Example sentences of "[conj] what is meant " in BNC.
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| 1 | But sometimes the problem lies in our assuming that religious concepts have the same meaning for different people , when in fact there are grossly different understandings , even within Christianity , of who or what is meant by God — to take only the most basic example . |
| 2 | My Brighton sample , admittedly smaller , tends to report more worsening of health , although what is meant by ‘ health ’ is often psychological well-being . |
| 3 | Blinkered and self-serving as this picture may appear ( it entirely ignores the gains which the USSR has achieved through war ) , it will be clear on reflection that what is meant by ‘ peace ’ is conflict without war : or , to invert these terms , ‘ a form of warfare which permits the settlement of unavoidable clashes between Socialism and Capitalism without having recourse to general armed conflict , ( author 's italics ) . |
| 4 | It should be emphasised that what is meant here is not just " contextually " dispensable but " universally " dispensable . |
| 5 | On the contrary , it is essential sometimes to focus on language forms , in order to discuss cases where there is a difference between form and meaning , between what is said and what is meant . |
| 6 | To a great majority of those persons with whom they come in contact it is the only opportunity afforded of learning what Oxford means and what is meant by the powers of an Oxford education . |
| 7 | That involves two questions , what was the nature of the contract between the Nestle Co. and a person who sent 1s. 6d. plus three wrappers in acceptance of their offer , and what is meant by ‘ ordinary retail selling price ’ in this context . |
| 8 | Equally , who is liable and what is meant by ’ occupier ’ must be beyond doubt in the new Bill . |
| 9 | And this little book , I do n't know whether you 've come across it , is a fairly technical description of what 's happening in different parts of the world , and what is meant by sustainable management of tropical crops . |
| 10 | He began on a note of defiance : " If what is meant by that is that the President of the Republic has personally taken the decisions which it was incumbent upon him to take , that is entirely correct . " |
| 11 | But what is meant by communication ? |
| 12 | But what is meant by an individual quality ? |
| 13 | But what is meant by ‘ autonomy ’ and under what conditions is it possible ? |
| 14 | But what is meant by a structural change ? |
| 15 | Whilst what is meant by ‘ organised backlash ’ is never made clear , it is probably not unreasonable to infer that it implies that it occurred after 1968 and within a limited historical period . |
| 16 | In Walton 's view , there is a need to consider factors to be taken into account if the phrase is to be infused with greater meaning , and to clarify whether what is meant is the best interests of all children in a particular community , or of deprived , maladjusted or delinquent children , or of one particular child . |