Example sentences of "[det] meant that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that a decompression stop was not required and that these parameters would be stored in the memory , to be compensated for on the next dive . |
| 2 | In practical terms this meant that a court should not lightly disregard foreign blocking statutes or ‘ defensive laws ’ ; that perceived national interests should be carefully defined and weighed , so that some delay might well be accepted in the interest of promoting respect for the sovereign equality of States under international law ; and that evidence of the willingness of the foreign state to assist United States courts ( e.g. by a civil law country enacting legislation to enable cross-examination to take place ) should be taken into account . |
| 3 | In practice , this meant that a polytechnic or college of higher education could obtain a 100 per cent grant for that proportion of the establishment 's work which fell within the definition of ‘ poolable advanced further education ’ as agreed by local authorities . |
| 4 | This meant that a trust investing solely in , say , gilts or bonds could qualify for the £1,500 limit , which was not the original intention . |
| 5 | This meant that a man 's estate was increasingly likely to be divided between his wife ( if she survived him ) and his children , although not necessarily in equal measure . |
| 6 | Prior to that time retirement ages for men and women were the same , and this meant that a man retiring at 65 often had to support himself and his wife on a single-rate pension , because on average women were younger than their husbands . |
| 7 | This meant that a lot of the interchange would be verbal with no record or a remembered , inaccurate record . |
| 8 | This meant that a condition for the exercise of the power was that the land was of the appropriate type . |
| 9 | That meant that a proposal , which would have prevented the collision , for four new platforms at Newton had been scrapped . |
| 10 | That meant that a man living with a woman could claim money for her and her children whether they were married or not . |