Example sentences of "that [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the Vatican Declaration can freely admit that the former reasons for not ordaining women are now discredited , while at the same time pointing to the constancy of the tradition . |
| 2 | Further , the inequality in child survival probabilities ( by level of mother 's education ) has been found to be greater in urban than in rural places and small towns , indicating that the former offers better educated , knowledgeable mothers means of compensating for child health hazards that are unavailable to uneducated , poorly informed women . |
| 3 | With characteristic phraseology , he alleged that eighty per cent of Soviet leaders were Jews , that the former leaders of the Bavarian Räterepublik , the Spartakus League , and the Communist Party , had been Jews , and that the Jews were now plotting to plunge the whole of Europe into ‘ Bolshevik chaos ’ . |
| 4 | Moreover , research rather suggested that the former groups mounted one-off campaigns targeted at parliament or public opinion , whereas the latter groups ( and especially the trade unions and employers associations ) were of greater power and were likely to be in regular day-to-day contact with ministers , government , and the permanent administrative side of the state machine . |
| 5 | The only people not happy are the neighbours , who complain that the former occupants made less noise . |
| 6 | The same Act permits marriages between in-laws , subject to the same provisos , and also provided that the former spouses have died . |
| 7 | Ukraine for example is already stated in its er declaration of Sovereignty that it regards itself as a non nuclear zone , so they 're not going to want nuclear weapons for themselves , and er , I imagine that the former republics will have to quite a a comprehensive military alliance perhaps on the lines of NATO and that nuclear weapons will be vested in that alliance . |
| 8 | The distinction between the Use Classes Order and the GDO is that the former lists changes of use which do not constitute development , while the latter lists activities which , though constituting development , do not require ad hoc permission . |
| 9 | A stronger indication still of the difference between sense-qualifiers and referent-qualifiers is that the former examples will remain odd even when the relevant noun is indicated by the context ( yet there will be no problem with the referent-qualifiers ) : ( 15 ) that stranger is a total one the kid was a mere one ( 16 ) his hut is a rudimentary one the tree felled was a deciduous one Again we may note that the other pair of sense-qualifying adjectives from example ( 1 ) do not sound odd when used with an indefinite head : ( 17 ) a lawful one the distant one but this is not surprising because they are adjectives with more than one meaning ; in one of these they are ordinary referent-qualifiers and hence they may quite freely occur in ( 17 ) with a presumption that the referent-qualifying meaning is the one desired . |
| 10 | IBM says that the former employees held key managerial and technical positions in the thin-film development department at its San Jose plant in California . |
| 11 | It did not help matters that about the time Rowell 's rather reluctant jab at some New Zealand rugby habits was being published it occupied space beside reports that the All Blacks had been over-vigorous — and sometimes over-the-top — in their match against New South Wales at Sydney . |
| 12 | New Zealand rugby and the All Blacks were not quite protected by the armour-plating they wore in the two years after the 1987 World Cup triumph , but the Irish would pay testimony to the fact that the All Blacks had become a very hard bunch of men by the end of their tour . |
| 13 | The truth of the adage that the All Blacks might be vulnerable ‘ going back ’ seemed to be borne out when Vinnie Cunningham 's neat chip over the line and the New Zealand defence looking anything but efficient . |
| 14 | Then came the uncomfortable news that the All Blacks ' opposition in Treviso would involve some South African players . |
| 15 | Tonks feared that the All Blacks playing a South African XV at Treviso would so widen the gap in South Africa that future combination might almost be impossible . |
| 16 | A free park and ride scheme had been organised , which was very good in theory , but so many people were parking and riding that the many coaches could barely pass each other on the narrow roads thronged with thousands of people . |
| 17 | Christians claim that what happened on Good Friday was decisive for humankind — it was of such a definitive , absolute nature that it split world history in two and it declares that the many strands of human experience ( hope , joy , peace , human fulfilment ) run through the crossroads of the cross . |
| 18 | But a capable , competent , intelligent person is also needed to ensure that the many tasks that have to be dealt with every day in the office are carried out smoothly and efficiently , and that good relationships and communications with all other departments in the hotel are maintained . |
| 19 | If not , Hick 's position would presumably have to be that the many gods of one tradition were equivalent to the one god of another tradition . |
| 20 | These were beehive-shaped stone structures , made so that the many apertures between the stones let the wind through , with most of the moisture being trapped on the rough surfaces of the stones . |
| 21 | Does the Attorney-General accept that the many letters protesting at his view about Sunday trading , as expressed in the House , suggest that the matter should be reconsidered by the Government , especially as the approach appears to be inconsistent and hypocritical ? |
| 22 | Again , people in the workshop felt that the many issues connected to disability could have been incorporated into the discussion in the other workshops . |
| 23 | However , the report identifies a number of areas that need to be addressed in more detail as a result we are recommendatin it , recommending that a major consultation exercise be d be conducted this year to ensure that the many ideas that people have to improve our Health , Safety and Environment Service are considered . |
| 24 | He stated that the many foreigners who had worked with the impressive radio facilities of ‘ The Voice of China ’ in or near Chungking would shortly be leaving ; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was in need of an experienced professional broadcasting executive to assist in continuing broadcasts from China on medium-wave internally , and on short-wave to the world . |
| 25 | There is no doubt in my mind that the many years spent wrestling indifferent cars around the track , trying to make up for what Lauda calls the ‘ evil ’ that dwells in all of them , must take its toll . |
| 26 | Conclusions about the functions of one hemisphere that had previously been based on observations of the effects of injury could be confirmed by studies that showed that the self-same functions were retained by that hemisphere after section of the callosum , but were not available to the other . |
| 27 | I am not arguing that there are no uses for a conceptual demarcation of classes quite distinct from the demarcations present within popular ideology — on the contrary , I have used such a demarcation in previous chapters — but I am arguing that the latter demarcations have a real importance and should not be dismissed as merely ‘ subjective ’ . |
| 28 | He does not deny internally generated change , which might occur from natural factors , such as drought or population growth , but suggests that the latter forces are more important in pre-industrial conditions . |
| 29 | These two creatures — Blessed and the yak — are indistinguishable in build and hairiness , though it should be noted that the latter moves on all fours and has horns . |
| 30 | Judith Walkowitz , on the other hand , acknowledges that the latter stages of the repeal struggle were marked by dramatic contradictions within feminist sexual politics . |