Example sentences of "that [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a sense in which standing is a preliminary question , separate from that of the substance and merits of the applicant 's case : standing rules determine entitlement to raise and argue the issue of illegality , and it makes little sense to say that entitlement to argue the merits of the case depends on whether one has a good case on the merits . |
| 2 | As the ruling party in most local councils , Labour knows that failure to collect the poll tax will jeopardise service levels and jobs . |
| 3 | And he warned that failure to back the Maastricht Treaty would bring ‘ humiliation ’ for Britain . |
| 4 | According to diplomatic sources , Baker warned that failure to address the charges could derail the peace process . |
| 5 | The Woolwich feared that failure to make the payment would damage its reputation and that any penalties that could be enforced if the Regulations were valid would exceed the return that could be made by investing the sum . |
| 6 | The rising level of violence , strained relations between London and Dublin and fears that failure to restart the talks will lead to President Clinton 's plans for a peace envoy being revived , all appear to have prompted Mr Major to take a personal interest . |
| 7 | Reports in early December said that agreement to lift the boycott came after talks in Baghdad between government ministers and Kurdish leaders including the head of the Kurdish Democratic Party ( KDP ) , Masoud Barzani , who met Saddam Hussein on Nov. 30 . |
| 8 | It 's just that I feel that colouring to cover the grey belies the steady progression of life and the honourable nature of growing older . |