Example sentences of "this mean [that] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This meant that characters acquired by the adult body could not be incorporated into the germ plasm and could not be inherited .
2 This meant that issues to do with the representativeness of the sample drawn and interviewed were paramount since the objective was to gain an accurate estimate from the sample of the likely population characteristics .
3 Spearmen are particularly good in this role since they can bring an extra rank of spears to bear on any foes who charge them and this means that casualties suffered by the front ranks are less of a disaster .
4 This means that neutrons produced in polarised-deuterium reactions would travel perpendicularly through the walls of the reactor , and so follow the shortest possible path through the material of the wall and create less radiation damage .
5 As the total number of filled vacancies for all ages was 652,306 , this means that juveniles accounted for about 20% of all those finding employment through the exchanges .
6 This means that cards plugged into an ISA expansion slot ca n't run any faster than this .
7 This means that homes sold for between £30,000 and £60,000 will no longer be liable for a tax levy of 1pc on the purchase price — a saving of up to £600 .
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