Example sentences of "would mean [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Requiring temperature controls in factories would mean that both thermostats and insulation would have to be imported into Poland , until factories could be established there . |
| 2 | Interchanging them would mean that instead of having an electron " here " and an electron " here " I had an electron " here " and an electron " here " . |
| 3 | If they carried out their threat this would mean that neither the IWC 's conservation measures nor the already weak and inhumane killing regulations would apply to them . |
| 4 | This would mean that even before fertilisation , the female gamete could be damaged if alcohol is consumed . |
| 5 | In practice , this would mean that even when assigned to work with specific individual children , support teachers should : |
| 6 | That would mean that even if the final decision rested with the Secretary of State he would be seen by all concerned parties to be basing his judgment on neutral , expert scientific advice . |
| 7 | When it comes to applying the test , the skilled person is not endowed with any inventive faculties himself , a somewhat artificial premise , but to hold otherwise would mean that virtually all inventions would be obvious and not patentable . |
| 8 | There would again be an increase in the ability of a elements to overshadow c elements , but in addition the reduction of the number of c elements activated by A would mean that relatively few of them would be capable of acquiring associative strength in the first place . |
| 9 | On the basis of the present issue of statements this would mean that about two per cent of the child population are judged as likely to fall outside the provision of the 1988 Act . |
| 10 | There were fears that extension work to the Jubilee Line would mean that only half the area would be available this year . |
| 11 | It was entirely within range of even the smaller cannon left in the castle , although depressing the muzzles sufficiently downwards would mean that only the far side of the ford would be bombardable . |
| 12 | But a dual-water-supply would mean that only less good water would be used for wasteful practices like flushing the toilet and washing the car . |
| 13 | For example , a decision after the competing pair of hypotheses so a/sew a would mean that only the path so a was available by the time the competing pair seem/seam was processed . |
| 14 | This is because electricity generation is far more efficient when demand is consistent and the fact that recharging would take place at night plus the fact that peak transport demand is generally in summer , would mean that more generating plant could operate consistently at full load thus lowering the unit cost of electricity . |
| 15 | It argues that if child support was received in addition to income support the resulting higher incomes would mean that more lone mothers would remain longer on benefit rather than looking for paid employment . |
| 16 | At a practical level , greater knowledge in this field would mean that more effective action could be taken in selecting , deploying , developing and promoting managers . |
| 17 | An International Labour Organization ( ILO ) report of March 30 said that the slump in production would mean that more than 15,000,000 jobs would be lost in the former Soviet Union in 1992 — 12 per cent of the workforce . |
| 18 | The white paper points out that a higher coal burn by the electricity supply industry would mean that more stringent measures would be needed to limit emissions by other sectors , including transport . |