Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [adv] mean that " in BNC.
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| 1 | That does not automatically mean that his character is equally reliable . |
| 2 | This does not automatically mean that the research is biased . |
| 3 | This does not automatically mean that the provision will be made , but it does make it possible to plan in the light of solid knowledge rather than guesswork . |
| 4 | An object of a particular date in a particular context does not automatically mean that it dates that context : a context often contains artefacts of quite different dates , and it is the archaeologists 's task to arrive at an interpretation that fits all the facts . |
| 5 | If a product carries the word " patent " or " patented " or similar , this does not automatically mean that the defendant knows of the patent unless the number of the patent also appears on the product concerned . |
| 6 | It is made clear that this does not simply mean that each school must offer such a curriculum ; each individual pupil must take it up . |
| 7 | But uneven development does not simply mean that types and quantities of physical and social phenomena vary from place to place . |
| 8 | This does not however mean that one can clearly distinguish a concept of ‘ rule of law ’ in the legal system from ‘ rule of law ’ as part of the ideological system . |
| 9 | A ‘ life sentence ’ does not usually mean that the prisoner is kept in prison until he or she dies ( although it may ) , but lifers are only released at the discretion of the Parole Board and the Home Secretary . |
| 10 | The important point , however , is that the two " likes " must be treated as like in some respect ; and in the linguistic cases this does not merely mean that the two items co-ordinated must be on the same level in terms of specific syntactic classifications , as has often been remarked ; more importantly , it is clear that they must be alike in both bearing one of the other relations , already introduced , to some third element ; thus , in : ( 38 ) Nora is Irish and beautiful the structure is such that Irish and beautiful are both related to Nora by assignment , while in : ( 39 ) bed and board is going to take half his wages the relation of instantiation links both bed and board to the single entity in the subject position . |
| 11 | And , as the hairs on head and body are all at different stages of the hair growth cycle , waxing does not always mean that some hair does n't grow back quickly — it may have been just under the skin just waiting to pop out ! |
| 12 | This does not always mean that damaged property requires to be inspected or that Loss Adjusters must be appointed in every case . |
| 13 | Bearing in mind that even if an employer 's action amounts to constructive dismissal , this does not always mean that the dismissal will automatically be unfair . |
| 14 | Because most of us have ignored non-European cultures in the past does not now mean that European and European/American culture have become less valid or that we must be tempted to rewrite history twisting facts to suit our present crisis of confidence . |
| 15 | However , this does not necessarily mean that you need to do lots of different kinds of exercise . |
| 16 | Even if individuals do live in a nuclear family group it does not necessarily mean that their closest emotional ties are to be found there . |
| 17 | The armoured or plated dinosaurs include some species that seem too heavily burdened with protective armour to have been very active , but this does not necessarily mean that they had to be cold-blooded . |
| 18 | This does not necessarily mean that girls will necessarily choose subjects traditionally associated with boys and vice versa . |
| 19 | Everyone involved has to realize that the tasks are not relearned in an automatic sequence : the fact that the patient may be able to put on his sweater one day does not necessarily mean that he is immediately able to progress to putting on his trousers — indeed , he may have forgotten how to cope with the sweater the following day . |
| 20 | This does not necessarily mean that the genetic information has been lost , but only that there may have been some chemical modification which makes crucial genes inaccessible . |
| 21 | Even if numbers are there in profusion and quoted to several places of decimals this does not necessarily mean that they are reliable or useful . |
| 22 | It seems , though , that even if you are being reasonable in refusing to agree to a change , that does not necessarily mean that it is unfair to push the change through and dismiss you because of your reluctance to go along with it . |
| 23 | This does not necessarily mean that working-class boys commit more delinquencies , but that they are more likely to fall foul of the legal system . |
| 24 | Note that in certain cases this has to be done as a formality and does not necessarily mean that there is anything suspicious about the death . |
| 25 | Non-appearance on the ward does not necessarily mean that the clinical teacher has overslept or is sitting , feet up , drinking cups of tea . |
| 26 | These parents may have been disturbed or overwrought , but this does not necessarily mean that they were mistaken about their child 's illness . |
| 27 | This does not necessarily mean that their parents have failed or brought them up badly . |
| 28 | But a constant real wage does not necessarily mean that the money wage is constant . |
| 29 | N.B. A higher classification does not necessarily mean that the quality of what is provided is higher than that available in an establishment with a lower classification . |
| 30 | This does not necessarily mean that the cholesterol is the cause , or certainly not the sole cause , of heart attacks . |