Example sentences of "it [vb past] clear that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence . |
| 2 | The French pursued him , however , and although it is doubtful whether the prince intended to force them to fight it became clear that a battle could not be avoided . |
| 3 | As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage . |
| 4 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 5 | In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , as the month progressed it became clear that the scandal involved opposition party members as well as members of the LDP . |
| 7 | During the course of the meeting it became clear that the council is considering withdrawing the bill for a second time in the hope of being able to adopt a new parliamentary order-making procedure under the 1992 Transport and Public Works Act , which may come into force in the next parliamentary session . |
| 8 | In 1968 it became clear that the stone wall had been preceded , as in many towns in Britain , by an earthwork , with a date of construction in the late second or early third century . |
| 9 | A few weeks later when the Prime Minister informed the House of the name of the chairman and the terms of reference , it became clear that the remit to consider ways of ‘ limiting ’ or ‘ modifying ’ capital punishment for murder excluded the outright abolition of the death penalty . |
| 10 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |
| 11 | After the revolution , it became clear that the Church was far from saved : the process of moving it had severely undermined the stability of its fabric . |
| 12 | It became clear that the confidentiality rule needed constant , repeated reinforcement . |
| 13 | WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash . |
| 14 | WATER shares last night soared to a premium of more than 20 per cent on the unofficial ‘ grey market ’ as it became clear that the privatisation is set to become the biggest investor give-away since the 1987 Stock Exchange crash . |
| 15 | Almost immediately it became clear that the river was kicking back at the abuse it was receiving . |
| 16 | But when it became clear that the disagreement was becoming a hot issue , they gave way … only to find they 'd misinterpreted the producer 's fractured English . |
| 17 | In the year 1981/82 it became clear that the evaluation project had had a number of ‘ spin-offs ’ , for instance : |
| 18 | Plans to introduce an interim budget were abandoned after it became clear that the budget deficit would be larger than anticipated . |
| 19 | And when it became clear that the Earl would have no sons , it became a marriage which aroused high expectations — expectations which were disappointed when the King took Cornwall for himself . |
| 20 | It became clear that the way to tell the story of her life was through her work . |
| 21 | From 1867 onwards it became clear that the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne and so a small household was established . |
| 22 | As one increasingly explicit act followed another , it became clear that the emphasis is on strip rather than tease . |
| 23 | As the votes were counted it became clear that the contest was the closest federal election for 30 years , with both sides claiming to have won a narrow victory . |
| 24 | It became clear that the quality of the programme was the key to degree of success . |
| 25 | It was immediately adjourned by the ruling Democratic Liberal Party when it became clear that the opposition parties were continuing their boycott of the legislature . |
| 26 | ‘ It was n't until late in the coup activities that it became clear that the coup plotters did , in fact , have him , ’ Mr Cheney said . |
| 27 | As it became clear that the coup was not holding , the bodies which had been silent , most importantly the CPSU , voiced their opposition to it . |
| 28 | During the next few weeks , however , it became clear that the result of the election was not yet a foregone conclusion . |
| 29 | Right from the first evening of video recording , when we realised that BSL ( or deaf people 's signing ) was not only a manual language , because of its animated involvement of the deaf person , it became clear that the key to understanding the learning task for deaf people lies in the examination of the language itself . |
| 30 | During the course of the confirming observations , it became clear that the flux density of the pulsar was varying throughout the orbit , apparently because of partial eclipse by material associated with the companion star . |