Example sentences of "[conj] it was felt [that] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , this issue was addressed in an earlier study ( Tomkins , 1973 , pp. 115–21 ) , where it was illustrated how it was possible to devise an investment-appraisal rule ( just like that above ) consistent with NPV but based on residual income even when the project cash flows were uneven through time — although it was felt that NPV was more straightforward .
2 It may also be that the early returns from the voyages proved small , and that it was felt that investment in them did not provide an adequate reward for those involved .
3 He said that it was felt that the change would give both parties more freedom of choice , and stressed that he would continue to use Tory on a freelance basis and was not intending to appoint another stable jockey before the end of the season .
4 A law of nature was the last word ; and just as God could not break a law of logic ( by making something both red and green all over , for example ) , so it was felt that He could not break a law of nature .
5 A fresh look at the whole process was needed , and it was felt that this could be achieved by taking a systems view , unbiased by what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect .
6 The importance of providing a focal point for these developments was also emphasised , and it was felt that this could be part of the role of the College Administration Officer so that non-partisan strategies for computer developments could be evolved .
7 We 've got two officer 's for example who are leading on working the young people in the town , Youth Development Officer 's er we , the Local Government Unit has a policy team initiated work on the youth policy , and this arose out of erm a member seminar 's , September eighty nine , where er the members felt that really the Council was n't doing enough for young people , that we as a Council , not not to think about young in the way we deliver our services and it was felt that we needed to go out and talked to young people , which we did in the winter of that year , erm and find out what they wanted from us , and the res as a result of that , that , that policy , and that consultation exercise has now developed into a front line service where we have two people full time working with young people in the town and that 's on various things , graffiti project , the underpasses in the town we , which have got graffiti type I mean I know there not everybody 's cup of tea , but I mean they way .
8 A discussion developed around the issue of training and it was felt that the foregoing discussion calls into question what you would want training for .
9 The trade unions have been largely silent and it was felt that the media had a lot to answer for in this department .
10 The church is using state money rather than their own money and it was felt that the church had become another agency of the state in this regard .
11 Also women are invisible in the unemployment statistics and it was felt that this needs to be addressed .
12 For reasons which are none to clear there had been little , if any , pressure on Aldus from the existing users to form such a group and it was felt that a need was emerging for a secondary level of support for the program .
13 The reason was that we were touching three million unemployed at that particular point in time , and it was felt that the best way of making an impact was to highlight this in the way in which it was done .
14 The conferences were held actually , shall we say according to these guidelines that you have before you erm , and it was felt that the remit of these conferences has already and will in the future erm , increase democracy , accountability and the efficiency in decision making processes in our union .
15 Yes , it was not so much a deletion as er a reduction in the numbers because we were very mindful erm in going through the requirement erm and not making significant changes as far as the U K was concerned and we needed to make some savings in cost if at all possible and therefore we carried out a very comprehensive review of all the items of role equipment such as drop tanks er pylons , explosive release units and those type of things which had been provisionally earmarked for a very high intensive and fairly long running conflict and it was felt that if we were to make some savings then it was a sensible balance to reduce those numbers on the basis that we could save some money in the programme but at the same time many of these items could be bought later on at relatively short notice , clearly not within a conflict but in the years to come .
16 Although they had been told to counter this objection with the fact that this was a single instance or two of older machines and new machines could be serviced almost immediately , this did not altogether convince a potential customer and it was felt that many sales had been lost .
17 A garrison was kept there until it was felt that peace was restored in 1646 .
18 If it was felt that these conditions would be insufficient to prevent ‘ serious public disorder ’ , then the chief officer could apply for a banning order — from the Home Secretary in London , or from the local council in any other part of the country .
19 In addition to the changes in remission it was proposed to allow parole to be removed for prisoners serving over 4 years if it was felt that their release would put the public at risk .
20 But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted , why not go the whole hog and re-launch the mag ?
21 Community workshops were doing good work with the under-eighteens , but it was felt that an adult employment and training agency was an important need .
22 A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient .
23 It could be argued that they might help to identify him , but it was felt that they might relate to another crime and that if we started talking about them it might put whoever was responsible on his guard .
24 Any wishing to use this service should remember that the format of the examinations will change in 1994 , but it was felt that the service could still provide students with a valuable insight as to where they went wrong either in presentation and/or factual error .
25 A quote has been received but it was felt that something on a less extensive scale would be sufficient .
26 So far as the staff is concerned the word presented no particular problem , but it was felt that many in the churches would see the matter differently since the term has long-established political association .
27 Dein lost his place on the League management committee because it was felt that the interests of the so-called ‘ Big Five ’ clubs , including Arsenal , had been pushed too hard .
28 Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport .
29 This was partly because it was felt that a true understanding of the causes of crime was necessary before a clear corrective programme could be enunciated and that point , of course , was never quite reached — ‘ more research ’ was always needed .
30 This section has paused long on the views held by some librarians on the nature of their role , and that of their collections , in the educational process because it was felt that such views were not as widely known among educators as perhaps they should be .
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