Example sentences of "[subord] it implies that " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the notion of discovery might itself be slightly misleading , if it implies that all the indeterminate , implicit meanings have been made determinate and explicit . |
| 2 | If it implies that no time-lag is detectable between elements of an experienced " complex " , then this is true only in a very limited sense . |
| 3 | So , so , I believe it 's alright to say well people will migrate in the presence of , it 's rational for a person to migrate in the presence of , of high unemployment if high unemployment only refers to the formal sector , but it 's not rational if it implies that it refers to informal and formal . |
| 4 | This term is in fact misleading because it implies that there were central plants elsewhere . |
| 5 | It also bears upon our understanding of tumour progression , because it implies that cells in which one p53 allele has been somatically mutated may have a survival advantage in the presence of genotoxic agents ( for example ultraviolet exposure of skin ) over those that have two intact copies of the gene . |
| 6 | This shows that the actualization of the infinitive 's event is not what such sentences express , an analysis supported by Coates ( 1983 : 100 ) , who gives a similar argument for the meaning of can in her discussion of She can swim , and Palmer ( 1977 : 5 ) , who has pointed out that a sentence such as ( 12 ) is impossible because can " is not used to imply actuality in the past " : ( 12 ) * I ran fast and could catch the bus , Example ( 13 ) however is quite acceptable because it implies that the event did not take place , being seen merely as a possibility in the past ( i.e. a potentiality ) . |
| 7 | The use of I in the paraphrase suggests moreover that it is the speaker who somehow sees himself before the infinitive event because it implies that he has not yet realized his desire . |
| 8 | Thus it is clear that ( a ) affirms the footballer ; ( b ) also affirms the footballer because the speaker has made it clear that it is a personal reaction of liking or disliking which has nothing to do with appreciation of football 's being a good game ; ( c ) is affirming also because although criticism of the game is stated , its positive value comes first , and in any case the keen footballer is likely to be the first to agree that the level of enjoyment varies according to different games of football ; ( d ) however veers towards dismissal of football and therefore dismissal of what is meaningful to the footballer , because although it acknowledges that sometimes it is a good game the emphasis is on the negative side ; ( e ) is not affirming because even though the hurt to the footballer is cushioned by making it clear that this is a personal opinion , a very negative judgement is in fact articulated ; ( f ) has the straight effect of dismissing the footballer as well as football because it implies that anyone who spends time on football is stupid . |
| 9 | Libel lawyers are nervous of the word " lie " because it implies that a person said something which he knew was untrue . |
| 10 | But such an identification is at best hypothetical , since it implies that Eliot was unconsciously propelled towards some instinctive revelation of his own guilt and horror . |
| 11 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 12 | Provided that the 's are not identical to the 's , equation ( 3.23 ) represents an irrational way of forming expectations , since it implies that expectations are being formed in a way which is inconsistent with the true process ; that is , equation ( 3.14 ) . |
| 13 | Note that this is of limited use as it implies that the data is held only in the index or in the main file . |
| 14 | A priori this latter feature might be thought somewhat undesirable as it implies that the higher the rate of growth of wealth the lower the share of the total portfolio held within the UK . |
| 15 | But comparing depression to a cold is misleading in so much as it implies that the condition is not only common , but mild . |
| 16 | It is inaccurate , for it implies that bream roll only before feeding . |