Example sentences of "[pron] be mean [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every product undergoes change with the passage of time and sooner or later becomes unsatisfactory , by which is meant in this context that it no longer conforms to its specification . |
| 2 | What is meant by this is that people begin to come to terms with what has happened . |
| 3 | What is meant by this term ? |
| 4 | If you look back at some of the studies described here you will see what is meant by this . |
| 5 | But well can we move on to two and I must confess erm I 'm not quite clear what is meant by this one . |
| 6 | The other difficulty I have is in the er the lower case text which ex attempts to explain what is meant by this particular criterion , the sorts of considerations that will be taken into account . |
| 7 | From one point of view we all know probably what is meant by this : the importance of not allowing one 's own stance to block the way to understanding someone else 's . |
| 8 | What is meant by this ? |
| 9 | We shall now take a more detailed look at what is meant by this term . |
| 10 | It is expected that students will understand what is meant in this context by the terms rank , cohesion , and context of situation , and that they will know something of those recent developments with which the term ‘ Systemic ’ is particularly associated . |
| 11 | But that but that 's my point really , we it 's not really defined what what is meant in this criteria by criteria |
| 12 | The Directive contains several references to ‘ the conservation of the countryside ’ although nowhere is any definition given of precisely what was meant by this term . |
| 13 | If one was to look forward to work , it needed to be stimulating and enjoyable , but precisely what was meant by this could not quite be imagined . |