Example sentences of "[noun pl] claim that their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So generally clear perceptions of strong press bias were overlaid by a tendency for readers to claim that their paper was relatively sympathetic to their own political viewpoint . |
| 2 | The contras claimed that their action was intended to focus attention on the government 's failure to provide funds for the resettlement of former contras and their dependents . |
| 3 | The doctors in these countries claim that their results are as good as those obtained by giving just one remedy at a time . |
| 4 | Over a quarter of respondents claimed that their organisation was either implementing and operating an Open Systems strategy . |
| 5 | Gnostic teachers claimed that their dualism explained the origin of evil far better than the orthodox church 's view that the created world comes from a perfectly good and all-powerful God . |
| 6 | One effect of the early deadline was that some teachers claimed that their reports had to be rushed and that there was little opportunity for a considered appraisal : |
| 7 | Mohawk leaders claimed that their action had focused world attention on land compensation claims of Canadian Indians and on the poor living conditions on reservations . |
| 8 | The European proposals , which could add $10 a barrel to the price of oil by the end of the century , were also opposed by large-scale energy users claiming that their businesses would be hampered if other trading partners did not introduce similar measures . |
| 9 | By a majority of 51 per cent at the start of the campaign , rising to 58 per cent at the end , Conservative partisans claimed that their paper was biased towards the Conservative party . |
| 10 | Residents claim that their homes were already being ‘ shaken to bits ’ by the amount of heavy traffic connected with Park Foods on the existing industrial complex . |
| 11 | The Fascists claimed that their name derived from the fasces , bundles of rods carried as a symbol of power by victors of the Roman Empire . |
| 12 | The nuns claim that their eggs have never been associated with an outbreak of food poisoning , and although salmonella is present in the environment it is not necessarily in the eggs . |