Example sentences of "[noun sg] mean [conj] they are " in BNC.
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| 1 | All heroes are in some measure anti-heroes , after all , if the term means that they are opposed to some antiquated sense of heroism that their creators are eager to question or discredit . |
| 2 | The very nature of their distress means that they are likely to be unable to go out and face the social whirl , at least initially . |
| 3 | The process of extra-cellular digestion means that they are liquid feeders and produce very little in the way of solid faeces . |
| 4 | In addition , the fact that women are less mobile than men and more confined to the home means that they are less likely to be exposed to situations which lack effective informal social controls . |
| 5 | Objectives are usually very general to begin with , and the non-directive nature of the work means that they are defined as the work goes on . |
| 6 | Therefore it may be advantageous to sole traders or partners whose incomes from the business mean that they are taxed under Schedule D at a higher rate to convert the business into a company to minimize the amount of tax to be paid out of the profits made . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , it is good news because the deep involvement of many clients in the building procurement process means that they are seldom entirely blameless when things go wrong . |
| 8 | ‘ The way retailers are running their businesses at the moment means that they are never overstaffed . |
| 9 | The fact that the pieces have lain for 300 years under the sea bed means that they are remarkably fresh while the tight settings have ensured that the inlaid stones are still in place . |
| 10 | But the complexity of flavours and heat of the spice means that they are quite filling in relation to the amount you eat . |
| 11 | Having corporate status means that they are registered companies , run by governing bodies on which the local authority has a minority representation , and can employ their own staff directly and retain the income from short courses and consultancy work . |
| 12 | Their search in no way means that they are dissatisfied with their adopted home or love their adopted parents any the less . |
| 13 | Ironically , the system means that they are unlikely to be told , in case they use the information as evidence in an action . |
| 14 | The presence of a few colonies of candida does not constitute infection , however , any more than the presence of many other organisms in small numbers in the vagina means that they are there in a pathogenic capacity . |