Example sentences of "mean [conj] [pos pn] [noun] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rather specific environmental requirements of salt weathering mean that its action is spatially highly variable . |
| 2 | That does not automatically mean that his character is equally reliable . |
| 3 | If your baby is short-sighted , it means that her eyeball is too long from front to back . |
| 4 | Kingdon 's ideas may seem like a recipe for environmental determinism , but the link drawn between a recent origin for humans and the fundamentally local nature of adaptation means that his book is also a powerful indictment of any attempt to rank human populations in terms of progress or to see the evolution of human races as anything other than short-term responses to particular problems . |
| 5 | My role as a lawyer within the company means that my work is directly linked to the development of the company 's activities and encompasses everything from handling acquisitions and disposals to advising on minor matters on an ad-hoc basis , and problem solving for the company . |