Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheney 's decision to cancel rather than rescue the stricken programme was also widely interpreted as an attempt by the Defence Department to repudiate the long-standing convention that defence contractors could enter into unrealistic contracts confident that the government would make good any losses suffered in cases other than fraud or gross mismanagement . |
| 2 | There are many different products available that can be used by the DIY enthusiast to construct the decorative face of a retaining wall . |
| 3 | Is my right hon. Friend confident that nationwide assistance will be available to enable those excellent people to be rehabilitated in our community ? |
| 4 | Is my right Hon. Friend aware that those of us who have an interest in these matters have long felt that things in tourism are done rather better in Wales than in England ? |
| 5 | Sir Anthony Meyer : I my right Hon. Friend aware that the very ambitious urban aid programme that was announced today will be warmly welcomed and that there will be special pleasure that Clwyd has not suffered at the hands of south Wales , although we should have liked to see more projects ? |
| 6 | Mr. Stern : Is my right Hon. Friend aware that there is a clear distinction between the proposed Seven barrage , which could severely affect all ports and port-related industries in and around the area , and other barrages such as the Cardiff bay barrage , which will have no such effect ? |
| 7 | Sir Fergus Montgomery : Is my right Hon. Friend aware that the London food commission is not a body of recognised dietary experts but a Left-wing organisation ? |
| 8 | Is my hon. Friend aware that she has just scored a marvellous bull 's eye ? |
| 9 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that that means that since 1979 there has been a two thirds increase in capital spending compared with a cut of one third when Labour was in power ? |
| 10 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that the West Midlands regional health authority has just issued a special paper welcoming the patients charter and agreeing to do everything possible to turn rights into realities ? |
| 11 | Is my hon. Friend aware that with the help and advice of the income generation unit , a business man in my constituency has successfully installed private telephones in hospitals in the north-east , paid for by advertising ? |
| 12 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that there is general support for the emphasis that the Foreign Secretary has placed on the importance of keeping the European Commission out of the nooks and crannies of our national life ? |
| 13 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that her Department may to some extent be missing the point ? |
| 14 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that I am extremely grateful to him for the wise decision to retain the St. |
| 15 | Is my hon. Friend aware that in many local education authorities , not least in London , it is a prerequisite for a discretionary award that a student lives for at least three years within the borough concerned ? |
| 16 | Is my hon. Friend aware that despite the success of local management of schools , staff are still very worried that experienced older teachers who qualify for the higher salary scales will be discarded in favour of less experienced younger staff ? |
| 17 | Is my hon. Friend aware that the tyranny that controls education in Nottinghamshire holds back £10 or more for each and every child above that national average , that it is somewhere around two thirds of the way down the merit table for putting resources where they belong — at the school — and sits on about £3 million at the centre , which is the same as holding back £5,000 for every school in the county ? |
| 18 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that he carries the support of the vast majority in this House and in the country in his refusal to rule out a single currency on our terms at some future time ? |
| 19 | Is my hon. Friend aware that there are already 1,700 fund holders in Britain , and that a great many more are in the pipeline ? |
| 20 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that there has already been snow in the north , the midlands , and even on Exmoor in my constituency ? |
| 21 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that many bed-and-breakfast families are living below the level of subsistence and that parents go without so that children can eat ? |
| 22 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that during a recent visit I made to Albania on behalf of the Council of Europe , politicians of all parties expressed a keen interest in receiving British know-how , but were disappointed that we have yet to establish a British embassy in Tirane ? |
| 23 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that some British companies have not received the compensation due to them from the Turkish authorities controlling northern Cyprus ? |
| 24 | Is my hon. Friend aware that many of us believe that there must be no further transfer of accountability from the Westminster Government or Westminster Parliament to any institutions in Europe , unless that is approved by the British people in a referendum ? |
| 25 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that this is the first time that I have asked him a question since his appointment , and I intend to enjoy it ? |
| 26 | Is my hon. Friend aware that my constituency is extremely attractive geographically for countries making inward investment in Britain and that it has prospered from such inward investment ? |
| 27 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that in Portsmouth , which is connected to the continent by the finest ferry services in the country , there is a growing realisation that success at Maastricht is crucial to trade and investment , on which jobs depend , and that the main prize to be achieved is an agreement which recognises the importance of closer co-operation between European nations rather than moves towards inevitable integration ? |
| 28 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that the shadow Chancellor said recently that to repair what he unjustifiably called the Government 's neglect of the national health service would require an extra £2 billion in this year 's autumn statement ? |
| 29 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that in my constituency Labour-controlled Hammersmith and Fulham council keeps many of its council houses and flats empty ? |
| 30 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that a senior Japanese industrialist has made it clear that if the European Community adopts the social action programme it will be committing industrial suicide ? |