Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] [that] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was the second time in eight months that Barre had changed the government , and no official reasons were given for the changes , but Barre called on the new Cabinet , sworn in on Sept. 5 , to solve the current civil war and economic crisis .
2 Then there are items in private collections that Campion has discovered , such as a 1952 Lied von der Erde with Richard Lewis , conducted by Barbirolli , that would be fascinating to hear .
3 I sound one warning note about individual choice — it works in towns where parents can be given a choice of schools , up to the physical capacity of a school , but in rural areas that choice may be only theoretical .
4 As we have said , it is well established in scientific circles that ants and many other creatures , too , communicate by means of external molecular signals known as pheromones .
5 For example , it is widely believed in English-speaking cultures that women are good listeners .
6 During the drought of 1976 this resulted in an unusually high concentration of nitrate in the aquifers under parts of East Anglia and warnings were issued in some areas that babies should be given only bottled water to drink .
7 Recent developments in Australia suggest that in some respects that country is further along the road than Britain in formulating a policy response to the obvious inequalities found there .
8 So delicious were the nibbles and munchies in some showrooms that designers and hangers-on appeared to have starved themselves for days , before descending on the groaning showroom tables like a flock of unusually well-groomed vultures .
9 And Eliot lets us know that he had to argue with Pound , who wanted in some items that Eliot excluded , and wanted out some items on which Eliot insisted .
10 It is said in some circles that Morrison is alive and well and living in Des Moines , so perhaps we will one day have to sit through Doors II : the Incognito Years .
11 There is also a feeling in some circles that firsts should represent ultimate academic success for undergraduates , and that if they were split further it would be possible to get a ‘ bad first ’ .
12 The view has been expressed in some quarters that experience gained in implementation of the First Directive would be very valuable in carrying out detailed work on the Second .
13 The threat of targeting US-based British businesses for more taxes has led to the conclusion in some quarters that Clinton is less pro-free trade than his predecessor .
14 Surprise has been expressed in some quarters that Mr Zilligen has been allowed to stay on the Ferranti board given his key role at ISC during the £215m deception .
15 It is feared in some quarters that television destroys family life but with us it 's the Opposite way round .
16 There is a general feeling in published studies that colitis extending beyond the splenic flexure can be regarded as extensive in terms of cancer risk .
17 The judge ruled that there was information contained in electronic records that printouts did not include , therefore , they were not faithful to the original .
18 It was only when attention suddenly focused upon how the earliest hominids kept their large and delicate brains cool in tropical zones that insights occurred .
19 In serious mountains that spring might be influenced by the thrill of being at high altitude , while in lower terrain the jauntiness of stride may reflect the rollercoaster of broad panoramas and changing perspectives .
20 It means in simple terms that Reay is able to keep the looms running in perfect order .
21 It is part of the training in magical traditions that participants learn to take up roles and then drop them again after the working session is over .
22 Indeed , it is only in such cases that reference to Hansard is likely to be of any assistance to the courts .
23 It is inherent in such ideas that life must be fairly common throughout the Universe .
24 At one gig in Melbourne the crowd invaded the stage in such numbers that LIAM had to stop the show and lead the uninvited participants off in an orderly line .
25 If Professor Lee or others can devise a blueprint for government regulated auditors with financial and business skills to serve the public interest in a way he feels the Big Six do not , he should be aware of a ( minority ) view in these firms that auditing is a high risk , low reward business which is uninteresting by comparison with certain other activities .
26 Scotland have claimed pushover tries against the Welsh on their last three visits to Murrayfield and though the Welsh front-row emerged with considerable scrummage plaudits from their tussle with England , I have observed before in these columns that Martin Bayfield is not in the same league as Paul Ackford as a scrummaging lock ; Jason Leonard , too , hardly seems to be at the peak of his powers following the bone-graft operation in his neck during the close season .
27 It is in these groups that subcontracting is especially strong , and their organization is more heavily centralized around the parent firm than is the case in the keiretsu .
28 It is in these areas that Marketing departments come into their own .
29 It was in these circumstances that Blackpool bought six open-top trams from the London United Tramways Company in July 1919 .
30 It may be in these circumstances that moderation rather than liberation is more likely to achieve results , but it is a matter of interpretation whether the results achieved by good behaviour are worth the energy required .
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