Example sentences of "[was/were] suggested that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was suggested that every effort should be made by the Centres to comply with the form required in order to establish the Centres as the major selling agency in Scotland . |
| 2 | In the course of the arguments before us it was suggested that a construction of section 8 of the Act of 1969 which denies a 16- or 17-year-old girl an absolute right to refuse medical treatment , but leaves it open to her parents to consent to such treatment , could in theory lead to a case where a pregnant 16-year-old refuses an abortion , but her parents consent to her pregnancy being terminated . |
| 3 | More specifically , it was suggested that a scene in a video nasty gave Fairley the idea of forcing the brother and boyfriend of a 17-year-old girl to perform group sex acts with her at gunpoint . |
| 4 | It was suggested that a head who tried to do everything was on the way to an early grave ( Torrington and Weightman 1991:6 ) . |
| 5 | Based on these observations , it was suggested that a rise in pH i resulting from activation of Na + /H + exchange was a trigger for initiation of cell division . |
| 6 | It was suggested that a picnic meeting be held at Glenburrell Bridge during the Summer — details later . |
| 7 | It was suggested that a flour-mill for the employment of the paupers should be created , the flour produced to be used for making the bread for the paupers in the workhouse , as well as for the several parishes in the union . |
| 8 | Hughie 's hopes were raised last year when it was suggested that a replica of one of Captain Cook 's ships , either Endeavour or Resolution , should be built in Indonesia and brought back to Whitby as a permanent reminder of the feats of the town 's most famous son of the sea . |
| 9 | First , a number of rules were specified about the use of rewards and punishers and it was suggested that a reward ‘ menu ’ be drawn up for each intervention in order that the child does not become satiated by a single type of reward which could then lose its reinforcing properties . |
| 10 | It was suggested that a letter be sent to the church council , asking for a notice lower down than at present , to be positioned to ensure ladies from other clubs , find the fifteenth tee . |
| 11 | Alternatively , it was suggested that a limit be placed on the amount of money a solicitor could handle in a personal/ family transaction . |
| 12 | When the Irish troubles peaked in the 1970s , it was suggested that an employee based in England might be able to decline to go to Belfast on company business , even though his contract provided for that . |
| 13 | It was held that ‘ an act of the parties or … an act of the courts ’ was necessary to revoke consent , and it was suggested that an agreement to separate , particularly if it included a non-molestation clause , would suffice . |
| 14 | In addition , it was suggested that the inability of certain non-computing services industry organisations to attract sufficiently qualified staff to run their DP departments was leading to the operation of that whole department being contracted out . |
| 15 | It was suggested that the type of work undertaken by the centres should be restricted but that they should be free of those rules of professional etiquette ( e.g. advertising and touting for business ) which would inhibit their work . |
| 16 | It was suggested that the subject be viewed with a white background at low intensity , and an area measure defined as the complement of the sum of pixels seen , in the total pixel count . |
| 17 | It was suggested that the prisoner is entitled to see comments , summaries and advice which officials provide to the minister . |
| 18 | The level of spending was apparently greater than originally planned and it was suggested that the increase was made possible by higher than expected oil revenues for 1989 . |
| 19 | Since there is no doubt that an appeal is now properly before the Board it was suggested that the question whether the Court of Appeal was right to decline jurisdiction has become academic , and subject to one qualification their Lordships agree . |
| 20 | Here it was suggested that the school 's investment in areas subsequently utilised by the county for its own particular purposes ( including staff development ) became the basis for reacting angrily to the school 's exclusion from the project . |
| 21 | This line of attack was given a great impetus when it was suggested that the wave/particle duality characteristic of light might be a universal phenomenon . |
| 22 | He became very confused and it was suggested that the squadron would like something which she was wearing at the time . |
| 23 | Earlier in this book it was suggested that the idea of " popular power " could be seen as the core of the various ideas and conceptions of democracy . |
| 24 | At a meeting of the Steering Committee it was suggested that the corridor area between the foyer and the lecture theatre could be used to display some of the ‘ behind-the-scenes ’ activities of the Garden . |
| 25 | It was suggested that the morale of Registry staff was low , and they appeared isolated from other parts of the departments with no appreciation of their role in terms of other functions , due to the lack of feedback about their performance in meeting the needs of the users . |
| 26 | It was suggested that the plaster should stay on for between four and six weeks after which he might like to think of building up its strength . |
| 27 | Indeed , in their most extreme form , it was suggested that the legislation of the 1980s heralded the end of local government as an independent sphere . |
| 28 | Unofficially it was suggested that the rift related to Dogan 's opposition to a campaign by the President 's wife , Semra Özal , to assume leadership of the Istanbul branch of the Motherland Party ( ANAP ) . |
| 29 | On the outbreak of war the Iraqi army , including recalled reservists , numbered some 955,000 , of whom 620,000 were estimated to be committed to the Kuwaiti theatre of operations ( however , post-war evaluation called seriously into question initial Western intelligence estimates and it was suggested that the figure was nearer 300,000 ) . |
| 30 | Was going to have a facility for young people , if you remember , it was suggested that the restaurant was used for young people . |