Example sentences of "often [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Product choice , the degree of soiling and other variables often mean that there are three or four different methods of cleaning a single surface . |
| 2 | But certain features of syntactic structure such as restrictions on word order , the principle of end-weight , and the natural phraseology of the target language often mean that the thematic organization of the source text has to be abandoned . |
| 3 | Developments within the social services often mean that more training is needed at the same time as more staff and it is difficult to decide on priorities . |
| 4 | For example , the constraints of women 's lifestyles and their domestic and family responsibilities often mean that they are effectively discriminated against in terms of availability for election and service . |
| 5 | The joys of design often mean that there is a tendency to design and attempt to install a totally new system if the old one is seen not to be working particularly well . |
| 6 | Employers often insist that departing executives must sign a form supplied by ACAS and make this a fundamental condition of the whole deal . |
| 7 | Cannabis Teenagers often insist that cannabis is harmless , but it has been shown to be a high risk for certain users . |
| 8 | In order to express their concern for equality and individual autonomy , liberals often insist that certain rights should be fundamental to the framework of society . |
| 9 | 1.12.2 ( in any other case ) the usual quarter day immediately preceding the Certificate Date Landlords often insist that for management purposes the term of the lease should begin on a quarter day , particularly where the premises are part of a large development . |
| 10 | It is not often recalled that one of the Trust 's earliest acquisitions , in 1909 , was the cottage at Nether Stowey where the poet Coleridge wrote ‘ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ’ and began his visionary epic ‘ Kubla Khan ’ . |
| 11 | In the years that followed , his mother 's friends would often comment that he had an old head on young shoulders . |
| 12 | I was grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that , because it is not often realised that such claims can be made up to three months before the person enters care , although I am aware that the circumstances do not always allow that . |
| 13 | A company often thinks that it can let space for a short term — say two or three years — and then move back in once the business climate has improved . |
| 14 | And in so doing it can often convey that a past is not a thing to be discovered . |
| 15 | Those testing to these abuses often explained that their treatment was due to the intrigues of local government officials , who were accusing them of collaboration with the Contras . |
| 16 | In an arranged marriage the husband often insists that his wife brings a pretty little mu tsai along as part of her dowry . |
| 17 | They often fear that their horses will find it all too much . |
| 18 | Partners , particularly in the smaller of the merging firms , often fear that they will lose out in the merger — even to the extent of having to leave the merged firm . |
| 19 | The argument is often heard that problems are not necessarily solved by throwing money at them ; how are they solved if you do n't ? |
| 20 | Moreover , in contrast to the neo-classical school , Marxists have often emphasized that before any countervailing tendencies set in , the processes of growth in one region and decline elsewhere may for long periods become self-reinforcing . |
| 21 | It is often supposed that the steam does something because it is steam . |
| 22 | For it is often supposed that his attitude towards women stands in stark contrast to that of the surrounding society . |
| 23 | It is also often supposed that there is less contact these days with neighbours and friends ; in Young and Willmott 's ( 1957 ) telling phrase , modern life on council estates is not face-to-face but window-to-window . |
| 24 | It is often recommended that such work is coordinated by a ‘ key worker ’ . |
| 25 | Watch out … direct application can be messy ; it 's often recommended that the stained area is first wetted , then rinsed afterwards . |
| 26 | On a first tank you may choose to cut cables to length and glue the cable tidy to the side of the tank — however as you get more experienced and acquire more tanks you often realise that you 'll be moving kit about a lot , and leave the full length of cable in place on the item so that it 's more adaptable . |
| 27 | The normal course of trials is likely to be different as the court will often direct that a witness statement stand as the evidence in chief , or at least part of the evidence in chief , of its maker and , in any event , a witness statement may put to the maker in cross-examination . |
| 28 | Hypnotists now often suggest that the subject focuses his attention by staring fixedly at a drawing pin on the wall , while telling him in rather monotonous tones that he is becoming more relaxed and sleepy . |
| 29 | Historians are rarely able to get to the truth of the matter in this way , but family stories often suggest that drunkenness was the reason for an otherwise inexplicable decline , not just in the Tudor and Stuart era but in much later times . |
| 30 | It is often considered that there is much greater sexual tolerance than used to be the case and the public response to homosexuality and lesbianism is sometimes cited as evidence for this . |