Example sentences of "[that] a [adj] amount of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 2 | It may be realistic to suggest that a certain amount of cellulite is to be expected in women , but severe cases should be taken seriously . |
| 3 | They felt that they had a much stronger position than before and that a certain amount of muscle flexing was now unavoidable if they were not to lose face with their supporters . |
| 4 | I pointed out that a certain amount of intimacy was inevitable when you work so closely with someone . |
| 5 | If , like me , you have learned that a certain amount of filamentous algae is an inevitable fact of modern pondkeeping , you may have been tolerant of its growth during the summer months . |
| 6 | Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful . |
| 7 | Anderson ( 1985 ) suggests that when one student has information to impart , some of that information should be distributed among the other students so that a certain amount of negotiation can take place as to what needs communicating and what does not ( see also Anderson and Lynch : Listening , in this Scheme ) . |
| 8 | He supposed that a certain amount of p'vestrannyoi — fooling around — was unavoidable under the circumstances . |
| 9 | When loading a new program you may see from the instructions that a certain amount of base ( or conventional ) , high , expanded , or extended memory is required . |
| 10 | ‘ Implicitly , if not explicitly , the doctoral thesis has come to be thought of in some countries and institutions as simply the demonstration that a certain amount of research methodology has been transmitted and received , with much less emphasis than used to be the case upon the nature and significance of the topic explored . ’ |
| 11 | But I 've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance . |
| 12 | Well I think people think that a certain amount of time and attention has to be devoted to the Party 's constitution , and there are two things that arose out of the conference in Brighton . |
| 13 | Matthew says that a small amount of yeast added to ‘ half a hundredweight of flour ’ produces a dough that will rise well beyond its former size . |
| 14 | The problem with recruitment is that a small amount of initial effort produces a great deal of work , and this work proceeds in waves which produce severe fluctuations in activity for the personnel staff involved . |
| 15 | As a result of the robbery Blackwells has reissued its standard instructions to shop staff that a minimum amount of money be kept in tills at any time and that if approached there should be ‘ no heroics ’ , the money should be handed over . |
| 16 | Then , for an economy forecast to grow a certain amount , they predict that a corresponding amount of extra energy will be needed . |
| 17 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 18 | The Standing Orders of the House , particularly those of the House of Commons , do ensure that a substantial amount of time is made available for non-governmental business . |
| 19 | Studies of rural migration have largely neglected these factors although Dunn ( 1979 ) has shown that a substantial amount of short-distance movement in rural areas can be attributed to changing housing needs . |
| 20 | If the McKinsey-GE matrix is to be similarly interpreted as a guide to the movement of the group 's interests through time , one must assume that a substantial amount of investment must take place in the bottom left-hand corner of the grid in order to build future ‘ stars ’ . |
| 21 | A survey carried out for the 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that subsidised pauper wage-earners made up only 0.5 per cent of the female population in the sixteen areas investigated , though an 1898 report by a woman factory inspector in Glasgow had considered that a substantial amount of poor relief went in aid of wages . |
| 22 | The present results indicate that a substantial amount of this total calcium is associated with insoluble phosphate , which is in accordance with results obtained in other animal and human studies . |
| 23 | And then further in the plan , it deals with the er migration issue , and it says , New household t New household total still assumes that a substantial amount of housing will need to be met outside Leeds as a result of net outward migration from the district . |
| 24 | But they found that a tremendous amount of grain was lost by being shed on to the stubble . |
| 25 | The former are characteristic of amorphous polymers , and illustrate that a limited amount of short range order exists in most polymeric solids . |
| 26 | ‘ We are also waiting for results which could confirm that a fair amount of alcohol was taken . ’ |
| 27 | It 's a sad fact that a significant amount of crime is committed by young people . |
| 28 | ( 1984 ) have found that a significant amount of the immigration was from English-born people rather than from return migrants . |
| 29 | The most obvious is that a larger amount of time is required from the writer . |
| 30 | Erm Ryedale District , as can be seen from the table supplied by Greater York , has taken the largest proportion of the Greater York housing element over the past ten years , as regards the proposed level of future housing growth suggested for the Greater York area , the District Council supports the figure in the structure plan , the Greater York study identified a number of sites around the Greater York area which could accommodate further development without compromising greenbelt objectives or adversely affecting the character of the settlements surrounding York , and within that part of Southern Ryedale within the Greater York area the identified sites were , by and large , incorporated into the Southern Ryedale local plan , which has recently been through the public enquiry , the District Council does not believe that a larger amount of land could be identified within Southern Ryedale , without compromising greenbelt objectives . |