Example sentences of "[adj] that on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be clear that on any particular occasion of meaning negotiation the more familiar the schematic content or mode of communication , the less reliance needs to be placed on systemic knowledge , and vice versa . |
| 2 | No censorship would take place beforehand , but it was made quite clear that on these issues the press was expected to censor itself , to know what ought not to be reported . |
| 3 | But , more important , it is clear that on the most important matter of clerical celibacy , there was no body of support to justify Anselm 's optimism about a rapid victory . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , Randall left ambiguous the respective roles of Wilkins and Franklin , and this later led to dissension about the demarcation of the DNA research at King 's , but a letter of his to Franklin in 1950 makes it clear that on ‘ the experimental X-ray effort there would be for the moment only yourself and Gosling ’ . |
| 5 | It is clear that on the Conservative side , before defeat in the 1964 General Election , Edward Boyle was attracted to a binary solution and in March of that year put a paper on it to a Cabinet committee . |
| 6 | Indeed , since this trauma was the origin of all later stages of cultural evolution for the race as a whole and is now the culminating phase of childhood development , it is clear that on this phase more than any other the whole mental health and normality not only of the individual , but of the society , depends . |
| 7 | It is conceivable that on a charge of rape a man might argue that he had in fact meant to perpetrate an act of buggery and that the sexual intercourse that took place was unintended . |
| 8 | These became so popular that on delivery day customers would fight wildly for bags of them . |
| 9 | Indeed , this reluctance has been so marked that on occasions , as in 1985 , it was said to produce ‘ round-tripping ’ . |
| 10 | Of course , almost always the two immediately annihilate each other , so the event might never have happened , but it is possible that on occasion , for one reason or another , the two are separated so swiftly that annihilation does not occur . |
| 11 | In the latter half of the year , rumours of a coup grew so persistent that on Oct. 15 , the country 's senior military officers issued a communiqué affirming their loyalty to the government and to the " democratic system " . |
| 12 | But the Wordsworths ' desire to continue the acquaintance was so strong that on July 14th they rented Alfoxden House , in a village three miles off . |
| 13 | The summary way in which teacher education was disposed of at Barry also contrasts strongly with what happened in North East Wales : here , there was much lobbying to prevent teacher training based on Cartrefle College of Education , now merged into the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education , from contracting further ; it is indeed ironical that on the same day , 26 July 1977 , that Gordon Oakes , Minister of State at the DES , declared that Cartrefle should be spared the axe , predominantly on the basis of its geographical location , he should pronounce a death sentence at Barry . |
| 14 | Yet it is intriguing that on that day , he cut between Mary in the redoubt of her fells , puzzling over this ominous invasion of her feelings , and John-Augustus on the lake , drawing up char from the deep and cold lake , re-experiencing the failed innocence of his life . |
| 15 | Ontological existents are a sub-species of possible topics of discourse , and any topic of discourse , qua topic of discourse , is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as " the same A " ; with " A " being a descriptive expression of some sort . |
| 16 | That a topic of discourse is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as the same is an analytic proposition setting out part of what " topic of discourse " means . |
| 17 | Obviously to say that an ontological existent qua possible topic of discourse is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as " the same A " is not to say a great deal unless a clarification is given of the distinction and the relationship between these two kinds of sameness . |
| 18 | The outcry was such that on Oct. 19 the government postponed part of the closure programme . |
| 19 | Somehow it seemed delightfully ironic that on the very day that the Association of Tennis Professionals organised its fascinating and skilfully presented seminar on ‘ The Speed of the Game ’ , two renowned baseliners reached the final of the Lipton Players International Championships in Key Biscayne . |
| 20 | Per Lord Mackay of Clashfern L.C. I regard it as crucial that on the facts as found the taxpayers ' sons occupied only surplus places and their right to do so was entirely discretionary ( post , p. 1036A–B ) . |
| 21 | Gorbachev announced to the Congress on Dec. 26 that on the previous day Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov had suffered a heart attack , and was seriously ill in hospital . |
| 22 | As he waxed into an eloquent period , he would realize the absurdity of his situation or the humbug of his pleading and be overcome with internal laughter , a laughter so vast that on occasion it left him too weak to go on with the speech . |
| 23 | It is not impossible that on Cuthred 's death in 755 Aethelbald supported Cynewulf against Sigeberht in the ensuing struggle for the West Saxon kingship . |
| 24 | It is not impossible that on this sea voyage he was accompanied by Panaetius , who , according to a very fragmentary and dubious passage of the index Stoicorum , apparently travelled by sea with Scipio at about this time ( col. 56 , ed . |
| 25 | It was typical that on his retirement he and his wife moved — not to somewhere in England , but to the South of France . |
| 26 | The puzzle is , where along this chain does it get fixed that on this occasion the answer comes out " here " ? |
| 27 | The reality of this breakdown in relations is confirmed by letters written by Alcuin in 790 in which he reported a quarrel between Charlemagne and Offa so serious that on both sides traders were forbidden to sail . |
| 28 | But it is noticeable that on all three occasions when human beings are brought on the scene , they are introduced by indefinite noun phrases : " a woman " ( 3 ) , " miners " ( I 2 ) , and " a woman ( 19 ) . |
| 29 | Sir : How sad that on the day details were announced of the incentives available to investors in water authorities the Government gave virtually a vote of no confidence in the industry 's product . |
| 30 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |