Example sentences of "was [vb pp] that the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As such , it was intended that the parameters of the debate would be flexible . |
| 2 | It was calculated that the measures contained in the 1992 budget would bring about a reduction of 3-4 per cent in the real incomes of many workers and pensioners , as anticipated increases in wages and in pensions were equivalent to half of the inflation rate ( expected to be 12.5 per cent ) . |
| 3 | At the annual parish meeting it was heard that the rats were beginning to explore and were going out into Church Street . |
| 4 | Environmentally it was reasoned that the consequences of State control have often been unpalatable : where were the beautiful cities that had been promised ? |
| 5 | It was recognized that the advantages were outweighed by disadvantages , including the loss of productive agricultural land , disruption of the labour supply for farming , despoliation of the landscape , and modification of traditional village life . |
| 6 | So much information was gathered that the professionals could hardly find time to analyse it . |
| 7 | Once upon a time a few years ago it was realised that the costs of circuits from the Post Office to broadcast choral evensong ‘ live ’ easily outstripped the courtesy fees paid to the participants . |
| 8 | In October 1962 the choir felt it was difficult for them to give a strong lead to the congregational singing because of where the choir was placed and it was recommended that the Trustees should take expert advice on the rearranging of the pulpit area of the church . |
| 9 | In July 1986 , two more specialists and numerous samples later , it was recommended that the Forts consider a mixture of Artificial Insemination by Husband ( AIH ) and Donor ( AID ) . |
| 10 | It was minuted that the papers did not imply a commitment by the Regional Council to particular levels of growth or policy stances and did not constitute a formal statutory stage of public consultation . |
| 11 | Yet , with all parties widely flouting this provision , it was claimed that the authorities had systematically overlooked DLP transgressions while acting against opposition violations of the law . |
| 12 | Far from the state sanctioning male vice by providing men of the forces with a clean supply of women , it was claimed that the acts were essentially moral in aim and intention . |
| 13 | It was claimed that the children lived mostly with their grandmother , Cynthia Dawson , near their home in Tottenham , London . |
| 14 | It was claimed that the police investigated the attack which happened as Kylie returned to Australia after another of her visits to Britain . |
| 15 | By re-amended notice of appeal dated 30 August 1991 the defendants sought an order to set aside or vary the judge 's order or to order a retrial and sought leave to adduce fresh evidence on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge had erred in law in failing to take into account ( a ) the lack of a penal notice on the order which it was claimed that the appellants had breached ; and ( b ) the plaintiff 's delay of 18 months in applying for the committal order ; ( 2 ) that the judge 's decision was arrived at without regard to fresh evidence which the defendants had obtained since the hearing , part of which related to matters subsequent to the hearing and the remainder of which could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence ; which , if given , would probably have had an important influence on the result , which was credible and which should , therefore , be admitted ; ( 3 ) that , alternatively , the court should exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence as the liberty of the defendants was at risk ; and ( 4 ) that the sentence imposed was excessive . |
| 16 | With a new intensification of the civil war threatening , it was reported that the mediators were to meet again on March 4 . |
| 17 | After that it was supposed that the others would merge with them . |
| 18 | At one time it was supposed that the ammonoids were suffering from ‘ racial senescence ’ at that time and that the uncoiling represented a kind of genetic exhaustion . |
| 19 | The events surrounding the Connolly commemorations were an important indicator of the difficulty of reconciling Ulster Protestants to nationalist pageantry , no matter how much it was stressed that the traditions being commemorated included the Protestants . |
| 20 | Under the agreement the government would help the coal industry to reduce its indebtedness and provide more funds for restructuring , although it was stressed that the miners ' wage demands , such as ending pay differentials between pits , had not been conceded . |
| 21 | He bent to throw a few pieces of turf on the fire and was reminded that the locals called them sods of turf . |
| 22 | Several cantons had already reduced the voting age for cantonal elections , and it was expected that the others would now introduce measures to bring their regulations into line with the new situation at federal level . |
| 23 | When puppies for research were raised in isolation in laboratory , it was noticed that the ill-effects of such rearing could be somewhat offset by cutting a window into the side of their box so that they could see out into the busy laboratory . |
| 24 | It was conceded that the advantages within a college are clear ( Williams 1987:490 ) : The increased awareness of the college environment which it offers the manager permits more forceful and effective action on his or her part … |
| 25 | On behalf of Mr. Tully it was argued that the disclosures made by Mr. Tully in compliance with the order of Buckley J. might be ‘ leaked ’ to the Crown Prosecution Service or might suggest to the Crown Prosecution Service new lines of inquiry . |
| 26 | At one cemetery all of the wood for the boards was alder , and it was argued that the boards were of multi-ply construction because of the various directions of grain represented . |
| 27 | The colonies had at first been left to look after themselves because the king had no money to spare for defending them nor any forces he could send across the Atlantic , but after 1650 it was accepted that the colonies had a right to expect to be protected against European attack , though not against Indian or other local problems . |
| 28 | In addition , it was felt that the problems were made worse by the files on loan being the only master copy ; additionally , when files were held by staff for excessively long periods , a backlog of items for filing could accumulate . |
| 29 | Nevertheless it was felt that the papers deserved a wider circulation because of their intrinsic interest to a larger audience . |
| 30 | Dein lost his place on the League management committee because it was felt that the interests of the so-called ‘ Big Five ’ clubs , including Arsenal , had been pushed too hard . |