Example sentences of "[noun] that [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirdly , it includes most aspects of the study of principles of language usage , for there seems to be a general principle of the following kind : for each systematic set of constraints on the use of language , there will be a corresponding set of inference-procedures that will be applied to language understanding ( see Levinson , 1979a ) . |
| 2 | It has survived with the tenacity of life itself , and thereby becomes the justification for the creation of a ‘ god-based ’ religion that would ultimately appeal to all people . |
| 3 | Indeed , he hoped they would provide the basis of a religion that could unite the warring factions of the Church . |
| 4 | I believe that the creation of the universe and all that that involves , is still a mystery and forms no part of the conception of a god and a corresponding religion that can fulfil the human need . |
| 5 | A ‘ god ’ and corresponding religion that can serve the human need , must be produced by mankind itself , that is , the ‘ god ’ must be created by life and man 's intelligence , not life created by ‘ god ’ . |
| 6 | Likewise it is reasonable to accept that a rationalised religion must have a starting point that is based on acceptance of an unproved statement , provided that such a statement , if later proved to need modification , has not permitted the development of a religion that will collapse , if that vital primary premise comes into question . |
| 7 | One export that wo n't say Made in Taiwan . |
| 8 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |
| 9 | ‘ The expected national economic benefits are sufficient to justify the risks that would be incurred , ’ Layfield concluded . |
| 10 | The problems of the British social formation were sufficiently pressing to demand at least rhetorical radical solutions from the parties ( Wilson 's ‘ planning ’ , Heath 's ‘ free market ’ ) , and governments ' failures to match their promises were of sufficient concern to the people to breed a serious disillusionment with party politics , yet I submit that for most people of all classes the problems were not considered so urgent as to demand a really radical questioning of existing social relations , with all the risks that would entail . |
| 11 | He predicted that it would be those publishers who were prepared to embrace change and take risks that would gain a competitive edge and succeed in the tough marketplace of the '90s . |
| 12 | However , the success of the Inuit is based far more on dressing , housing and feeding themselves as well as possible , and avoiding risks that would expose them unduly to cold . |
| 13 | Yet there are strong financial and commercial arguments why , ignoring the hype , any management should take a cool , business-like approach to assessing and where possible minimising the risks that could damage their operations in terms of liability claims , disruption of output or direct financial loss . |
| 14 | Over and above setting a brief for the risk management team to identify , analyse and evaluate all risks that could impact on the balance sheet to a greater extent than , say , five per cent of gross profit , Ure recommends it could also be given the task of tackling risk areas where the organisation suffers continual losses . |
| 15 | Instead of seeking opportunities to come clean , being realistic and perceptive about when and to whom to make an ‘ advance ’ , and taking risks that can be recouped , self-doubt floods the whole question with anxiety , and replaces a balanced point of view with crude prejudices and images of disaster . |
| 16 | One had tried to involve some of the staff but they apparently refused to get involved ; another head wanted more involvement and had a plan of action that would lead to this : another was sure that all staff were involved and departments were compelled to discuss finance at least once a month . |
| 17 | The central requirement can not be escaped : almost every action that would remedy and reassure involves the relationship between the citizen and the state . |
| 18 | Possibly a subsequent review stimulates action that would not have taken place but for the committee 's initial probing . |
| 19 | Thus , for example , if the market for a firm 's products is buoyant and it can sell all it makes , management would normally be reluctant to provoke action that would disrupt output . |
| 20 | It was the indictments of the Audit Commission that led the Secretary of State for Social Services to ask Sir Roy Griffiths ‘ to review the way in which public funds are used to support community care policy and to advise … on the options for action that would improve the use of these funds as a contribution to more effective community care ’ . |
| 21 | In today 's European capital markets , the freedom of exchange rates , to which some of my hon. Friends are so attached , means only the freedom to devalue — a course of action that would prove to be as futile as it is nugatory in modern conditions . |
| 22 | She went down the stairs and , again remembering Naylor 's rage , she was certain about one thing — that , whatever way , whichever way , somehow , if he had not done so already , Naylor would at some time soon take action that would for all time sever the relationship he thought she had with his cousin . |
| 23 | If the immediate international situation is used as an excuse to get us to drop our opposition to the rearmament programme of the Government , the next phase must be that we must desist from any industrial or political action that may disturb national unity in face of fascist aggression . |
| 24 | Instead of becoming frustrated with the futility in solving the problem , the celebration of success combined with the reflection on limitations nourishes people to choose the next action that may bring them closer to real community change . |
| 25 | On the one occasion when I made a direct appeal to her , in connection with the battle against the closed shop for journalists which I describe later , her response was gratifyingly supportive and it was no fault of hers that she was unable to persuade Lord Hailsham to a course of action that might well have altered journalistic history . |
| 26 | Any action that might harm an opponent is forbidden . |
| 27 | There is no course of action that will help you lose the cacophony of teenagers yelling , adults whining and children screaming , until the turn off for Carn Mor Dearg , which joyfully appears at Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe . |
| 28 | In one sentence it was ‘ The objectives of US policy can only be attained by such French action that will satisfy the nationalist aspirations of the peoples of Indo-China ’ . |
| 29 | Self-pity tends to block taking action that will be truly effective in reversing the downward spirals of primary and family diseases . |
| 30 | But the question of education can not be dealt with in isolation from the wider and urgent need to develop forms of union organisation and action that will rebuild the movement and protect and advance working-class interests . |