Example sentences of "[noun pl] claim that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authors claimed that the treatment model was ‘ theoretically faulty , systematically discriminatory in administration , and inconsistent with some of our most basic concepts of justice ’ ( American Friends Service Committee , 1971 : 12 ) . |
| 2 | His supporters claimed that the charges against him and Qarrash were politically motivated . |
| 3 | Levi 's support base was within the large Sephardi community ( members or descendants of the western branch of European Jews who settled in Spain and Portugal and latterly in north Africa , as opposed to the Askhenazi — the northern European Yiddish-speaking Jews ) , and many of his supporters claimed that the Shamir-Arens-Sharon collaboration had been nothing short of ethnic discrimination by the " Ashkenazi bosses " . |
| 4 | Enthusiastic supporters claimed that the movement gave to ‘ the Free Churches a unity they have never had before ’ although this same observer recognized that it was ‘ the Establishment that lies at the foundation of our contention ’ . |
| 5 | In the 1957 parliamentary elections , Chamoun 's supporters claimed that the opposition were in reality Nasser 's candidates ; political constituencies were gerrymandered to ensure that Saeb Salam , the most prominent Sunni leader in Beirut , and Kamal Jumblatt , the Druze leader in the Chouf , were defeated . |
| 6 | The teenagers claimed that the police had found a footprint on the embankment near where James 's body was found , that police had taken trainers from the boy they said did it . |
| 7 | He accused members of the opposition of involvement in an attempted coup , whereas opposition parties claimed that the soldiers ' action was part of a government conspiracy . |
| 8 | But the manufacturers claim that the insurers are still using a blanket approach which does not take full account of differences between models , and improvements they have introduced . |
| 9 | The Communists claimed that the ILP Member , John McGovern , had weakened the demonstration by trying to present its demands to Parliament himself , rather than allowing the leaders of the NUWM to do so . |
| 10 | The companies claim that the chip set reduces the number of RF parts required by more than 200 , compared with non-integrated designs . |
| 11 | Iraqi engineers claim that the Third River is designed to reclaim 1.5 million square kilometres of salt-encrusted fields , which could increase Iraq 's crop production by 50 per cent . |
| 12 | Government opponents claimed that the trials were designed to legitimize Army actions in Lampung province , southern Sumatra , in February 1989 in which an unspecified number of villagers was killed [ see p. 36934 ] . |
| 13 | The authorities claimed that the bombs were the work of a " terrorist " student group , but the National Union of Students claimed that police paramilitaries had planted them at Santo Domingo University . |
| 14 | The authorities claimed that the Feb. 21 fighting , which broke out in the south of N'Djamena , the capital , had started when " armed men in military uniform " attacked a police station . |
| 15 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities claimed that the Government had failed to acknowledge the overwhelming case for more investment . |
| 16 | The US authorities claimed that the decision to evacuate Peace Corps workers had been taken on the basis of general intelligence concerning NPA intentions , and that Swanson 's abduction had only become known after the decision had been made . |
| 17 | The Israeli authorities claimed that the detainee , Attiyah Abdel Atti Zanin , had hanged himself in his cell . |
| 18 | Radical Palestinian groups claimed that the US decision demonstrated that the path of moderation adopted by the PLO at the 19th session of the Palestine National Council ( the Palestinian " parliament in exile " ) in November 1988 [ see p. 36438 ] was redundant . |
| 19 | Environmental groups claimed that the report simply legitimised Malaysia 's current practice . |
| 20 | French relief workers claimed that the Djibouti government and French army officers stationed in Djibouti had sent back a group of refugees across the border into an inhospitable desert region of Ethiopia on June 2 ; however , the French Foreign Ministry denied that there had been any forcible expulsions from Djibouti . |
| 21 | But the Italians claimed that the move had fallen through because the player had a back injury . |
| 22 | Official estimates put the turnout at 47.7 per cent of the electorate ( 5 percentage points higher than for the 1988 elections — see pp. 36347-48 ) , but independent observers claimed that the turnout was unusually low , with reports of as little as 10 per cent in some rural areas . |
| 23 | The Hungarians claimed that the scheme threatened drinking water supplies to several million Hungarians , and also noted that diverting the river would mean redefining the frontier between Czechoslovakia and Hungary , in violation of international treaties . |
| 24 | In addition , the banks claimed that the authorities ' monetary measures — particularly prior to 1964 — tended to restrict mainly the clearing banks , whereas other financial intermediaries ( secondary banks , building societies , insurance companies , etc. ) were relatively untouched . |
| 25 | A proposed cut in the securities stamp tax was also rejected ; Swiss banks claimed that the tax made the country less competitive as a financial centre . |
| 26 | Israeli politicians and officials claimed that the PLF attack proved that the PLO was still engaging in terrorist activities despite Arafat 's December 1987 statement renouncing all forms of terrorism [ see p. 36438 ] . |
| 27 | Azerbaijani officials claimed that the attacks on the border were the consequence of frustration of local residents that they had received no response to demands presented during the previous month for freer access to their fellow Azerbaijanis in northern Iran ( numbering up to 14,000,000 — twice the number of Soviet Azerbaijanis ) , and to rich agricultural land given over to border defences . |
| 28 | Proponents claim that the plant goes a long way toward addressing the heavily oil dependent state 's energy needs , and , would entail the destruction of at most 2 percent of the Wao Kele tract . |
| 29 | Some Christians claim that the Nature miracles are simple stories of what Jesus did and should be accepted as such . |
| 30 | The Republicans claim that the capital gains cut ( from 28 per cent to 19.6 per cent for two years ) would stimulate investment and create jobs . |