Example sentences of "[det] means [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means nearly 6 mt/pa will have to be berthed from super tankers in addition to nearly 4 mt/pa of marine sand and gravel . |
| 2 | This means nearly 6 mt/pa will have to be berthed from super tankers in addition to nearly 4 mt/pa of marine sand and gravel . |
| 3 | This means either that air has got into the system or that corrosion is causing hydrogen gas to collect . |
| 4 | This means about 285,000 machines . |
| 5 | One grenade , that means just one chance . |
| 6 | A RECORD number of 737 snooker professionals will be competing in next season 's nine world-ranking events and that means nearly 5,000 matches will be played . |
| 7 | That means more routine passport checks for every black person living in Britain , and identity cards for everyone . |
| 8 | track , because it it , no other transport business er has er does has to have a business , which op owns both the track it 's operating on and the operating er facilities themselves , so the we 're not doing anything new here , what we are actually doing , and incidentally the German government and other governments are going down the same route now because it 's not true to say that others are n't privatizing , what we 're doing is saying that we are having a separate track authority , and there are a variety of reasons for that , er but the an and that means actually less investment by the franchisee himself , but he will have control over the th the track operations , because he will have a contract , with Rail Track , to deliver certain services , and if Rail Track does n't deliver them then he 's able to claim penalties so |
| 9 | The one move that is seen as a means of significantly improving the picture is another sharp improvement in efficiency — but that means still more job cuts , and word is that the company is considering seeking another 70,000 voluntary redundancies over the next four years , brining its workforce down to just 100,000 by 1997 , compared with 240,000 in 1991 ; finding more volunteers should not be too hard — its last offer was massively oversubscribed , but ironically , many of those that depart will end up working for its incoming competitors . |
| 10 | That means about 13,000 people in the UK , 90,000 in Europe , and they aim for all 383,000 world-wide . |