Example sentences of "[vb -s] claim that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is sometimes claimed that people in many cultures are aware of the ill-effects of inbreeding ( Lindzey , 1967 ) , but nobody , as far as I know , has claimed that such knowledge is universal . |
| 2 | A leading climatologist has claimed that global warming will increase the risk of structural damage to buildings and will need to be tackled with new building regulations . |
| 3 | The Warmfield company has claimed that all procedures for dumping — which it claims will consist mainly of meat and fish and industrial waste — are safe , although it has refused to disclose full details . |
| 4 | A witness at the trial of two men accused of the murder of a police informer has claimed that one defendent drove the victim to a meeting with the other , who them killed him . |
| 5 | Moscovici ( 1984 ) has claimed that social psychology should become ‘ an anthropological and a historical science ’ ( p. 984 ) . |
| 6 | Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) has claimed that radioactive waste from the Springfields nuclear plant is contaminating parts of the River Ribble in Lancashire . |
| 7 | He has claimed that statutory controls would ‘ stifle new developments and new jobs in the Highlands and Islands and raise costs when we face tough competition from efficient producers in Europe and elsewhere ’ . |
| 8 | Friends of the Earth , however , has claimed that these figures are artificially inflated as money spent on the cleaner gas programme needed to be spent anyway . |
| 9 | A solicitor has claimed that three men found not guilty of the manslaughter of twin girls should never have been put on trial . |
| 10 | A solicitor has claimed that three men found not guilty of the manslaughter of twin girls should never have been put on trial . |
| 11 | Popper has claimed that some versions at least of Marx 's theory of history , Freudian psychoanalysis and Adlerian psychology suffer from this fault . |
| 12 | National Power has claimed that divulging information on the fuel that they plan to burn will give their competitors vital information about how their plants operate . |