Example sentences of "[pron] be mean [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every product undergoes change with the passage of time and sooner or later becomes unsatisfactory , by which is meant in this context that it no longer conforms to its specification . |
| 2 | What is meant by this term ? |
| 3 | We shall now take a more detailed look at what is meant by this term . |
| 4 | It is expected that students will understand what is meant in this context by the terms rank , cohesion , and context of situation , and that they will know something of those recent developments with which the term ‘ Systemic ’ is particularly associated . |
| 5 | The Directive contains several references to ‘ the conservation of the countryside ’ although nowhere is any definition given of precisely what was meant by this term . |