Example sentences of "mean [conj] [noun] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These two facts mean that diabetes is both a common and important clinical condition . |
| 2 | This does not mean that Lenin is here denying the class war , for the ‘ peaceful ’ , ‘ cultural ’ work of ‘ organisation ’ is also a special form of class struggle . |
| 3 | The widespread presence of secularism does not mean that religion is totally eclipsed or reduced to the status of a literally insignificant minority interest . |
| 4 | Bukharin pointed out that many features that characterise Primitive accumulation carry on into the history of capitalism itself , yet they do not thereby mean that capitalism is forever stuck in that particular stage of development . |
| 5 | By this , he did not mean that truth is simply subjective , merely my own opinion , what I happen to like to regard as true . |
| 6 | Of course , as the investors are well aware , 11,000-plus enquiries does not mean that ATV is already a commercial success . |
| 7 | The growth of non-profit-making abortion clinics since the act has meant that abortion is widely available . |
| 8 | The introduction of audit regulation has meant that ICAEW is therefore responsible for the regulation of the auditors of most of the country 's major organisations . |
| 9 | The existence of the process element means that evaluation is usually oriented towards detection of need for change rather than towards choice between temporally co-existing alternatives . |
| 10 | This means that society is increasingly experiencing a lower standard of living than would be possible without rising levels of unemployment . |
| 11 | When there is indifference about the distribution of income ( parallel straight lines with a 45° angle to the x and y axes ) ; means that concern is only with the income of the poorest income unit ( the Rawlsian case ) . |
| 12 | The good stiffness , combined with low density , means that wood is very efficient in beams and columns . |
| 13 | Owning your own home means that home is no longer simply where the heart is — it is also a major financial investment . |
| 14 | Second , the commoditisation of hardware , which means that maintenance is no longer the critical service it once was — if something goes wrong with a relatively cheap personal computer , for example , people have the option to simply ‘ bung it in the bin ’ without wasting too much money . |
| 15 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 16 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 17 | Such a concentration of growth in a small area means that Penang is no longer the place to go in search of cheap labour . |
| 18 | This means that reason is never able to guarantee itself . |
| 19 | This means that enquiry is now possible under authors ( ALL authors ) , corporate authors , titles , series , subject headings ( from a thesaurus being compiled on-line ) , and class-marks . |