Example sentences of "mean [that] one [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor again does this failure to achieve total abstinence mean that one is inevitably heading for relapse or that it is necessarily a significant factor in those who do relapse . |
| 2 | Perhaps it is the fault of the world in which we live , but people seem to have a great fear of failing , forgetting that failing at something does not mean that one is a ‘ failure ’ at life . |
| 3 | Does Schüssler Fiorenza mean that one is inspired by these women , although the religion in which they were involved is sexist ( in which case one is inspired to act against the biblical God ) ? |
| 4 | Finally , being delegated to do something means that one is being trusted . |
| 5 | In many ways this is an understandable attitude to adopt , because it means that one is not forcing one 's moral decisions on someone else . |
| 6 | A lifelong fear of the world means that one is afraid of the outside , of society , and erects what bulwarks one can against it . |
| 7 | But in reality the amount and type of support which kin give each other varies with the particular historical circumstances within which family relationships are played out , so that looking at patterns of support at different points in time means that one is not comparing like with like in quite significant ways : there is variation both in people 's need for support and in the capacity of relatives to provide it . |