Example sentences of "that [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another lag , for example , is that between changes in instruments and the achievement of the employment and prices objectives . |
| 2 | Until the mid-seventeenth century the essential distinction ( oversimplifying somewhat ) was that between ambassadors , either ordinary ones resident for some length of time or extraordinary ones sent for some special and limited purpose , and lesser diplomatic representatives referred to by a variety of different titles — resident , minister , agent , etc . |
| 3 | The example task is one where both knowledge of the relationship between millimetres and centimetres and that between centimetres and metres is required . |
| 4 | I wanted to add , ‘ It is n't for long ’ , or something like that , but you do n't exactly say that between friends , do you ? |
| 5 | Similarly , it is not easy to generalize about the balance between central and local government when services are administered locally , and that between administrators and professionals within a particular service is equally obscure and variable . |
| 6 | Sociologically the difference between working and middle classes was that between servant-keepers and potential servants , and was so used in Seebohm Rowntree 's pioneer social survey of York at the end of the century . |
| 7 | One particularly crucial relationship at local authority level is that between officers and councillors , but there is no uniform pattern . |
| 8 | A crucial and obvious biological distinction is that between plants and animals , but a more important distinction is the way life is based on one type of cell or another . |
| 9 | One important structural relationship is that between bureaucracies and groups that represent particular interests . |
| 10 | ‘ I should say that about sums it up , ’ she said drily , and turned her attention back to her patient , leaving explanations to the others . |
| 11 | ‘ When people say that about restaurants , ’ said my mother grimly , ‘ it usually means cockroaches . ’ |
| 12 | I really like that about cats — the way they keep themselves clean . |
| 13 | When he said that about kidneys and tigers I 'd felt a shock of fear . |
| 14 | Values of Θ and ψ 1 , in table 8.1 , show that for systems 1 to 4 the entropy parameter is positive , as expected , but for poly ( acrylic acid ) in dioxan and polymethacrylonitrile in butanone , ψ is negative at the theta temperature . |
| 15 | We have argued that for questions of value reason can not achieve this independence . |
| 16 | Evidence so far is that for providers , the care programme approach does not assist in clarifying the roles of different staff in different agencies , but it may offer a global package of mental health care , comprising both social and health care services . |
| 17 | I appreciate that for justices the obligation to provide a reasoned judgment at the conclusion of an application under the Children Act 1989 is one that no doubt presents all sorts of practical difficulties , but inevitably the period during which they reserve should be kept to the minimum in accordance with the whole philosophy of the Act which seeks to abridge time for procedural steps . |
| 18 | Above this level , however , there is an Earnings Rule , which means that for earnings over a certain amount , a percentage will be deducted until you wo n't receive any pension at all . |
| 19 | The University will do its best to avoid large increases and guarantees that for students on course , fees will not rise by an amount larger than the annual rate of academic inflation . |
| 20 | In a journey back through the history of crime and delinquency , Pearson shows that for generations Britain has been plagued by the same problems and fears as today . |
| 21 | A consistent finding of studies of depression is that rates for women are approximately double that for males of similar groups ( see Figure 5.3 ) . |
| 22 | In the absence of any data on assimilation the DES ( 1984b ) fitted two models — No Assimilation and Full Assimilation — and prefer the former on the grounds that for males it appeared to fit the experience of the past ten years rather better . |
| 23 | Central London agents Cluttons estimate that for properties valued under £185,000 , it is now cheaper to buy with a 95 per cent mortgate than to rent . |
| 24 | Batkin et al. ( 1970 ) show that for rats there are problems of perception of sound at a later stage if temporary deprivation occurs at birth . |
| 25 | As can be seen from table 6.5 , the divorce-rate for unskilled husbands is more than four times that for professionals and for the unemployed , almost five times that for the professionals . |
| 26 | THERE seems little doubt that for projects involving large distances between villages and existing mains — the current allowance structure must be reviewed if we are to achieve a high penetration into these outlying areas in the future . |
| 27 | At Rome in the 250s a split occurred between the rigorists led by Novatian who believed that for apostates there could be no restoration in this life , and those who saw no restriction in the Lord 's committal of the power of the keys to bind and loose . |
| 28 | The 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that for widows the first recommendation of 1871 was generally observed , some Boards of Guardians going further and insisting that the widow maintain two children by herself before any relief was given , while others refused relief to healthy able-bodied widows no matter how many children they had . |
| 29 | Some sources say that for newspapers , the real enemy is not RTE , but UK newspapers , which are far cheaper in the Republic . |
| 30 | In the present climate it appears that for teachers to be thinking about their own educational ideals is at the very least a waste of time , and more than likely an additional source of upset . |