Example sentences of "was [adj] that in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For it was proper that in matters of sacrifice the ruler should fare better than the commoner and the nation than the ruler , since the whole should always be superior to the part … |
| 2 | Still , Thomas Brassey the railway entrepreneur , speaking with the voice of business common sense , observed of serfdom that the crop yield in servile Russia was half that in England and Saxony and less than in any other European country , and of slavery that it was ‘ obviously ’ less productive than free labour and more expensive than people thought , bearing in mind the cost of purchase or of rearing and maintenance . |
| 3 | It was clear that in spite of the NSDAP 's grip on the local population and the conciliatory attitudes of British and French politicians , he would be unable to bargain Danzig back into the Reich . |
| 4 | By sweeping aside the common law doctrine of privity in this way , it was clear that in theory insiders would be potentially exposed to vast liability . |
| 5 | Moreover , from such analysis it was clear that in fact companies had responded in a whole range of different ways to the pressures upon them , and indeed that the nature of those pressures varied between industries and between firms . |
| 6 | If it was sad that in England in 1963 his form finally drifted away , he did at least give his last fine Test innings , an unbeaten 74 , to the Manchester crowd , a happy choice of venue in view of his connection with Radcliffe and the university . |
| 7 | Mexico was also regarded as a promising base for the expansion of Comintern influence , but Moscow 's distrust of the Mexican Communists was such that in March 1926 the Comintern took a decision to entrust the Communist party of the United States with special responsibility in the same area : the Mexican Communist party was therefore effectively under a dual tutelage ( Clissold : 1970 , p. 10 ) . |
| 8 | The financial crisis was such that in spring 1990 Mr Naqvi went to Abu Dhabi and appealed to the shareholders to rescue the bank . |
| 9 | He said it was inevitable that in 5pc of instances the response times may be longer . |
| 10 | I 'll repeat what I said chairman , and I hope it was helpful that in terms of er er demand , I think all sectors would indicate that there is erm er demand er development demand , marked demand erm right the way er around Greater York . |