Example sentences of "was [verb] that [det] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last chapter it was explained that some of the world 's languages are ‘ tone languages ’ , in which substituting one distinctive tone for another on a particular word or morpheme can cause a change in the dictionary ( ‘ lexical ’ ) meaning of that word or morpheme , or in some aspect of its grammatical categorisation . |
| 2 | It was expected that some of the larger projects approved by the Gandhi government would be postponed . |
| 3 | During the scoring of the recall tests , it was noticed that those of the Cornell students seemed much more full than those of the community college students , and the researchers decided to analyse the two sets of results separately , instead of together , as had originally been planned . |
| 4 | It was argued that all of the information , as a package , was confidential and that ( e ) was itself secret . |
| 5 | In Chapter 2 it was argued that some of the most striking features of the post-war development of the British state , at least until the late 1970s , could be explained quite effectively in terms of ‘ corporate bias ’ , that is moves away from the formal structures of democratic ( electoral ) representation towards the representation of major corporate interest groups ( such as the trade unions and employers ' organizations ) , as mediated through the agency of the state itself . |
| 6 | It was felt that some of the local footpaths and bridleways would benefit from more attention — the individual paths were not specified . |
| 7 | The writer was persuaded that half of the " common women of the Town " had come from their ranks . |
| 8 | In September 1942 , and at the end of 1943 , the War Office wanted additional trains and it was agreed that several of the then existing casualty evacuation trains should be disbanded , to provide more ambulance trains . |
| 9 | It was agreed that some of the concerns raised in the survey were matters for education authorities to address — for example in terms of resourcing , staffing and staff development . |
| 10 | It was thought that many of the problems of criterion-referencing would be highlighted by the particular topics selected . |
| 11 | Eventually , it was recognised that some of the results of the laissez-faire mentality could pose a threat to social stability and the health of rich and poor alike . |
| 12 | It was noted that most of the ministers from Chatichai 's own Chart Thai party retained their posts in the August reshuffle . |
| 13 | On checking the journal coverage of BIG , it was found that all of the core journals , and the vast majority of the remainder , were covered by BIG and GeoRef , which in 1983 ( in both published and online form ) scanned 7,700 journals , and accordingly , the bibliographic checking was carried out solely in these sources , rather than GeoArchive . |
| 14 | On checking the journal coverage of BIG , it was found that all of the core journals , and the vast majority of the remainder , were covered by BIG and GeoRef , which in 1983 ( in both published and online form ) scanned 7,700 journals , and accordingly , the bibliographic checking was carried out solely in these sources , rather than GeoArchive . |
| 15 | This process necessarily involved some redundancies , but it was found that many of the reductions could be achieved through natural wastage , and it was possible to offer a considerable number of employees transfers to the St Helens or Northwich breweries . |
| 16 | Once the tree structures had been implemented , it was found that some of the problems occurring from the recognition stage could very easily and neatly be solved from the nature of the tree . |
| 17 | It was found that some of the Scottish women made outstanding progress in French language as a result of this approach . |
| 18 | And it was known that some of the Royal Irish Constabulary were ready to do business if the offer was tempting enough . |
| 19 | It was acknowledged that some of the party 's previous policies had been potentially divisive , and the review was widely seen as both an attempt to attract new voters and as a means of attracting potential coalition partners from among the opposition parties . |
| 20 | It was believed that many of the functions of Clark Field — including the provision of transit facilities for special operations forces — were to be transferred to the Cubi Point Naval Air Station at Subic Bay . |
| 21 | Party X , founded by emigré businessman Stanislaw Tyminiski after his defeat in the Polish presidential elections in November 1990 [ see pp. 37840-41 ; 38108 ] , was barred on Sept. 17 from fielding candidates in all constituencies except four , after it was discovered that many of the signatures on the party 's list of supporters were forgeries . |
| 22 | Gradually it was established that each of the many kinds of virus consisted of a core of a nucleic acid , either ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) or deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) ( see Chapter II ) , with a protein coat . |
| 23 | It was striking that many of the girls I spoke to with anorexia or bulimia ( an eating disorder similar to anorexia , but in which sufferers make themselves sick or take laxatives to keep their weight down ; both methods are extremely dangerous to health ) told of an incident ( which they often insist was small or insignificant ) of sexual harassment or abuse which marked the start of their body obsession . |