Example sentences of "[noun sg] officials [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , Defence Department officials doubt that UN cover for the use of force could easily be obtained again . |
| 2 | Responding to a report in the Los Angeles Times yesterday , Justice Department officials confirmed that the policy had been in place since 21 June . |
| 3 | Last night Irish Marine Department officials confirmed that the sewage system on the 20-year-old boat had led to the children 's deaths . |
| 4 | On Aug. 24 aid officials said that the UN had once more suspended flights to Juba after shells landed near a plane unloading food at Juba 's airport . |
| 5 | But aid officials estimate that there are between 50,000 and 100,000 refugees living in military camps hidden along the border and to which international organisations have no access . |
| 6 | Aid officials agree that conditions are far better than for the wretched Kurds stuck on the freezing mountains . |
| 7 | Soon after the initiation of flight testing Army Air Force officials realised that the P–59 was not going to soon replace any current fighters . |
| 8 | Oil industry officials said that Mexico would have to import some petrol products until a new 300,000 bpd plant was completed . |
| 9 | There were angry scenes outside the flats yesterday , as a tenants ' group called on Aberconwy Council to demolish the two-storey buildings and borough officials insisted that they were still perfectly safe . |
| 10 | The final was drawn , and club officials requested that Stewart be released to take part in the replay . |
| 11 | Club officials disclosed that Mr Souness had kept news of the operation secret from the players so they could concentrate on the match against Portsmouth . |
| 12 | Administration officials said that an emergency meeting of the National Security Council ( NSC ) considered deploying US troops to back the rebels on Tuesday , but decided against it . |
| 13 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 14 | Administration officials said that to achieve that goal , the planes would fly at night and high enough to avoid danger of being shot down and would have no combat escorts . |
| 15 | In their defence , administration officials reply that if they had used more force — for example , to block a third road used by Noriega 's reinforcements -there would have been an unacceptable risk to American troops and Panamanian civilians . |
| 16 | Administration officials argue that Mr Bush 's speech at the United Nations was in fact a turning point in the US efforts to ban the prodictoion of chemical weapons because it created an atmosphere in which the Geneva negotiations are likley to be accelerated . |
| 17 | While police continue their investigations into the allegations , council officials stress that the home wo n't close . |
| 18 | Council officials revealed that the company due to be accepted had suggested using a slate similar to the recommended type but cheaper and this was accepted by the planning department , which is concerned with preserving the conservation area . |
| 19 | Council officials say that lives were put at risk from mechanical defects , including faulty brakes . |
| 20 | In late 1991 US intelligence officials reported that Iran was aggressively seeking to develop nuclear weapons and had bought millions of dollars-worth of equipment capable of producing weapons-grade uranium from that supplied by China . |
| 21 | University officials claim that a new bill before the Californian legislature will quadruple research costs and halt work altogether . |
| 22 | Aerospace officials say that support is growing for a national strategic plan in which increased government spending would be matched by the industry 's own resources . |
| 23 | Housing Ministry officials indicated that the announcement concerned land allocation and would not affect plots already purchased [ for July freeze on government settlement-building see pp. 39027-28 ] . |
| 24 | In addition officials reported that Chile , Ecuador , Mexico , Mongolia , Papua New Guinea , Peru , the Soviet Union and Vietnam had each expressed interest in joining the group . |
| 25 | Security officials claim that no more than 1,000 of the jailed Egyptians are charged with crimes . |
| 26 | Security officials feared that it was re-establishing itself in the region , possibly with the help of the small Catalan secessionist group Terra Lliure . |
| 27 | Social security officials suggested that they sell some of their furniture and the television before receiving help . |
| 28 | There are 77 airlines at Heathrow and the Government expect them to act as immigration officials to ensure that people arrive with the right documentation . |
| 29 | Senior commission officials say that it is up to national governments to get a move on . |
| 30 | Commission officials say that implementation of the banking directive can not be delayed until the others too are ready to go into effect . |