Example sentences of "[pron] could mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the fish are feeding , it has been spasmodic which could mean there is a pike in the swim . |
| 2 | Merrill Lynch , the largest US broking firm , is planning a restructuring which could mean hundreds of redundancies affecting its overseas offices as well as its domestic base . |
| 3 | IN A FURTHER sign of recession in the US car industry , General Motors is considering cutbacks in its management and salaried staff which could mean thousands of redundancies over the next five years . |
| 4 | Chancellor Kohl wants this process finished by 1991 , which could mean that Britain would have to choose between agreeing on a new treaty for a supranational monetary union or risk being left behind by the rest of the EC months before the next British general election . |
| 5 | Chancellor Kohl wants this process finished by 1991 , which could mean that Britain would have to choose between agreeing on a new treaty for monetary union or risk being left behind months before the next British general election . |
| 6 | The Alliance , like Mr Kohl , favours making use of Article 23 of the West German constitution , which would allow East Germany to join the Federal Republic quickly ; the Social Democrats , whose support will be needed , favour Article 146 , which could mean working out a new all-German constitution first . |
| 7 | Mr Orbach said the company was ‘ beginning to hear the first sounds of improved trading conditions from some customers , ’ which could mean growth in 1992 . |
| 8 | Michael and I were both very nervous , for even at this stage something might arise which could mean that the adoption would not go through . |
| 9 | IN the first six months of 1992 , 35,750 households lost their homes ( which could mean nearly as many repossessions as last year ) ; and , even worse , at the end of June 1992 , 305,140 households were in arrears of six months or more , compared to 275,350 at the end of 1991 , suggesting a rising trend . |
| 10 | The two parts are not always interchangeable ; the small difference of 0.08mm can give rise to a cumulative error which could mean that a metric pitch part will not necessarily fit an 0.1″ pitch p.c.b. , and vice versa . |
| 11 | THIS month 's all-powerful astrological events occur in rather covert zones of your solar chart which could mean that what will eventually prove hugely important to your personal and professional standing escapes without notice at the time . |
| 12 | Which could mean the Duchess wo n't need any more financial advice to keep Budgie flying high . |
| 13 | Your pension is calculated as a proportion of your final pay , which could mean literally the last year you work or for example ( and this is a requirement for controlling directors and those earning over £100,000 ) the average of three consecutive years during the last ten . |
| 14 | Iago 's manipulation of the verbal sign was never more brilliant , for he has only to offer the Signifier , ‘ Lie ’ — which could mean ‘ tell an untruth ’ — for Othello to snatch the Signified , ‘ lie with ’ , which has been planted in his consciousness so remorselessly . |
| 15 | Is the speed that people sip/guzzle beer or other intoxicating liquor and therefore the speed they get pissed directly proportional to their desire/need to press on in their resolving of life 's problems ? — which could mean a nice early death ! |
| 16 | The handle is squared and flattened at the end which could mean that it was used as a pestle for grinding . |
| 17 | Second , ‘ the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the saints ’ , a deliberately ambiguous phrase which could mean that the saints have God as their inheritance — and what inexhaustible riches lie there ! |
| 18 | In half a column in the Daily Telegraph he examined the plot and decorated his review with a reference to a Victorian poem but , although he called Mr Begley 's first novel ‘ extraordinary ’ ( which could mean almost anything : one hopes that both the best and the worst books in the world are ‘ extraordinary ’ ) , he made no comment on the worth of the later one . |
| 19 | A National Parliamentary Movement ( MNP ) of 19 parties had been formed to campaign for the early adoption of a parliamentary system , which could mean severely curtailing Collor 's powers . |
| 20 | Once or twice lately he 's mentioned the possibility that he might ‘ change his way of life ’ which could mean that he intended to get married , but with Francis it could equally mean that he was thinking of taking up golf or ludo . ’ |
| 21 | By canne , which could mean ‘ cane ’ in the English senses of a hollow reed or a light walking-stick , Antoine implies something rather long unless he uses the word wholly jokingly . |
| 22 | Evidence is being gathered which could mean a further 169 prosecutions , involving all 10 companies in England and Wales . |
| 23 | They say they 're also unhappy about the possible loss of overtime , which could mean losing up to fifty pounds a week for some staff . |
| 24 | Environmentalists have condemned governmment moves to speed up road construction , which could mean that a controversial new bypass is built sooner than expected . |
| 25 | Langbaurgh Council is on the brink of being charge-capping , which could mean a further £3m reduction in last year 's standstill £15.6m budget . |
| 26 | The protest is over plans which could mean a 22.5pc cut in subsidies to all NHS dentists . |
| 27 | BRITISH eye surgeons are to carry out a pioneering implant operation which could mean short-sighted people throwing away their glasses . |
| 28 | BRITISH eye surgeons are to carry out a pioneering implant operation which could mean short-sighted people throwing away their glasses . |
| 29 | There could be links with historic discharges found in estuary sediments , which could mean restrictions on fishing in certain areas or even on fish consumption . ’ |
| 30 | At the meeting er , of the Financial Resources Committee that I attended on Wednesday the first thing we discussed was the er the giving so far , up to the end of February from the various provinces and we , by the end of February er , the total was up to thirty thousand pounds less than we required er which could mean that the end of the year it could be a hundred and eighty thousand pounds less than required but er of all the |