Example sentences of "claimed that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some genial foreign observers claimed that it illustrated that gloomy predictions about Britain 's demise , like that of Mark Twain , were much exaggerated . |
| 2 | NMFS caved in to pressure from the tuna industry , and claimed that it was possible to place observers aboard only 50 per cent of tuna seiners for the season beginning 1 January 1989 . |
| 3 | Some reports by the Nazi authorities on the unrest which had arisen claimed that it was having an impact on confidence in Hitler himself . |
| 4 | If he claimed to remember nothing , Murray might be suspected of stealing the letter — unless he also claimed that it was a forgery ; there had , indeed , been several of those . |
| 5 | At a recent press conference in Lahore , Nawaz Sharif claimed that it was his peace mission which brought about the joint US-Soviet communique which embarrassed the Bush government on the eve of Bush 's ‘ State of the Nation ’ address . |
| 6 | On the one hand , the Bhatta-Mimamsaka school argued that time is perceptible , whereas their Nyaya-Vaiseka opponents claimed that it is only an inferred concept because it lacks sensible qualities , such as colour , form , etc . |
| 7 | Librarians claimed that it was extremely difficult to predict a ‘ useful book ’ , in research terms , and that those who retained only titles which were currently in demand would create serious problems for future researchers . |
| 8 | Although the animal was slow to mature ( some claimed that it would keep growing until it was six years old ) the new society was able to show that properly managed steers could reach market weights before they were two years old . |
| 9 | The Brigade claimed that it could offer both the spirit and the purpose because it ‘ disciplines and controls our lads … tames flippancy , quells impertinence , promotes chivalry , encourages reverence , teaches ready obedience to all properly constituted authority , and insists upon pure and clean English and temperance in all things ’ . |
| 10 | Several years ago , miso came under fire from researchers who claimed that it caused high blood-pressure , then Japan 's number-one killer . |
| 11 | One experienced game tracker claimed that it was possible to get to within 40 or 50 yards before spotting a zebra under these conditions , and even then it only gave itself away by a small movement such as the swish of its tail or the sudden turn of its head . |
| 12 | An article published by Treasure Hunting Manual was written by one user with profound hearing loss , who claimed that it was 100% successful . |
| 13 | Management claimed that it was ‘ difficult to convince the men that the new processes were far more ‘ delicate ’ , and mistakes far more costly . |
| 14 | The contract for erecting the trolleybus wires between Sutton and the Crystal Palace was awarded to Messrs. Clough , Smith & Co. , who claimed that it would be necessary to renew 80% of the traction poles . |
| 15 | One company in the food processing and distribution market claimed that it experienced a 50% reduction in absenteeism from 8% to 4% over a three year period . |
| 16 | PT Ltd claimed that it was entitled to set off the tax that should have been deducted against the rent due on 25 March 1991 and failed to pay the rent . |
| 17 | The committee claimed that it had the support of 90 per cent of the area 's population and noted that representatives of the IDA , IIRS , AFF , Raybestos and the trade unions did not attend , despite being invited . |
| 18 | One claimed that it would intimidate the press . |
| 19 | Kempe claimed that it was possible , even a short time after a child was born , to identify those children who had a higher risk of being abused . |
| 20 | Advocates of the Act claimed that it would update the restrictive licensing system which had its basis in the 1930 Road Traffic Act , which itself discouraged newcomers from entering the industry for reasons of safety and standards . |
| 21 | Some other passengers claimed that it had actually ‘ only ’ taken 36 hours , but I do n't believe them . |
| 22 | The Board claimed that it owned the land by virtue of a private Act of Parliament , the British Railways Act 1968 . |
| 23 | Iraq ( itself fully independent since 1932 , and rid of the monarchy with its London connections since 1958 ) claimed that it owned Kuwait . |
| 24 | He claimed that it was more accurate than any that had been made before , and there is a strong possibility that it is to be identified with the map which appears in the 1535 English Bible of Miles Coverdale [ q.v . ] . |
| 25 | Alice afterwards — in an effort to safeguard her position — claimed that it was the queen who had summoned her and who had promised to look after her in the future . |
| 26 | It was all-embracing and claimed that it alone spoke authoritatively for the people . |
| 27 | ‘ Colonel X ’ claimed that it would first be necessary to implement a Non-Alignment Pact for Pakistan , which would ‘ create the preconditions of a Pact for Afghanistan ’ . |
| 28 | He claimed that it did n't matter what mantra you said , or indeed if you did n't have one , as long as you cleared out your mind . |
| 29 | The official death toll from the assault was put at 83 , including nearly 70 civilians , but nationalists claimed that it was as high as 600 . |
| 30 | A Polisario communique of Dec. 3 claimed that it had carried out a total of 23 assaults on the Moroccan defence wall between Nov. 2 and Nov. 23 , although it gave no details of casualties . |