Example sentences of "that [pers pn] understand the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back , I can not imagine that I understood the finer points of the contract M. Chaillot placed before me . |
| 2 | If I were experienced and sophisticated like Marise , he might get involved with me anyway , because he 'd know that I understood the game and would n't get hurt . |
| 3 | Your relationship with Janice happens to be very much my damned business , particularly now that I understand the truth ! ’ |
| 4 | Held , allowing the appeal , that , where a creditor knew that security was being taken for the benefit of a debtor from a surety who was likely to be influenced by and to have some degree of reliance on the debtor , the creditor should seek to ensure that unfair advantage was not taken of the surety ; that , if the creditor failed to do so and the surety 's consent to the transaction was procured by the debtor 's undue influence or material misrepresentation or the surety lacked an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction , the security would be unenforceable ; that the bank knew that the defendants were husband and wife and that the wife was being asked to provide security for the husband 's business and was likely to rely on his judgment , and they should have ensured that she understood the nature and effect of the document which she was asked to sign ; and that , since the bank had failed to do so and had left it to the husband to explain the transaction , so that as a result of the husband 's misrepresentation the wife entered into the charge on the misunderstanding that her liability was limited to £60,000 , they could not enforce the charge against the wife save to the extent of £60,000 ( post , pp. 620C–G , 622F — 623C , D–F , 635G — 636F ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Butter and cheese , ’ they said , and Grainne was pleased that she understood the machinery , and even managed to churn quite an acceptable pat of butter , which the two Beastline creatures at once stamped with a wooden mould on which was carved , in reverse , the outline of a castle . |
| 6 | Once to confirm her name and address in Frobisher Drive in Swindon and once to say that she understood the charge , of murdering an infant female baby . |
| 7 | You had to show that you understood the suffering , knew the price it exacted , as a fellow human being , before you even thought of bringing Christ into it . |
| 8 | It 's obvious , Dame Edna , I said tactfully , that you understand the problems of the elderly . |
| 9 | When you have found a suitable place , ensure that you understand the terms involved and , if applicable , what commitment of time , money , display screens or whatever , you will have to provide . |
| 10 | One important element in this is to make certain that you understand the tariff for calls and that you only make essential calls during peak rate periods . |
| 11 | A detailed explanation of this correction is given in our book and was approved recently by Age and Ageing : ‘ If you do not feel confident that you understand the Gompertz-Makeham equation , nor the distinction between age-specific mortality and the force-of-mortality , then this book is a must for you . ’ |
| 12 | So we come to you with confidence that You understand the pressures and delights of daily living with people of all ages . |
| 13 | Feedback provided by your tutor is supposed to be helpful and constructive ( " formative feedback " ) , and you stand to gain most from having comments clarified — even deciphered — where necessary , and ensuring through discussion that you understand the general perspective from which criticisms or comments are made . |
| 14 | As in all matters of financial planning perhaps the best advice is to consult an independent financial adviser unless you are truly confident that you understand the nature of these funds . |
| 15 | It was vital that we understood the political infighting between the ‘ moderates ’ and the ‘ radicals ’ there as it seemed more relevant to John and the other British hostages . |
| 16 | Only when we are sure that all possible test factors have been controlled can we feel confident that we understand the causal process at work . |
| 17 | It is clearly important that we understand the basic outlook of an individual , not because it is necessarily right , but because it determines the way that individual behaves . |
| 18 | However , it is essential that we understand the processes involved if we are to predict the behaviour of metals in such diverse environments as landfill sites , nuclear-waste repositories , rivers and the oceans . |
| 19 | We can distinguish sceptical arguments which , although they attempt to deprive us of knowledge ( or even of justified belief ) still allow that we understand the propositions whose truth we are no longer allowed to know , from those which claim that the reason why we do n't know their truth is that we can not understand them . |
| 20 | So far we have assumed that we understand the suggestion that there are minds other than our own , and asked merely how much evidence we have in its favour . |
| 21 | It is only when we remember that it has many internal parts , all obeying laws of physics at their own level , that we understand the behaviour of the whole body . |
| 22 | Moving southwards for the attack on London we can see that they understood the greatness of their mission . |
| 23 | It is also clear that they understood the logic of tacit collusion , put very clearly by one firm : |
| 24 | He and his advisers were so dismayed as to misread the letter , for the reply makes it clear that they understood the meeting of the princes to have taken place already . |
| 25 | A fortnight later from Bradford , another set of solicitors rang up , explained that they understood the circumstances , said Look c could I hold the stuff there and what was I going to charge for the storage etcetera , er and they would be going to have to get an affidavit from this lady in Australia at some stage in order to give er him the chance to have the stuff back . |
| 26 | The less skilled are more likely to assume that they understand the other person 's point of view and that the other person has the same basic information . |
| 27 | First , it is important to check that information about Compact jobs is getting to those young people who are entitled to apply for them , and that they understand the nature of their entitlement . |
| 28 | The fact that philosophers have not yet persuaded themselves that they understand the idea that facts can be causes should not cause us to rule out all appeal to fact-causation as philosophically unsound . |
| 29 | But the equitable principles established by the authorities require , in my judgment , that creditors who take from married women security for their husband 's debts take reasonable steps to see that they understand the transactions they are entering into . |
| 30 | Talk to them about it and make sure that they understand the purpose of techniques like silent viewing and prediction . |