Example sentences of "state that [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might not be a complete oversimplification to state that many of the profession 's difficulties with the lay public stem from the public 's basic incomprehension of what we write ; and yet is it not the particular beauty of the English language that the most appreciated and elegant words are in fact the simplest and most easily understood ? |
| 2 | Spicer and Riddy 's survey stated that 8 of 24 university departments of education included in their aims ‘ to make students familiar with the application of linguistics , the nature of language and how it works ’ ( 1977 : 50 ) . |
| 3 | Mike Nichols stated that one of his ambitions behind the movie was ‘ to stop the Los Angelesisation of America ’ , although it only added to the Los Angelesisation of American movies . |
| 4 | In its Working Paper No. 22 , the Canadian Law Reform Commission stated that one of its objectives was to ‘ direct attention away from rape as a sexual offence and towards the right of every person to be free from physical assault . ’ |
| 5 | SCOTVEC Updates 23 and 26 , on the Quality Framework , stated that one of the intentions of the Quality Development Programme was to harmonise the criteria for quality assurance of SCOTVEC awards wherever possible . |
| 6 | The first FMLN announcement stated that one of the advisers had died instantly and the others within minutes from their injuries ; however , a further statement on Jan. 9 noted that two members of the unit which brought down the helicopter had been arrested on charges of murdering wounded prisoners of war , and that they would be dealt with according to " war justice " if found guilty . |
| 7 | This stated that all through trams would stop at the Pleasure Beach , and that all trams terminating there would show PLEASURE BEACH instead of SOUTH SHORE on their indicators . |
| 8 | The press release stated that most of the elements of a market-based economic system were in place in Laos . |
| 9 | The IMF in April 1991 approved a loan of SDR8,790,000 under a 1989 structural adjustment facility agreement ; commenting on the reform programme , the IMF stated that most of the elements of a market-based economic system were in place in Laos . |
| 10 | The opposition National Front for the Salvation of Libya stated that several of those promoted had taken part in purges of dissidents and had been expelled from European countries . |
| 11 | In November 1990 Treuhand stated that half of all land and property had claims entered against it by former owners . |
| 12 | IN our report of a High Court case at Inverness in which Malcolm Badenoch was jailed for five years after admitting being concerned in the supply of Ecstasy and cannabis , we stated that some of the local youths he recruited to distribute drugs were schoolchildren . |
| 13 | Everett Hughes ( 1958 , p.83 ) states that one of the manifestations of social unrest is in challenges to the prerogatives of the leading professions . |
| 14 | In Lord Dundas 's patronage book , for example , an entry states that one of Dundas 's political friends , Colonel Erskine , wished Mr. McVay , the officer of excise at Denny in Stirlingshire , to be advanced in rank , citing as the reason for seeking such promotion that the man was the son-in-law of Napier of Craigannet , a freeholder of the county . |
| 15 | In the light of this , it is worth noting that Article B of the Maastricht Treaty states that one of the objectives of the Union would be to maintain in full the ‘ acquis communautaire ’ , and build on it , which implies that there is to be no going back on the matters already governed by Community law . |
| 16 | The Science Museum 's Corporate Plan for 1992–1997 states that one of its core objectives is to ‘ acquire the most significant objects as physical evidence of science worldwide ’ . |
| 17 | Camden states that some of the colleges continued until the Lancastrian sack of the town in 1461 , but it was no longer an important university . |
| 18 | Has she seen the Quakers report which states that tens of thousands of children are in jeopardy and thousands will die because of the lack of essential medicines ? |
| 19 | David Hawkridge finishes by stating that all of us who declare an interest in education should increase our understanding of the new technology , and whether education can take advantage of it will depend on us . |
| 20 | It has already been stated that one of the most important premises underlying the theories and conclusions of this book , is that earthly life exists to be enjoyed . |
| 21 | Anglo-Welsh have stated that one of their principal objectives is ‘ to lay the foundations in North West England for a regional business of sufficient scale , depth of resources and range of products to compete effectively against larger operators ’ . |
| 22 | It has been stated that one of the justifications for the American business judgment rule is that it limits ‘ judicial intrusiveness with respect to private-sector decisionmaking ’ . |
| 23 | This will generate at a cost of 10 pence per kilowatt-hour but the Department of Energy has stated that 20 to 30 such aerogenerators could produce electricity for one-third of this cost . |