Example sentences of "it [vb mod] mean [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may mean heated arguments , harsh words and hurt feelings , but once the air is cleared everyone will feel better . |
| 2 | It may mean fundamental alterations to the way in which they manage their farms . |
| 3 | It must mean another operation . |
| 4 | There 's only one thing , it might mean more part time jobs for college leavers and things if they go to work on a Sunday in the big stores and they did , give them a foot up to start a job , then get taken on you know as . |
| 5 | On the other hand , it might mean less CO 2 . |
| 6 | If the centre does close it 'll mean injured animals will have to be destroyed . |
| 7 | She says it 'll mean less trade . |
| 8 | No , I mean , no someone in London has decided it 'll mean less paperwork so all the judg all the erm people in in er Birmingham are going down to complain . |
| 9 | It 'll mean cleaner air and fewer road accidents , and although farmers do n't like the new law , the green lobby says it 's a chance to practice organic farming on a wide scale . |
| 10 | It 'll mean more Day Care , more Home Care , more Occupational Therapy , for people in an area of the county who get far less levels of service than elsewhere in the county . |
| 11 | At worst it could mean many months in hospital . |
| 12 | In DHAs , for example , it could mean another department , unit or external organisation , GPs , patients ' relatives , prospective patients as well as the present ones . |
| 13 | Unfortunately there are sacrifices to be made , it could mean less time with loved ones or a more pressurised lifestyle , but if that 's what you want now is the time to reach out and take it . |
| 14 | He could n't know how tempting the thought of laying down her burden was , but it would mean admitting guilt where there was none — to a man who would as soon see her sink as swim . |
| 15 | It would mean that science alone could not predict how the universe began . |
| 16 | A few hundred or a few thousand farmers might oppose a return to downland because it would mean lower profits . |
| 17 | It would mean devastating expense in terms of new software and the reprogramming of computers . |
| 18 | It should be remembered that the decision several years ago to continue membership of CERN was taken largely at the behest of the scientific community in full knowledge that , if it was combined with a zero-growth science budget , it would mean increasing pressure on the rest of nuclear physics . |
| 19 | The International Monetary Fund has indicated that it would mean slower growth . |
| 20 | I think our view is that if that provision was to be any greater , then we would have significant difficulty in accommodating that provision within our part of Greater York , primarily for for greenbelt considerations , not reasons , erm any additional provision would require a rolling back of the greenbelt , er significant provision would have two implications , erm either it would mean peripheral expansion er of York into the greenbelt around York and into our district , we feel that would adversely affect the special character of York , lead to outward sprawl of the York urban area , encroachment into open countryside , and coalescence of the urban area with the villages in our district , er and we we would n't want to support that . |
| 21 | On the Maidenhead side , it would mean considerable expense and demolition of properties — it would be much more expensive . |
| 22 | ‘ I think the fans would welcome that because it would mean more weekend games . |
| 23 | It would mean more facilities for the disabled at polling stations . |
| 24 | But why do n't you allow them to run a similar course there because it would mean more student members |
| 25 | It would mean more job losses , dearer mortgages and more firms going bust . |
| 26 | Civil libertarians would be up in arms but it would mean fewer animals whose final romp is into a killing-room . |
| 27 | It would mean another taxi . |
| 28 | ‘ It will mean disabled people doing all their shopping in these wheelchairs . |
| 29 | It will mean greater freedom , security and opportunity . |
| 30 | If it does , it will mean increased taxation and even lower profits leading to less and less investment in industry . |