Example sentences of "affairs that [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to a deplorable state of affairs that applies in a limited number of authorities — about seven — of which his own in Leeds is a conspicuous example . |
| 2 | This suggests that make expresses antecedent causation , since it evokes a process of causation giving rise to a state of affairs that comes into being only at the end of the process . |
| 3 | Britain now has a louder voice in world affairs that needs to be backed by a coherent national military strategy . |
| 4 | Where there is great specificity in seed-dispersal , a state of affairs that seems in general very rare , the disappearance of the dispersal agent is the road to extinction for the plant . |
| 5 | The manager 's rule was now complete , a state of affairs that has continued ever since . |
| 6 | It 's a city because of it 's rich cultural heritage and it 's expertise in Local Government affairs that has much to offer those emerging local democracies in Eastern Europe . |
| 7 | So far as the attitude to his obstruction is concerned , the essence is that it must be shown that the defendant has deliberately brought about the state of affairs that makes it more difficult for the police to do their duties , and is aware that he has done so . |