Example sentences of "means [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But acting and all that it means is very much a doing thing , so the emphasis is always on practical work . |
| 2 | What this means is that Christian Maronite domination of the Lebanese body politic appears to be effectively at an end . |
| 3 | Equally , the key word in Robyn 's deconstruction of what Silk Cut really means is one which could not be spoken on television . |
| 4 | ‘ What that means is that NHS hospitals will be resourced according to the number of patients they treat . |
| 5 | What it really means is that the new trams are a hybrid between street car and lightweight suburban train . |
| 6 | What this really means is a fixed exchange rate system without capital controls . |
| 7 | What this means is that good old fashioned self-reliance could become a new health vogue of the Nineties . |
| 8 | Efficiency sounds like a strong claim , but actually it is pretty weak : all it means is that current information is available to everyone , either because they know about it or because enough people do , so that it is fully represented in the price . |
| 9 | What this means is that you 're the centre of attention and you 're waited on hand and ( of course ) foot . |
| 10 | ‘ What Clarissa means is that we have n't — mercifully — heard you for ages . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The lamb ’ which Abraham means is Isaac . |
| 12 | What it means is that the time of release from prison is determined by the Home Secretary , on the advice of the Parole Board and the Lord Chief Justice , rather than by the judge at the trial . |
| 13 | To be frank , when Pöhl says that a single monetary policy will be unable to take into account the needs of individual regions and countries , what he really means is that the policy will be unable to take these into account if they conflict with Germany 's needs . |
| 14 | Although the constitution of the Confederation contains detailed regulations on the powers of the federal government and on the content of federal policy , all this means is that whenever a centralising measure is proposed , they amend the constitution . |
| 15 | What this means is that only a relatively small proportion of the population is earning and has the burden of supporting a large number of old and young . |
| 16 | What the advertisement really means is that anyone with an unwanted child can get rid of it , permanently , for fifteen pounds . ’ |
| 17 | What this means is that the faster we go , the more the apparent wind direction swings forwards . |
| 18 | What this means is that the opportunity to make worthwhile teaching points , about the subject matter on display , will be missed . |
| 19 | What this means is that ships can now have some protection against guided bombs released from a great height . |
| 20 | But what it really means is — Remember Send Vedding Present . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ What he means is , have a looksee but hands off . ’ |
| 22 | But today when someone says ‘ I believe so ’ , what he means is ‘ Yes with-doubts ’ . |
| 23 | When he says ‘ I doubt it ’ , what he means is ‘ No-with-doubts ’ . |
| 24 | What this means is that the output stage consists of two halves . |
| 25 | Presumably what he means is that at that point they will have lost their representative character and become embodiments of the divine . |
| 26 | What it means is that as life ‘ is not a single straight line ’ he does what he thinks must be done and what it is morally possible for him to do in situations of moral dilemma . |
| 27 | This requires you to utilise the JMP-1 's output mapping , and all it means is that you tell the JMP-1 that every time it selects , say , patch 6 , information is sent to the effects processor to change its current patch to whatever patch you require . |
| 28 | All it means is that you will take slightly longer to achieve your goal — that 's all ! |
| 29 | A simple way to appreciate what it means is to visualise the Spectra line being passed down a hollow tube ( the ‘ sleeve ’ ) until it appears at the other end . |
| 30 | What this means is that far fewer people are putting pressure on their travel agents or package-tour operators than Elkington and Hailes were hoping for . |