Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [that] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The saddlers were largely justified in 1777 in stating that their 12 to 15s ( 60 to 75p ) a week was somewhat below the going rate for a skilled trade with a substantial entry premium . |
| 2 | I judged our Swiss hosts to be sincere in saying that their latest equipment would be offered on a preferential basis to NATO and other friendly countries , and that it would not find its way to Argentina . |
| 3 | Outside critics , of which the most devastating was the Oxford economist Ian Little , had no difficulty in showing that their arguments ‘ fail to wriggle out of the obvious ’ , which was that much of the domestic thermal load was being sold below cost and was thereby winning heating markets which could be more efficiently supplied by alternative fuels at lower overall national cost . |
| 4 | While it is clear what the publishers stand to gain by investing both money and effort in ensuring that their key titles are on the shelves at all times , there might be more reluctance on the part of the booksellers to accept this encroachment onto their territory . |
| 5 | On the other hand , supervisors with poor performance are described as spending more time in ensuring that their staff were busily employed in fulfilling specified stages of work . |
| 6 | " The touchstone for the party 's ability to defend the interests of the working people will be its success in ensuring that their living standards do not fall … in the course of transition to the market economy . " |
| 7 | Employers must also real realize their responsibilities in ensuring that their employees do not work in fear of attack . |