Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] in the light " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the head and the DCSL freely acknowledged that these developments were undertaken in the light of knowledge that a library project existed , and that schools might stand a better chance of securing a grant if they could show evidence of commitment to enhanced library provision . |
| 2 | When referral sources were examined in the light of this , it was found that medical and family referrers were each making different kinds of demand in the three areas . |
| 3 | It might also be true that an arrangement in which supplementary grants were made in the light of positive evaluation would be an effective incentive for schools to maintain momentum and involve themselves fully in inservice activities . |
| 4 | David Chartwell , a director of Chartwell Land Plc , said talks with St Edmundsbury Borough Council were needed in the light of a series of about-turns . |
| 5 | Previous events were transformed in the light of it , often by means of the wisdom of hindsight . |
| 6 | Rodofinikin had a hopeless task , as his instructions were drafted in the light of a Russo-Serbian agreement which presupposed a Russian victory over the Turks . |
| 7 | To establish whether government investment was made where it was likely to see the greatest return or to areas of greatest deprivation , public spending patterns were analysed in the light of private investment and previous revitalisation and deprivation patterns . |
| 8 | A bill to allow exploration in the refuge had been introduced earlier , but was withdrawn in the light of public reaction to the Exxon Valdez oil spill . |
| 9 | First used in 1949 , the system was modified in the light of experience in 1953 and 1956 . |
| 10 | Finally in this section , it is worth pointing out that in the first Unit of this course we learnt that organisations which were based on an open system ( where information flowed in and out through a ‘ permeable boundary ’ to its environment and publics and where adjustment was made in the light of feedback ) , were more able to adapt to change and continue to prosper . |
| 11 | The memorandum gave that impression , but it was written in the light of developments occasioned by the European revolutions of 1848 . |
| 12 | This was interpreted in the light of the worsening of the general economic situation . |
| 13 | In 1983 and 1984 this policy was re-examined in the light of modern developments in learning disability services and changing practice in the region itself ( Mansell , 1989 ) . |
| 14 | Light came from windows in the roof and Ana was bathed in the light , the barn dim around her . |
| 15 | The decision not to renew the contract with the landlords Hill Samuel was taken in the light of rising costs and declining sales . |
| 16 | An upsurge in foreign travel by Romanians was predicted in the light of the government decree granting Romanian citizens the right to a passport . |
| 17 | Diagnostic group ( a ) was chosen in the light of discussions in the report on Dounreay ( paras 2.27–2.30 ) and of the conclusion of the working group that acute lymphoblastic leukaemia could be adequately distinguished from other leukaemia in our data . |