Example sentences of "[vb pp] that the whole [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In later years the events of 5 October were to be polished into simplified and incompatible propaganda versions ; it has to be stressed that the whole affair was a series of blunders and the violence resulted from a breakdown of control by the leaders of the march and the controllers of the police , and not from any pre-existing plan . |
| 2 | But I would have expected that the whole thing would have to be operated by , somebody who was qualified . |
| 3 | However , it has to be recognized that the whole concept of conservation areas would never have become established in many places without a willingness by local authorities to accept development behind facades . |
| 4 | Those who dismissed the movies were also dishonest in the sense that they very rarely conceded that the whole tone of feature films had been moulded by politicians and largely middle-class pressure groups and religious organizations who had ceaselessly clamoured for censorship and for films to be morally edifying and uplifting . |
| 5 | Having been told that the Government have conceded that the whole thing is nonsense , I can not begin to understand why we are not getting rid of it now , taking the strain off last year 's poll tax , which is becoming intolerable . |
| 6 | Although the new forms of service are not necessarily responsible , it is felt that the whole ethos of worship has changed . |
| 7 | It could be argued that the whole idea of " normal " hours is inappropriate when applied to out-workers , for it was not so much in the length of the factory day but in its regularity that there was a real contrast with the weaver 's cottage . |
| 8 | Elsewhere I have argued that the whole fabric of a primary school curriculum in a socialist state like Tanzania will differ from that in a capitalist state like Kenya , for the different philosophies will affect not only selection of syllabus content but also languages of instruction , policy towards competition and examinations , links between school and community and above all the attitudes which teachers foster in the learners . |
| 9 | During lunch an announcement was made that the whole school should go into the Assembly Hall and be seated as soon as the meal was over . |
| 10 | Without taking away from the association 's present main activities in forming international teams and organising international events — mirrored by the clubs ' heavy orientation towards racing — it was agreed that the whole base of the sport needed widening . |
| 11 | A lot of time and money had been spent rebuilding the works necessary to complete the job but such were the difficulties experienced that the whole project became completely impracticable and the LNWR conceded defeat and altered the route of the line to exclude the land at Tunstead Farm . |
| 12 | At the trial of the issue before Cave J. it was proved that the whole sum of £2,090 19S. had been paid by instalments , but the respondent claimed interest . |
| 13 | Less amused spectators might have worried that the whole practice was superstitious . |
| 14 | But if it had been necessary for me to do so , I would have concluded that the whole loss should be borne by Union Discount . |
| 15 | They have believed that the whole purpose of the EEC is to build protective barriers which should only be reduced in return for a high price to be paid by ‘ the other side ’ . |
| 16 | However , if you hate exercise , be assured that the whole enterprise is not necessarily doomed to failure . |
| 17 | The right hon. Gentleman can be assured that the whole aid community is firmly behind those principles . |
| 18 | It is planned that the whole collection up to the Middle Ages will be moved to the Stuttgart exhibition centre , leaving a space of approximately 6000 square metres for the city 's rich medieval remains . |
| 19 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
| 20 | Those interested in an authoritative and detailed account are referred to the books cited , but are also advised that the whole issue is one on which sides have been taken , and disinterested views are rare . |
| 21 | Gayle Rubin has productively suggested that the whole idea of having more and less acceptable areas of consensual sexual activity is one of the concepts which ensures that the oppression of sexual minorities will continue . |
| 22 | According to the Sunday Times , ‘ A Government Minister has implied that their [ the people of the area ] problems are imaginary or psychosomatic and a senior Whitehall official has suggested that the whole thing was a ‘ hoax ’ , devised to thwart the Government 's privatisation plans . ’ |