Example sentences of "[that] [noun] [vb past] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extending this aim meant that signs had to be invented when no obvious word — sign equivalent existed . |
| 2 | The process meant that adolescence ceased to be what an American scholar has called an ‘ idea ’ and became , in his words , a ‘ social fact ’ . |
| 3 | The longer the dispute continued the more officialdom in Scottish education recognized that support had to be provided . |
| 4 | Such figures have caught the attention of Bill Clinton , who admitted in his ‘ state of the union ’ address that Superfund needed to be re-examined . |
| 5 | It became obvious that pushy-aggression had to be replaced by calm , reassurance , and bribery . |
| 6 | What is clear that Macedonians wanted to be thought Greek . |
| 7 | This stipulated that products had to be fit for their purpose and meet standards of appearance and finish being free from minor defects as well as safe and durable . |
| 8 | While acknowledging that Sarah seemed to be infatuated with George , her sister was so many years her junior that she still thought of her as a child and dismissed her obvious affection for George as innocent admiration . |
| 9 | The Church throughout the world received orders and instructions which it obeyed willingly enough , though sometimes it regretted that there were no arrangements for dialogue and that it had not been invited to collaborate ; the result was that unity had to be lived out in passive acceptance rather than celebrated in fraternity ( Pensiamo al Concilio 9 ; see Hebblethwaite , 1984 , p. 409 ) . |
| 10 | They found that futures tended to be overpriced , that the average size of the mispricing tended to fall over time , and that the absolute size of the mispricing declined as maturity approached and increased as the dividend yield increased . |
| 11 | Not that Armstrong appeared to be unduly troubled . |
| 12 | It pleased him too that Cora-Beth seemed to be getting on so well with his best friend . |
| 13 | Mrs Castle 's contribution to this cornucopia of political wisdom and strategic insight was that policies had to be put in their philosophical context to win consent . |
| 14 | In the earlier regime it was accepted that rules had to be general to some extent , and open to change to allow for adaptation to changing circumstances . |
| 15 | Even so the sum of money Minton had donated was so large that drinkers had to be brought in from the street . |
| 16 | A report in Nezavisimaya gazeta of April 21 noted that Dudayev appeared to be hoping for support and recognition from the Islamic countries , rather than from the West , which recently had been heavily criticized in his speeches . |
| 17 | It is the left that has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality with enough vigour to persuade the establishment that action needed to be taken ( a host of anti-discrimination measures and laws ) , but without the power to make the sort of widespread social change that would render this sort of fussy , bureaucratic measurement unnecessary . |
| 18 | Whether the child receives breast or bottle , whether he is fed on demand or by schedule , the age at which he is weaned and how suddenly , and the severity of his toilet training — these are the kinds of influences that Freud considered to be major determinants of personality growth . |
| 19 | These new compounds were often specific for a particular kind of leukaemia , and sometimes they were so effective that remissions appeared to be permanent . |
| 20 | On the one hand they doubted whether peasants should receive land as well as personal freedom ; on the other they felt that emancipation had to be introduced gradually , at different times in different places . |
| 21 | I remember George saying that Steven seemed to be a very pleasant/good-natured/hard-working/ambitious/ talented young man . |
| 22 | Researchers in Canada , however , studied college students over five years and found that lefties tended to be born to older mothers . |
| 23 | Cain had killed his brother because he was jealous of the fact that Abel seemed to be the one that was favoured by God . |
| 24 | The educational psychologist listened tolerantly to Mrs Singh 's comments , did not respond to them but simply repeated that Balbinder needed to be with teachers who were experienced in working with small groups . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sure she wo n't , ’ Laura agreed , mentally crossing her fingers and hoping that Ross proved to be right . |
| 26 | Earlier in the trial , the prosecution alleged that Gilfoyle claimed to be on a course at work specialising in suicide and attempted suicide cases . |
| 27 | Although recognising that AEA needed to be proactive in approaching possible privatisation many thought ‘ Why change now , whilst announcing that the BZW report had yet to be considered by DTI . ’ |
| 28 | The G-3 Presidents , in their final communiqué , emphasized that Cuba had to be completely re-integrated into Latin America . |
| 29 | I cited that Korea seemed to be in the same position as China in 1947–1948 ; that the Chinese officials also continuously stated that they could put a stop to inflation at any time . |
| 30 | Is it not quite plain , even to you , that Eleanor Thorne became senile long ago , and even plainer that Alida wished to be rid of her ? |