Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So either we shall have to disallow such a possibility and decree that nothing qualifies as a genuine proposition unless its truth-value is fixed for all time , i.e. that all propositions are what is sometimes called " eternal " propositions , or we shall have to accept that truth-value is not an integral part of the objective propositional content . |
| 2 | One familiar view is that nothing qualifies as a genuine proper name unless it singles out its object in an unambiguous fashion , and that this task can be accomplished only by a logically simple symbol . |
| 3 | Apart from demonstrating one of the unwavering laws of British journalism , that nothing sells newspapers like royalty , and nothing makes a better editorial column than declamations of simple patriotism , the curious thing about these assaults is how much they belong to a period . |
| 4 | His control of all those long-arched phrases is also most praiseworthy so that nothing overheats too soon , although the peaks of phrases blossom affectionately . |
| 5 | Similarly , the UN 's charter recites that nothing authorises the organisation to interfere in matters within domestic state jurisdiction . |
| 6 | Frege argued that in asserting an existential proposition one is in effect saying something about the relevant concept , namely that certain things fall under it , or , conversely , that nothing falls under it , i.e. that the concept is empty , as the case may be . |
| 7 | we can not … simply assume that nothing changes , that gays and lesbians have always existed as we exist today … that there is a mystical continuity between our desires and their desires across the range of cultures and histories . |
| 8 | For this , we assume that nothing changes after the first T periods . |
| 9 | I gather that nothing remains of the site today . |
| 10 | Giorgio Armani wears navy , beige and more navy — punctuated with the occasional white T-shirt — and he has built an empire on the principle that nothing becomes a woman so much as every shade of sludge on the mud flats . |
| 11 | In any other situation the worst thing that can occur is that nothing happens at all . |
| 12 | When they say that nothing happens I wonder what they want to happen . |
| 13 | On the assumption that nothing happens to change the relative attractiveness of different methods of borrowing , then we would expect the stock of bills to increase over time . |
| 14 | Let us not have pious words about timetabling Bills every time that there is a debate on a guillotine motion , only to find that nothing happens . |
| 15 | During a strike , for instance , there is an anger with stalemate that nothing soothes . |
| 16 | Just be prepared for Connemara enthusiasts to tell you that theirs is the only breed worth bothering about , Welsh Cob experts too insist that nothing compares with a good Section D and Highland/Fell/Dales etc exhibitors feel exactly the same ! |
| 17 | I 'm not saying that nothing belongs any more — like those pictures , this . ’ |
| 18 | It is equally important that their different roles and functions are properly co-ordinated with each other , so that the participants in the process are mindful of all of the child 's needs and rights , that they keep each other well informed , ensure that nothing gets ‘ left out ’ and yet avoid duplication . |
| 19 | For unless there is the sense that nothing has been done there will be no work . |
| 20 | Among serious writers and readers in the United States ( as distinct from shallow and modish Anglophiles mostly around New York ) , it is taken for granted that Pound 's caustic dismissal of us in 1929 was justified , and that nothing has happened in the forty-five years since to alter that picture significantly . |
| 21 | While Deng is doing his best to assure the world that nothing has changed , that China will push ahead with its reforms and will hold its door open for foreign business and investment , the post-Tiananmen purging of liberal intellectual elements and the new emphasis on ‘ political education ’ have enormously strengthened the position of the Communist Party 's hardline Marxists , led by Yang Shangkun , the president , and Li Peng , the prime minister . |
| 22 | Yet as you walk these hills you feel that nothing has changed . |
| 23 | The important thing to remember , however , is that in many cases no definitive diagnosis can be made until the results have come back from the laboratory and the fact that nothing has been found at the time of the first visit does not mean that the follow-up visit should be missed . |
| 24 | However , to illustrate my belief that nothing has really changed , while I was taking a few notes from a caddie in Montpellier in the south of France — he was telling me how ‘ we 'd hit a great pitch in at the last ’ — I happened to notice the sign above the caddie shack . |
| 25 | Even if you are confident that your present arrangements are adequate can you be sure that nothing has been overlooked ? |
| 26 | Students often complain that nothing has been learned from a particular allocation . |
| 27 | It is , of course , desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten and to this end it is usual to ask an operator to go through the designed procedure while observing what he does and also observing that the system performs as expected . |
| 28 | Back at catering HQ Liz ensures that the fridges are locked , that the valves on the washing-up machines are open and that nothing has been left switched on . |
| 29 | Since either method only results in the drug changing place from one paragraph in Part I of Schedule 2 to another paragraph it has been argued that nothing has been ‘ produced ’ within the meaning of section 4 and the definition in section 37 of the Act . |
| 30 | I consider that nothing has been laid before your Lordships to justify the view that their advice based on this objection was incorrect . |