Example sentences of "clear from the [noun sg] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It had been clear from the conversation that it was n't something that concerned the gallery , but her personally .
2 Most of the music is lost but it is clear from the libretto that it was a hybrid of Italian opera and French ballet de cour ; as Prunières put it , ‘ Instead of being self-sufficient , the ballet is justified by the comedy and the comedy draws the ballet into the dramatic action ’ .
3 I have made it absolutely clear from the outset that I would not in any circumstances give up my family 's present interest in Blackpool FC .
4 I should like to make it clear from the outset that I am participating in this conference not as an expert on any aspect of the teaching of languages , but rather as someone whose primary concern is with the structure of language and , more generally , the nature of cognitive processes .
5 Er Ministers are often in a very grave difficulty these days , if they do n't listen er er they 're accused o o of being autocratic , i i if they do listen , er then they 're accused of making u-turns , well even the gathering swine did n't have to make a u-turn , a change of direction would have been quite sufficient and I welcome the change of direction which the Home Secretary ha has made erm the objectives of this Bill are I think to be commended , but it is be perfectly clear from the outset that you ca n't combat crime by antagonising everyone concerned with the enforcement of law and order , the police authorities , the police and the magistrates .
6 The prime minister , Clement Attlee , and his colleagues were not anti-European , but they were opposed to any kind of integration , though the Foreign Minister , Ernest Bevin , had made it clear from the outset that he was in favour of more cooperation , especially around an Anglo-French core , and by 1947 was even indicating an interest in some kind of customs union .
7 It is clear from the decision that they would only be prepared to do this in clear cases of abuse of power and would impose a much higher standard than in the case of an exercise of statutory power .
8 In addition it is clear from the transcript that she , very naturally , attached great importance to the fact that she knew the staff at the unit , had two friends there and , perhaps even more important , had a great bond with a lady who was assisting in her treatment .
9 But after their meek collapse at the weekend , Palace made it clear from the start that they would not fold again with some juddering tackles .
10 Much better to make it clear from the start that you 've seen through them , and you still fancy them rotten .
11 But because Hinkley C was seen as a virtual ‘ replica ’ of the Sizewell design , the NII had made it clear from the start that it had no major reservations .
12 I made it very clear from the start that I was married but having problems .
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