Example sentences of "that it [verb] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the snag with this option is that it requires people to be rational and let their ‘ heads rule their hearts ’ . |
| 2 | Kalpana Inc , the Sunnyvale , California pioneer of Ethernet switching , whereby an Ethernet is recast as a star network with a central switch , so that each user gets the full 10Mbps Ethernet bandwidth , reports that it received $9.1m in mezzanine financing . |
| 3 | American Airlines made a $215m loss in the fourth quarter of 1990 , while on January 23rd Delta reported that it went $208m into the red during the same period , the biggest quarterly loss in its history . |
| 4 | Teachers of problem solving believe that problem solving can be taught , that it helps people in solving problems and that this is a good thing . |
| 5 | Gallup says that it compared sales in chart shops on and off the CBS list and found no difference . |
| 6 | When you consider that it costs 40p in bank charges every time a cheque is cashed , or that a covenant will increase your contribution by a third ( if you pay income tax ) , you will appreciate why the fund raising and marketing department is so keen on these cost-effective methods ! |
| 7 | ‘ Thus , although Dillons discounts only a limited range of titles , the knock-on effect of its advertising campaign and aggressive marketing is that it brings people into its shops , and generates the belief that all books are cheaper in Dillons , not just discounted titles . |
| 8 | The key to a good use is that it brings people to the building who value it for its beauty and appreciate and enjoy its surroundings — not simply people who regard it as an opportunity to acquire a large amount of cheap floor space . |
| 9 | Yes , one of the nice aspects of astronomy is that it brings people from many different areas of science together . |
| 10 | This is just another way of saying that it has 3ml of alcohol in every 100ml . |
| 11 | Siemens Nixdorf claims that it has 40% of the European market , with an installed base of 500 in the UK . |
| 12 | The biggest problem with astrology is that it stops people from worshipping the one true God . |
| 13 | The upshot is a version of what is known as preference utilitarianism , for which what counts in favour of an act is not that it promotes a kind of experience known as pleasure or prevents a kind of experience called pain , but that it provides people with what they would prefer to have and prevents their having what they would prefer not to have . |
| 14 | Apple Computer Inc says it is fighting a claim by the US Internal Revenue Service that it owes $290m in back taxes for 1987 and 1988 : issues include transactions with offshore entities , transfer pricing and the timing of deductions ; Apple has appealed to the US Tax Court . |
| 15 | Justice Rutledge proceeded to examine the evil which the statute was designed to cure and decided that it encompassed people outside the traditional common law classification of an employee . |
| 16 | Even though Rolfe only held 19.9% of BSI at the fiscal year end , accounting rules dictate that it include 100% of BSI 's turnover and profit figures in the group total . |
| 17 | Newport in Shropshire was ‘ new ’ in the twelfth century when it was granted a charter by Henry I , who required that it supply fish to the royal household from its medieval fish-pond . |