Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] that [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black leaders in turn need to recognise that such measures will do far more to help poor blacks than any amount of affirmative action , reparation , calls for black separation , or courses designed to teach that Socrates stole his ideas from ancient black Egyptians . |
| 2 | At the end of this meeting a resolution was approved demanding that Iraq pull its troops out of Kuwait and pay war damages as conditions for a settlement of the crisis . |
| 3 | Fairly good evidence has since appeared to show that Burt faked his results in order to bolster his case , although he still has some apologists . |
| 4 | First , can Quine be forced to acknowledge that questions arise which demand transcendental reflection — does his resistance to such issues flow naturally from his philosophy , or docs it require a stubborn closing of the mind ? |
| 5 | A strange story in Plutarch ( Moralia 806 ) , about Kleon , at the beginning of his career , summoning his friends , his philoi , and renouncing their friendship , has been taken to show that Kleon took his role as ‘ people 's friend ’ more seriously than his predecessors ; but this embarrassing-sounding scene is hard to visualize , and is of doubtful historicity , being attributed to no source , reputable or disreputable . |
| 6 | Liberal Democrats are determined to ensure that Britain changes its ways so that it become a leader , not a laggard , in facing the environmental challenge . |