Example sentences of "[noun pl] claim that a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Zambian government officials claimed that a story ( in the Times of Zambia , June 23rd 1970 ) to the effect that clothing factory workers believed they might lose their jobs as the result of a new duty on imported cloth , was the work of clever lobbying by clothing manufacturers and retailers . |
| 2 | The Theosophists claim that a grove of mature trees has an energy pattern which assists in the raising of consciousness , and , in this context , with particular respect to pines , Mirov and Hasbrouck write : |
| 3 | Some sociologists claim that an individual 's class position is largely achieved ; it results from their personal qualities and abilities and the use they make of them rather than ascribed characteristics such as the status of their parents or the colour of their skin . |
| 4 | The strikers claimed that a policeman had been murdered by security forces . |
| 5 | The bishops claimed that a vote for Herri Batasuna in the 29 October general election was ‘ incompatible with one 's moral and Christian conscience ’ . |
| 6 | Critics claim that a cholesterol test is only a single snapshot of lifestyle and can be misleading . |
| 7 | Within France , the issue has become absorbed into the debate over the forthcoming referendum on the Maastricht treaty , with opponents claiming that an EC single market would result in France becoming the " dustbin of Europe " . |
| 8 | Residents claim that a council estate 's become so run down that even the homeless do n't want to live there . |
| 9 | With Sea Wolf fore and aft , and the Sea-Guard anti-missile gun system , on port and starboard , the makers claim that a ship could have a 9 to I chance of remaining undamaged even if the missiles were pre-programmed to be ‘ evasive ’ . |
| 10 | Michael Noonan , finance spokesman for the Irish opposition party , Fine Gael , and other politicians claim that a £400 million deal has been struck between Digital and Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Office to ensure that the company invests in its manufacturing plant at Ayr . |