Example sentences of "[noun] that their " in BNC.

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1 The creation of a captive insurance company may enable the group to save on premiums and to cover risks that their normal insurers do not ( eg excess claims ) .
2 Such was their isolation that their way of life hardly reflected at all the kind to be found just a dozen miles away .
3 But in the isolation that their riches had brought about , and in their serene acceptance that privilege was their due , they did not anticipate for a moment the press of people Don Antonio Beatillo 's idiosyncratic will would bring to their door .
4 Revolutions toppled first the Chinese emperor in 1911 , then the tsar of Russia in 1917 ; the Great War of 1914–1918 also weakened the European powers drastically and at the same time showed the colonized peoples that their seemingly invincible white masters were capable of enormous self-destructive folly .
5 More often the memory is of the displeasure that their body and its excretions caused .
6 Apes may well have produced new two-sign combinations that their trainers have been inclined to interpret as appropriately invented for some feature in the context .
7 Just as Wunis Abdulhadi was able to opt out among friends , but knew that in a conflict he could not walk down the street without danger of attack from Zuwaya , so ‘ the obligation to fight ’ arose from people 's perception that their opponents would assume the worst possible case — — that everyone who had a theoretical obligation to fight would do so .
8 Rather , as was pointed out in Makanjuola v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis , it is intended to reassure informants that their statements will only be used for the investigation of complaints and for such criminal or disciplinary proceedings as directly follow .
9 If both deposits and loans are non-indexed , the losses that the banks make on their loans are compensated by the losses that their depositors make on their deposits .
10 Perhaps the shock is severe enough to catapult the person into feeling all the pain and extremity of loss that their defences might not have let them do if they had had more time to get organized .
11 Their flesh is popular with many local peoples and their scales are valuable as ornaments and decorations , with the result that their numbers have been dwindling .
12 Before 1948 , the provision of hospitals was the responsibility of various statutory and voluntary bodies , with the result that their geographical distribution reflected a variety of factors other than need .
13 In the north and east , however , where the barbarian invasions had caused most disruption , dioceses had to be re-created , with the result that their extent reflected the connections and interests of the clergy involved in their re-creation , rather than the geography of the Roman civitas .
14 Quitting the ERM permanently will have one important psychological effect : it will remind Britain 's traders that their destiny is to sell where their market is strongest .
15 Yesterday , it emerged that members of his union and the National Union of Civil and Public Servants who work in the government 's Business Statistics Office in Newport , Gwent , expressed worries that their work could be ‘ prostituted ’ and ‘ manipulated ’ by politicians after the CSO was moved from the control of the Cabinet Office to the Treasury .
16 Returning to our starting point ; the albino Oscars , like other albinos , lack pigment , and while they are probably not going to become sunburnt in our tanks , we should bear in mind that their eyes will be highly sensitive to light .
17 The general approach adopted by the House of Lords to the weight which should be attached to the views of a child who has sufficient understanding to make an informed decision is clearly of great importance , but it is essential to bear in mind that their Lordships were concerned with the extent of parental rights over the welfare of the child .
18 Systems using heat detectors are inappropriate for high-bay warehouses bearing in mind that their response will be little ahead of the sprinkler system , which itself will provide an alarm signal both locally and to the Fire Brigade .
19 When it is known that the police may be needed , give them plenty of warning and bear in mind that their shifts change .
20 It is important for the Opposition to bear it in mind that their opposition to the roads programme is a recipe not only for increased congestion but for increased fatalities and casualties on our roads .
21 Western practitioners who find the idea of putting a price on a kidney unethically distasteful might bear in mind that their fellow citizens are free to damage themselves for profit in other ways , and with medical approval .
22 I would suggest that your readers check their policies and ensure that they have written confirmation that their precious machines are adequately insured .
23 There is a particular form of satisfaction for many in seeing the dirt on the cotton wool after the skin has been cleaned , as a demonstration that their care has been effective .
24 The meeting was chaired by Betty Sinclair , who reminded the supporters that their objective was to demonstrate for civil rights , for jobs and for houses : ‘ We are asking you to listen to the speakers , and what we have done today will go down in history and in this way we will be more effective in showing the world that we are a peaceful people asking for our civil rights in an orderly manner . '
25 I have to say to the IRA and its supporters that their actions only strengthen the determination of all democrats in Britain and Ireland to reject them .
26 The soirée seems to be the setting for mere social chit-chat and the group includes breezy social climbers , demure maidens and worried intellectuals but what binds them together , apart from their social exclusivity , is the fear that their class is under threat .
27 There was fear that their indifference to the play might be expressed as ‘ Eh !
28 Often the activists were fifteen and sixteen years old and parents lived with the fear that their own children could become involved .
29 On the one hand , if they are mothers they are more likely to delay seeking help from their GP for fear that their children will be taken into care .
30 The human-rights group hopes that the findings will discourage the proliferation of chemical weapons because of fear that their use will be discovered .
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