Example sentences of "[Wh pn] claimed [that] [pron] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contract for erecting the trolleybus wires between Sutton and the Crystal Palace was awarded to Messrs. Clough , Smith & Co. , who claimed that it would be necessary to renew 80% of the traction poles . |
| 2 | The National Assembly approved a new amnesty law on May 9 despite the opposition of the 39 FSLN deputies who claimed that it would " erase the crimes committed by the Somoza dictatorship " . |
| 3 | The Cabinet approved the plan unanimously and placed it before the Knesset where it was attacked by Labour , who claimed that it would increase the financial burden for the middle and lower classes , boost inflation and fail to promote the absorbtion of immigrants . |
| 4 | It was still opposed by Danish environmentalists , who claimed that it would affect the salinity of the Baltic Sea by partially blocking the Öresund , as well as bringing greater pollution to the Copenhagen area through increased traffic flows , but supporters of the project said that it would bring new economic activity to the area . |
| 5 | The decision followed a parliamentary vote in March [ see p. 38843 ] ; the proposed dam had attracted strong criticism from environmentalists , who claimed that it would adversely affect the water supply and destroy valuable wetlands . |
| 6 | Anand , who claimed that he would not seek re-election , announced that his objectives in his allotted time in government were to increase the participation of the public and business sector in politics , to begin the demilitarization of the political process , and to disengage from commercial practices the armed forces , many of whose leaders headed major companies . |