Example sentences of "mean [that] [noun] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well in in general er the original work plan had divided up the production work to share out the technology and this meant that components were being shipped around more than actually they they needed to be or that was economic and it was found that there was the potential to concentrate manufacturers sub-assemblies for each of the major components of the aircraft and subsequently assemble the major components in one country rather than several . |
| 2 | They were burning at temperatures of less than 1300 degrees , which meant that dioxins were being released into the air . |
| 3 | Some more far-sighted members feared that the restrictive practices of the ISE meant that business was being lost to overseas exchanges , and changes were required . |
| 4 | On the other hand , global warming is likely to produce more precipitation over the icecaps , notably Antarctica 's , which would mean that water was being taken out of the oceans and stored as ice . |
| 5 | 1992 and the creation of the ‘ Single European Market ’ means that barriers are being progressively removed to encourage freedom of movement of goods , services , capital and labour . |
| 6 | The undermining of local government ( which is part of the deliberate down-grading of all alternative power systems to the central State ) means that communities are being weakened by having no means to advance their own ambitions and to tackle their own problems in their own way . |
| 7 | Now that means that bands are being arm-wrestled into sounding like Nirvana ; and the only record companies can imagine doing that is by hiring Nirvana 's producer , so every band on a major label has been remixed by Nirvana 's producer this year … and I just do n't have any interest in being part of the continuum . ’ |