Example sentences of "[modal v] claim that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the companies featured in this review would argue that any size of filter is only as good as its media ; while some , ( especially the advocates of Siporax ) might claim that their media makes a smaller-than-usual filter quite sufficient . |
| 2 | The claim in this section that what I have called downwards opacity is a necessary feature of consciousness may seem open to the following reply : a person might claim that he was conscious , directly and permanently , of all aspects and details of his bodily functions : nerves , cells , blood vessels , etc. , and medical evidence might confirm what he said . |
| 3 | Even in the case of a regular wage-earner or salaried employee , there might be complications ; for example , the plaintiff might claim that he would have been promoted to a more remunerative post ( in which case the court must assess his prospects of promotion and award damages accordingly ) or the defendant may claim that the plaintiff 's employer had suffered severe business setbacks that necessitated redundancies and that the plaintiff would have lost his employment ( in which case the court must consider all the circumstances and award as damages what it estimates to have been the plaintiff 's net loss ) . |
| 4 | Nozick might claim that his conditional theory also proves the same point , that we do n't know we are not brains in vats . |
| 5 | In practice , there might be situations of doubt ; a man might claim that there was nothing to alert him to the girl 's age ( e.g. a 15-year-old girl , who looks much older , soliciting in a street with other prostitutes ) . |
| 6 | A theist might claim that there were a number of observations that were relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 7 | Although we may claim that we simply publish an objective report , the inference that exceptional evil existed during the occupation of Kuwait will naturally be made by those trying to justify the devastating Allied bombardment of Iraq , now retrospectively . |
| 8 | A third party may claim that it has a direct interest in the actions of States or it may accept that its interest is indirect or peripheral . |
| 9 | A third party may claim that it can participate in a treaty either fully , by becoming a party , or partially , by becoming bound by certain sections . |
| 10 | A third State may claim that it has become associated with a treaty through acceptance or approval . |
| 11 | A third party may claim that treaty rights have been assigned to it , or a party may claim that it has made an assignment and is thus discharged from that particular responsibility under the agreement . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) If the specimen with the lower proportion of alcohol contains no more than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath , the person who provided it may claim that it should be replaced by such specimen as may be required under section 7(4) of this Act and , if he then provides such a specimen , neither specimen of breath shall be used . |
| 13 | If an individual is aggrieved by the actions of government , a public body , or certain domestic tribunals or associations , he may claim that there has been a breach of natural justice . |
| 14 | M Beregovoy may claim that he has nothing to reproach himself with , but his acceptance of an interest-free million franc ( £125,000 ) loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least . |
| 15 | In a family business ( such as a tea-room , cafe , small guest-house or hotel ) where those working for the business are simply the husband and wife , if the enterprise is run on a sole trader basis , the husband , as the proprietor , may claim that his wife works in the business as an employee and so she may make use of her married woman 's earned income allowance against any income she may earn . |
| 16 | They could claim that they never had the opportunity to be successful whereas those who filled the top jobs owed their position to their relatives , friends and the advantages of birth . |
| 17 | The new Cabinet could claim that they were faced with a dilemma not of their own making . |
| 18 | Nobody could claim that we have a good record of producing players , so the more debate and discussion we can engender , the better . |
| 19 | One could claim that one 's beliefs and principles are soundly based , and are both socially inspired and socially acceptable , and hence justification for the modification of professional standards . |
| 20 | Duke William could claim that he was going to oust a perjured usurper and also to remove from the see of Canterbury an archbishop not recognized in Rome . |
| 21 | Three years earlier Richard had performed homage to King Louis at Montmirail but now that he had worn the ring of St Valerie he could claim that he held his duchy in indissoluble union with the people of Aquitaine and the saints who watched over them . |
| 22 | The coincidence of the Star 's appearance with the birth of a self-proclaimed Messiah such as Christ would , certainly , have increased his ‘ street cred ’ : as one of a succession of putative Messiahs and/or revolutionary leaders ( all , so far , failed ) , he could claim that his birth had been heralded by this unusual celestial event . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , no one could claim that it was a united Cabinet and this was made worse as the everyday issues of government started to go wrong . |
| 24 | With that as its dominant posture , particular schemes could fail and it would still retain and perhaps even enhance its support , if it could claim that it pursued a course which was known to be difficult but which was still the ideologically sound thing to do . |
| 25 | It is highly doubtful that any offshore centre could claim that it has never been tainted by drugs money . |
| 26 | Following municipal law agency principles a third party could claim that it was bound with respect to the protectorate provided the agent had acted within the scope of its express , implied , or apparent authority . |
| 27 | No one , least of all Asian women workers themselves , would claim that they are highly militant or strong . |
| 28 | Only a party bigot would claim that they had somehow come in with the Conservative Government three years earlier . |
| 29 | At best , that understanding is only partial , but anthropologists would claim that they have a much better insight into the motives and perceptions of " other people " than do scholars who work within other conventions — whether they be those of pure science or of the humanities . |
| 30 | For a global argument would claim that we understand nothing , which is ridiculous first because we clearly do understand something and second because crucially we understand ( and are expected to understand ) the sceptical argument itself . |