Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] [verb] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the drafters of the constitution wanted specific guarantees of press freedom , but it was eventually decided that the press should enjoy the same freedom of any Nigerian citizen , there being no need for special treatment . |
| 2 | It was eventually agreed that the company would be allowed an overdraft facility of £135,000 , reducing to £120,000 after three weeks . |
| 3 | It was eventually agreed that the issue of Li Un Hye would be dealt with separately from the normalization talks . |
| 4 | It was tactfully explained that the destination was somewhat nearer — Scotland ! |
| 5 | It was thus found that the majority of the reaction time required was in identifying the values of the card and choosing the pile onto which it should be placed . |
| 6 | However it was soon decided that the time was not right to consider this as well . |
| 7 | It was soon realised that the W-3 had remarkable capabilities as demonstrated to the press on Hounslow Heath near London later in the month . |
| 8 | It was soon realised that the Cutters fitted into the new approach to Customs work very well . |
| 9 | The industry was launched by the support of the common people or the ‘ thick-eared ’ as they were bluntly described , but after the initial breakthrough it was soon realized that the only obvious way of increasing audiences significantly was by overcoming the objections and suspicions of the respectable . |
| 10 | It was soon shown that the waters of many spas emitted radiations . |
| 11 | In January 1989 it was finally announced that the Brick Lane brewery was to close . |
| 12 | With the tension reaching boiling point , it was finally announced that the French officials had allowed the result to stand and they had to be applauded for a sporting decision . |
| 13 | It was finally decided that the drawings must be the guide . |
| 14 | The membership subscription of the B.C.R.S. resulted in considerable discussion and it was finally decided that the matter be deferred to a future meeting to decide . |
| 15 | By early 1857 the protracted dispute with the Treasury was reaching a settlement , and on 16th March it was finally agreed that the five political departments should be increased to six , and a new class of assistant clerks should be appointed . |
| 16 | If it was clearly intended that the ex gratia sum should include an element to cover the basic award , it will be set off against that award , but not otherwise . |
| 17 | In the document ‘ Waiting for Patients ’ it was clearly stated that the NHS reforms would increase patient choice . |
| 18 | And when he pointed out that these were Irish , not British Trade unions they were talking about , it was sadly admitted that the English disease had poisoned the minds of many impressionable Irish trade unionists and that it would of course take time entirely to eradicate malign English influences from the land of Saints and Scholars . |
| 19 | Khrushchev asserted in March 1960 that ’ the Soviet Union is now the world 's strongest military power' ( Izvestiia , 2 March 1960 ) and , although it was recognised that Soviet economic capacity was then inferior to that of the United States , it was confidently predicted that the socialist nations would have outstripped the West within a decade . |
| 20 | The years from 1966 to 1969 saw real GDP growing in excess of 10 per cent annually and , with growth at twice the level of Japan 's competitors , it was confidently expected that the substantial differences in productivity levels between large and small firms would be eroded . |
| 21 | OUR man in the stalls writing a preview more in hope than expectation : Last night it was confidently expected that the Fifth Estate 's performance of Scapegoat at the Netherbow Theatre , Edinburgh , would go ahead . |
| 22 | In the event Libyan pragmatism prevailed and neither defence nor prosecution raised the constitutional issue ; for it was unexpectedly discovered that the Jordanian 's deputy had signed an acceptance of legal responsibility for the canteen while his superior was on holiday . |
| 23 | It was successfully argued that the phrase " is or " could only relate to a customer when the soliciting is taking place . |
| 24 | In Roslavl' during March and April it was frequently noted that the public believed that ecclesiastical gold was to be handed over to the Jews . |
| 25 | Amongst those who disagreed it was frequently asserted that the provision of a sealed form 53 prior to completion might facilitate rather than hinder the commission of a fraud . |
| 26 | Since it was frequently predicted that the pressures of the latter would lead to an increase in whole-class teaching , it is useful to supplement our comments by reference to more recent data , gathered as part of another project based at Leeds University , the SEAC-funded evaluation of the 1991 Key Stage One National Curriculum Assessment directed by Diane Shorrocks and Robin Alexander . |
| 27 | Eight overs remained , and it was universally known that the bails would be lifted even if the match was still undecided : an extra pressure on everyone , and another silly regulation among cricket 's banana-skins , this one installed pre-tour by the visiting team . |
| 28 | On July 16 it was officially announced that the consortium had offered US$260,000,000 in cash ( of which half was to be paid immediately and the remainder over 10 months ) in addition to US$2,000 million in a debt-for-equity exchange , comprising US$1,600 million in Argentine debt principal and $400,000,000 in outstanding interest on that debt . |
| 29 | On Nov. 1 it was officially announced that the grain harvest had amounted to a record 240 million tonnes . |
| 30 | Towards the end of 1990 it was officially acknowledged that the Canadian economy was in recession . |