Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adj] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The employers are adamant that an agreement on working hours must be part of the deal . |
| 2 | The Greater York authorities are satisfied that a hundred and forty five hectares represents an appropriate overall land allocation for the area in the context of its sub- regional importance as an employment centre , a need for greater flexibility in terms of providing land for new industrial and commercial uses , the relocation requirements of existing firms , the amount of land already committed and the opportunities for employment related development identified through the Greater York study . |
| 3 | The authors are unconvinced that a reliance on business , left to its own devices or even pump-primed , is sufficient , without full-scale and direct attention to the needs of all residents , those in both the paid and the unpaid workforce , and their dependants . |
| 4 | On the other hand , faculty heads were worried that a low curriculum development fund would make it difficult to cope with future changes , especially GCSE . |
| 5 | The countries are hopeful that a commitment of substantial financial aid will take the heat out of demands by six southern African states for the resumption of controlled ivory trading , the profits of which , the southern Africans claim , would help to fund further conservation measures . |
| 6 | Ramblers are angry that a golf clubhouse is being built across the route of a long distance footpath . |
| 7 | More thoughtful Conservatives are aware that a movement towards greater inequality can not continue indefinitely in a democratic society . |
| 8 | Conservatives were concerned that an old lady can go and collect her pension without coming back to find her gas meter has been robbed , and that a mother can send her child round to a local shop without feat that the child will be molested . |
| 9 | Dealers are worried that a minority government , which might have to consider seeking a firmer mandate by calling a second general election later in the year , would be hard pressed to keep sterling within its exchange rate mechanism bands during a period of continuing uncertainty . |
| 10 | British medical charities are concerned that a refusal by one foundation to provide grants for experiments involving animals may stimulate the anti-vivisectionist movement and increase the difficulties facing medical researchers who consider such experiments to be essential . |
| 11 | The Roman Catholics were interested that a combination between a Russian refugee , Georges Florovsky , an English high churchman , Michael Ramsey , and a dogmatic Swiss Protestant , Karl Barth , brought the ecumenical movement to an impasse because none of them was prepared to put up with a Protestant federation , and the union of these unlikely allies was too powerful to overcome . |
| 12 | But the officials were adamant that a Cliftonville player was offside during the move that preceded the goal . |
| 13 | The organisers are confident that a 2nd festival will be staged next year with a more defined agenda ( and hopefully a larger venue ) . |
| 14 | Many Greek Cypriots are fearful that a reduction of UN policing of the 110 mile ‘ green line ’ separating the Greek south from the Turkish northern third of the island could lead to renewed fighting . |
| 15 | Scientists are concerned that a special event , such as a sunspot or supernova might occur during this long period of communications blackout . |
| 16 | In the USSR , however , there were reports at the beginning of the war that the Soviets were unhappy that a war had broken out at all and that a friendly state , Iraq , was at war with a regime that had conducted a revolution of which the USSR basically approved — and using Soviet arms into the bargain . |
| 17 | The police were adamant that a charge should be made . |
| 18 | Early in 1826 Hoyle wrote again to the Goldsmiths about the School , " setting forth the scantiness of its yearly funds and alluding to various repairs and expenses which have been occasionally borne at his charges , amounting to about £130 , and … the Wardens are satisfied that a very considerable increase has taken place in the Rents of the estates left for the Endowment of the School , affording means to the Company for extending the benefits of the institution " . |
| 19 | Ministers were confident that a legally binding agreement would be secured before publication of the details , although firm contracts on coal purchases which will underwrite the reprieved pits are unlikely to have been signed . |
| 20 | ‘ The Bolsheviks were worried that a rescue attempt would be made on the Alexander Palace . |
| 21 | STC IDEC LIMITED has an open management style and , as a result , most employees were aware that a consolidation of activities was going to take place but that there were no suitable local premises which the company could take over . |