Example sentences of "it meant that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this difference between them and such initially sympathetic Englishmen as Hewlett and Newbolt went very deep ; for ultimately it meant that , when the question arose whether the artist 's first responsibility was to his art ( his trade ) or to his society , Pound and Lewis and Ford would opt for the first alternative , Hewlett and Newbolt for the second — as indeed we soon see them doing when both of them answer the call of First World War patriotism by writing moralebuilding poems and stories . |
| 2 | It meant that Yorkshire , if not previously committed to open plan , had no choice than to adopt one . |
| 3 | And if it meant that Senna were to lose the championship , then the legal ramifications would be far-reaching . |
| 4 | It meant that we could keep moving forward and keep our rhythm . ’ |
| 5 | More immediately , it meant that , as a matter of self-respect , nearly all the remaining territories of the former empire , as they successively became independent , were bound to become independent as republics . |
| 6 | This did not mean that the play itself was not exciting as drama , but it meant that for Eliot , intent on his search for a vital relation between ritual and art , this play would not suffice . |
| 7 | It meant that my mother 's workload greatly increased , but with my uncles ' help we struggled on . |
| 8 | That was bad for newspapers and bad for the Council : but , worst of all , it meant that there was no independent body able to speak up for press freedoms under threat . |
| 9 | That was bad for newspapers and bad for the Council : but , worst of all , it meant that there was no independent body able to speak up for press freedoms under threat . |
| 10 | It meant that I could still do what I regard as a worthwhile job . |
| 11 | It meant that he had scored 1,710 Test runs in eleven matches in 1976 at an average of 90 , still the record aggregate for a calendar year . |
| 12 | Naturally , Greenidge tried to emulate Richards which , when things went well , was fine , but when they did not it meant that , for a while , he gained a reputation for not being over-reliable ; perhaps he suffered from trying to hit the ball too hard , for there were plenty of people who felt that he would have been a better player had he not tried to ‘ bury the ball into the wall of some distant building ’ ( his own words ) at every opportunity . |
| 13 | It meant that the Test career of a man aged just 31 , who still had a great deal to offer his country , was almost over ; true , it would be terminated by his own decision to go to South Africa , but this came about only because of his disillusion with cricket 's establishment . |
| 14 | It meant that the industry had to justify , under cross-examination , its policies . |
| 15 | It meant that those figures were properly housed , but it was also a clear sign that the defeated gods were henceforth under the authority of their own gods , and the defeated people under their thumb . |
| 16 | Togetherness meant more than keeping each other company ; it meant that a man 's place was also in the home . |
| 17 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 18 | It added : ‘ It would be a tragedy if the frustrations and the hardships that the recession has caused , and for some it is still causing , if it meant that Britain threw away all the achievements of the last decade . |
| 19 | It meant that Ince , who again succeeded in filling the void left by the absence of Robson , and Phelan could hunt down Keane and eventually run him out of the game . |
| 20 | It meant that a penalty shoot-out was needed to settle the tie , and the FA faced a barrage of criticism when Liverpool became the first team to reach and FA Cup final on penalties . |
| 21 | It meant that philosophy was listening to what theologians were saying — even though it reserved the right to reject the theologian 's arguments . |
| 22 | The firmness of the French reaction was probably inevitable , given the circumstances , but it was also highly dangerous for it meant that if and when Bismarck sought to provoke France he knew that he had exactly the cause he needed . |
| 23 | In the countryside this was natural since this social grouping was the focus of local communication and leadership , but in Derry it meant that the Nationalist leadership was drawn too heavily from one social group . |
| 24 | The death of Jock Lewes was keenly felt and it meant that Stirling was down to only one officer besides himself , assuming that Fraser was missing . |
| 25 | In the circumstances , hotel use was clearly a good second best , as it meant that the staterooms could be used for functions and so still seen by the public . |
| 26 | First , it meant that ‘ no man [ was ] punishable or [ could ] be made to suffer in body or goods except for a distinct breach of law established in the ordinary legal manner before the ordinary courts of the land ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ It meant that I 'd got through all my policies … [ they ] all had a little bit of fun and expression and there was no change in policy . |
| 28 | Presumably it meant that after a while you ceased to bring things to the Cabinet that you knew would produce a put-down ? |
| 29 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 30 | It meant that all one had to do was to go on contacting enough people and one would make the necessary sales . |