to the award of degrees ; and that instead of a network of inter-related courses imparting a wide range of studies , it offered only a small number of ladder-like disciplines . |
| 25 | Richmond bureau was prompted into this action when it felt that it was losing advice workers because of the tensions involved in the work and because insufficient support was given to alleviate it . |
| 26 | ( The Monopolies and Mergers Commission announced in May 1990 that it was to investigate car pricing in Britain . ) |
| 27 | France had announced on Dec. 1 that it was to start research on a new generation of high-speed trains capable of 350 kmph , compared with the existing speed of 300 kmph on some routes . |