Example sentences of "was [vb pp] that this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as it was intended that this study should be of particular use to the suppliers of information , it was therefore biased towards the first stage of environmental scanning ; that is , the gathering of information . |
| 2 | Drivers were asked to give the risk rating immediately they heard the tone and it was emphasized that this rating should be one of what they were already feeling when they heard the tone rather than a subsequent assessment of the risk present . |
| 3 | It was emphasized that this barter was worked out in accordance with world prices . |
| 4 | Later it was realised that this problem was particularly associated with phenformin and , provided metformin is avoided in the presence of renal or hepatic impairment , tissue hypoxia or significant ketone body production , it is safe ( Bergman et al , 1978 ; Luft et al , 1978 ; Nattrass & Alberti , 1978 ) . |
| 5 | In 1972 it was realised that this property depended on a separate histamine receptor ( H2 ) which was different from histamine ( H1 ) receptors in the lung and elsewhere , which were responsible for the allergic action of histamine . |
| 6 | It was claimed that this system allowed a lighter wing structure , and it was invented by a Swiss-born engineer , H J Stieher , who had worked for Wm Beardmore & Co . |
| 7 | It was claimed that this compromise represented significant progress since a May 13 EFTA-EC meeting in Brussels , when the main dispute had been over Norwegian and Icelandic reluctance to allow EC countries improved access to fish in their waters . |
| 8 | Until recently , it was considered that this ability to make and use tools was one of the defining characteristics of the human race . |
| 9 | It was argued that this arrangement would make the scheme more popular both with contributors and with advocates of self-help , since contributors would appear to be financing their own benefits , whilst experiencing a form of training in saving . |
| 10 | Once it was accepted that this kind of question could be raised , the way was open to the conclusion that the Bible should simply be treated as a collection of ancient religious literature with no special claims to be heard or accepted except where it happened to express some general religious ‘ principle ’ that could be recognised as universally valid — the kernel within the husk . |
| 11 | It was felt that this approach could best be tried out initially in the 1st year undergraduate programme , where a communicatively-based syllabus would give a much-needed new direction to the largely remedial teaching task that lecturers face . |
| 12 | It was felt that this type of exercise would probably not be repeated for a few years . |
| 13 | It was felt that this unit had not met the expectations of the department heads , and some improvements were necessary , without a clear definition of where these might be achieved . |
| 14 | Once again , however , it was felt that this solution was not entirely acceptable since the words degradation and humiliation were lacking in the certainty desirable for criminal legislation . |
| 15 | By involving course organisers in the distribution of destinations questionnaires and in the collection of completed questionnaires for despatch to [ MS for analysis and interpretation , it was felt that this mechanism would assist the flow of information . |
| 16 | When he appeared before the magistrate at lowly Clerkenwell , charged with ‘ willfully ringing several door bells and knocking at the doors in Upper Street , Islington , without lawful excuse ’ it was said that this kind of mischief — like the Cremorne Gardens affray — was a ‘ frequent occurrence ’ . |
| 17 | After the flight of King James II on 11 December 1688 the legal fiction was adopted that this day was the last of his reign ( thus 4 James II is 6 February 1688 to 11 December 1688 ) , and there followed an interregnum until William III and Mary II were made king and queen for their joint and several lives on 13 February 1689 . |
| 18 | The response from colleges greatly encouraged the Council and it was agreed that this part of the Development Programme should be continued by inviting colleges to participate in 1989 pilot schemes . |
| 19 | Also , how unemployed people were presented in the media was criticised ; however it was agreed that this image was merely a reflection of the views of the Tory government . |
| 20 | It was agreed that this matter should be dealt with by the new committee formed after the A.G.M. |
| 21 | I also took on the position knowingly of the bad reputation in Scotland of Sports to the trade regarding hotel sales of your equipment , but was promised that this practice would be cut out . |
| 22 | By 1979 The Economist was implying that the government 's new cost control team under Sir Derek Rayner ( head of Marks and Spencer ) had effectively killed PAR , though it was anticipated that this body would do similar work by introducing business methods of accounting into government . |
| 23 | Originally it was thought that this question might provide some useful insights into possible cover to allow people to attend courses . |
| 24 | For a long time it was thought that this Gospel was written by Matthew the Apostle . |
| 25 | At some point early in Mrs Thatcher 's tenure the conclusion was reached that this collection of volumes assembled over many decades was of no great use . |
| 26 | Although for a considerable time before the resumed hearing it was known that this House was to consider whether to permit Hansard to be used as an aid to construction , there was no suggestion from the Crown or anyone else that such a course might breach Parliamentary privilege until the Attorney-General raised the point at the start of the rehearing . |
| 27 | In August 1988 , when W. was 12 , it was appreciated that this fostering arrangement could not continue and she and the other children were moved to new foster parents . |
| 28 | It was emphasised that this event was not only intended for those interested in ecumenical groups . |
| 29 | It was believed that this area offered more opportunities for conversion into convenient living space . |
| 30 | It was believed that this intervention would be aided if the state had control of certain key industries ( eg coal , railways , gas , electricity distribution ) , which were crucial to post-war economic recovery and which were in such a rundown state that it was unlikely that sufficient private capital would materialise to rejuvenate them . |