Example sentences of "[noun] mean [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Note that here and elsewhere in the book , underlined stretches of talk mean that it is phonologically and/or grammatically marked as " Creole " . ) |
| 2 | where the bar over the V term means that it is exogenously determined : i.e. determined independently of M. |
| 3 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |
| 4 | The kick up design at the top of the rudder means that it 's particularly easy to fit on the beach . |
| 5 | Another advantage is that the open nature of the meeting means that it is less easy to split workers and carers . |
| 6 | The perceived decrease in the public 's generosity means that it is even more important for businesses , and I mean all business , not just the larger ones that have traditionally provided the pool of resource , to realise that their businesses would only succeed within a healthy society , and a healthy society means the support of business men and business women . |
| 7 | Improvements in distribution and packaging mean that it is now available all over the country , in supermarkets , delicatessens and specialist cheese shops . |
| 8 | SeaWatch director Sven Hansen says that recent international agreements to reduce pollution mean that it is particularly important to set up a system capable of ensuring standards are being met . |
| 9 | The difficulty of expressing what we think adequately in matters concerned with assumptions and beliefs means that it is often easier to say what we do not agree with than what we do . |
| 10 | According to Litchfield ( 1989 ) , the dried product consists of 72 per cent protein but , although it is an acceptable animal feed supplement , the drop in world soya-bean meal prices mean that it is now no longer produced on a commercial basis . |
| 11 | Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned . |
| 12 | With video the setting has to be thought about , the appearance of the characters has to be right and the plain fact of seeing as well as hearing means that it is much more difficult to establish credibility . |
| 13 | The fact that the area is an expanding and highly mobile community with a high percentage of nominal church-goers means that it is relatively easy to bring them into church services . |
| 14 | While many of these ideas have lost some of their tenacity , the length of life of the housing stock and the sluggishness of change in urban structure means that it is particularly difficult to change house design to conform to changes in the position of women in society in general and the family in particular . |
| 15 | The lack of a single authoritative constitutional document means that it is relatively difficult to point to breaches of the constitution by British governments , although it is by no means impossible , as we shall see below in cases involving national security . |
| 16 | That was the 1988 development value but the state of London 's housing market means that it is probably worth only half that today — and Chelsea is naturally reluctant to pay . |
| 17 | And the firm 's dominant share of the country 's group-life insurance and pensions market means that it is well placed to make money as private pension plans expand to supplement over-stretched state retirement schemes . |
| 18 | The central location of Carmarthen Bay & Teifi Valley within the context of West Wales means that it is ideally situated both as a touring base and for that special day visit . |
| 19 | Classical democracy 's belief in the self-regulation of the individual is recognised as theoretically valid , but the legacy of aristocratic colonial politics means that it is highly restricted in practice . |