Example sentences of "mean that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This step does not necessarily mean that everyone affected by the problem must be identified . |
| 2 | But this does not mean that we swing to the opposite extreme and say that because doubt is a result of the Fall , all doubts are necessarily destructive , negative , even sinful . |
| 3 | It does n't mean that the science is poor , but it does mean that we need to be sceptical of the assumptions that we receive . |
| 4 | Technological advances might mean that we live in an artificial environment with respect to time-cues , but it is a rhythmic environment nevertheless , and our possession of a body clock means that all the advantages that come from the integration of biological and environmental rhythms apply equally to ourselves . |
| 5 | ‘ Just because Luke and I share a close personal relationship it does n't mean that we agree on everything . |
| 6 | And if Pound so blithely overlooks that difference , does n't that mean that we have in him a critic who attends to form , to style , at the expense of what that form and that style are used so as to convey ? |
| 7 | I do n't mean that they went on strike , it was well , ‘ let them buggers do it-they 're the ones in the position let them do it ’ . |
| 8 | This did not mean that ideas and values came from some supernatural source , but it did mean that they came from the history of society , not the history of the individual . |
| 9 | The armoured or plated dinosaurs include some species that seem too heavily burdened with protective armour to have been very active , but this does not necessarily mean that they had to be cold-blooded . |
| 10 | This does not mean that they speak with one voice — the press has often either been critical or published critical opinions — but there is clearly a limit to government tolerance . |
| 11 | Being HIV positive or having AIDS does not mean that there have to be any major changes to the home environment . |
| 12 | But this does not mean that it has to be uninformed and makeshift . |
| 13 | While levels of poverty show no sign of falling , the fact that life is financially poor for many does not mean that it has to be solitary , as Mr. Hobbes has suggested . |
| 14 | Heuristic information ( that is , suggestions about how best to search ) is often more easily exploited when the language is enlarged , but that does not necessarily mean that it has to be made more expressive . |
| 15 | This does n't mean that it has to be quantitative , but rather that there is a clear relationship between the understanding being sought and the information collected , or selected for review , so that there is no inbuilt bias which would prejudge the outcome . |
| 16 | This does n't mean that it has to be quantitative , but rather that there is a clear relationship between the understanding being sought and the information collected , or selected for review , so that there is no inbuilt bias which would prejudge the outcome . |
| 17 | That does not mean that I approve of what Jem does . ’ |
| 18 | This does not mean that I like to be led by the nose , but only that I would appreciate a little extra guidance ’ . |
| 19 | I can hardly remember why I stopped going out with some of my exes but that does n't mean that I brood about them and their later and surely unsatisfactory relationships with men unable to hold a candle to myself . |
| 20 | ‘ Does that mean that you intend to — to send me away ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Does this mean that you approve of Silas 's alliance with Doreen ? ’ she asked , making an effort to keep the dismay from her voice . |
| 22 | This last point does not necessarily mean that you have to be using a page description language but , for the moment at least , it amounts to the same thing . |
| 23 | However , joining does n't mean that you have to be doing research , registration is open to those who are ‘ just interested ’ or ‘ thinking about it ’ . |
| 24 | and push and cajole , and it may mean that you need to erm over visit er |
| 25 | The fact that the accused 's wife spent money on their flat does not mean that he assisted in the disposal of money stolen by the wife : Coleman [ 1986 ] Crim LR 56 . |
| 26 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |
| 27 | ‘ Mainly cooks and cripples , ’ he said cheerfully , and the family hoped that this would mean that he stayed in England , but when he returned to London after his leave the battalion was made up to strength and moved to Howick in Scotland . |
| 28 | Also , if your debtor is late in paying it can mean that he pays for financing his lateness instead of you . |
| 29 | Under the Transport Act 1985 , local authorities had a duty to pay regard to the transport needs of the elderly and disabled , but merely having to pay regard to those needs does not mean that anything has to be done about the specifications that have been laid down by the disabled persons transport advisory committee . |