Example sentences of "it became clear that a " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain .
2 It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence .
3 In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers .
4 When attention was given to individual children it became clear that a far more effective way of viewing the disabled was not in terms of handicap but in terms of personal need .
5 The French pursued him , however , and although it is doubtful whether the prince intended to force them to fight it became clear that a battle could not be avoided .
6 But people do live there , though when I moved in it became clear that a third of the flats were empty .
7 In fact it became clear that a considerable part of the defence was going to be that of justification , that the laws and usages of war permitted reprisals to be taken against hostages .
8 As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage .
9 Page 29 Pound pressure : The Bank of England spent $1bn as the pound came under attack when it became clear that an increase in West German rates today is a virtual certainty .
10 THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain .
11 But it became clear that an outright sale was the best way forward , its spokesman said yesterday .
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