Example sentences of "have meant a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To accept them would have meant a complete recantation of all his actions over the past five years . |
| 2 | It is important to realise that if the glider stops just within the boundary , another few feet of height could have meant a serious overshoot and perhaps a damaged aircraft . |
| 3 | The impact of these events on the church of Canterbury is unknown but Theodore 's increasing ill-health ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 43 ) may have meant a serious diminution in Canterbury 's influence at this time . |
| 4 | To have got it ready by December 29th would have meant a fearful rush . |
| 5 | The move of Kenneth MacAlpin 's capital to Scone must have meant a great deal more physical comfort for kings and their retainers after the rocks and raw rain of Argyll , but the heads wearing the crown were offered little chance of lying easy . |
| 6 | This meant further discontent on the part of the workers and peasants , which would have meant a greater use of coercion by the state . |
| 7 | On the other hand , large size for carnivores would not necessarily have meant a remorseless and continued struggle to find food . |
| 8 | In fact , nearly all the breeders are based round the London area , which would still have meant a difficult journey to collect a bird , even if I could find one . |
| 9 | Winning entente floral would have meant a big tourism boost for cheltenham — so what went wrong ? |
| 10 | Then there was his failure to embrace the Shatalin plan for market reforms , which , for all its faults , would have meant a clear break with the centrally planned past . |