Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] both " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( aged 35 ) was killed in action and in many senses this was both the low spot and turning point in the Club 's war . |
| 2 | This was both moving and rather glamorous . |
| 3 | Of course , this was both a political and a disciplinary measure . |
| 4 | This was both a matter of pride and of business sense at a time when he was making a major export drive towards America . |
| 5 | The decision to include married people in this was both practically and theoretically crucial . |
| 6 | Opposing proposals to import a further 5 million tonnes of coal , he presented evidence that this was both unnecessary given the trends of productivity and costs within British Coal , and damaging to long-term energy policy since it would lead to pit closures and the sterilization of up to 150 million tonnes of coal reserves . |
| 7 | Now , on any view , this was both an inadequate and a misleading indication to the driver of the nature of his right under section 8(2) and what the exercise of that right would involve and I agree entirely with the decision of the Divisional Court allowing the defendant 's appeal from his conviction of an offence under section 5 by justices based on the admission in evidence of the breath specimen . |
| 8 | This was both for the hell of it , as well as for the annals of the newly developing discipline of psycho-anthropology , whose aims are in part to define the global range of human ability . |
| 9 | Talking over schemes like this was both entertaining and educative . |
| 10 | A clear intention of the changes was to enable care managers to buy domiciliary support , rather than residential care , where this was both more appropriate and inexpensive . |
| 11 | In an age when even the most liberal of Mughal Emperors used to demolish Hindu temples , this was both a brave and novel work ; but some considered Dara 's views not just unusual but actually heretical . |
| 12 | These were both essentially rabbiting dogs but the terrier really served a dual purpose thanks to a commitment to ground vermin . |
| 13 | These were both well attended given the bleakness of the evening and participants gained encouragement from them . |
| 14 | These were both subjective tests and as such are only indicators of how our reviewers felt the garments performed . |
| 15 | These were both common complaints : that other girls or boys did not have the nerve to ask you to your face if you were pregnant or not , and that " you find out who your real friends are " . |
| 16 | and in our study we found that these were both increased in the H pylori positive patients with DU compared with the non-ulcer healthy controls . |
| 17 | The first and last of these were both Welsh , ( 112 , pp.151 , 161–3 ) and it is likely that the element of tribal loyalty was one factor which they could employ to help in the exercise of their authority . |
| 18 | Unable to develop an idea of filmmaking that was both British and international , they concentrated their energies on defining their position on either side of that spectrum , and lost any sense of what cinema really is for . |
| 19 | That was both why and how he had fought all his working life for what his grandfather had believed in — worker control of the means of production and distribution , and the establishment of a Communist society where means were related to needs . |
| 20 | It never occurred to me that anyone who had been starving for years would feel an incredible , overwhelming urge to eat that was both physical and emotional . |
| 21 | ‘ We were criticised in '91 for our lack of marketing expertise … that was both a disappointment and a learning experience ’ , reflected Rowlands in Catania . |
| 22 | Instead of the usual exercise in preaching to the converted , UKCMG members — real users rather than computer industry staff — brought with them a wealth of scepticism and experience to Thursday 's open systems stream that was both refreshing and alarming . |
| 23 | That was both civil and friendly . |
| 24 | Both were both questioned by police officers before a police spokesman confirmed that they would be taking no further action and that the matter would now rest with referee Martin Bodenham , who will be reporting the matter to the Football Association . |