Example sentences of "it [was/were] always [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | West European governments never expected the Final Act to work an instant revolution in international affairs and it was always understood that many questions lay beyond its scope . |
| 2 | sort of a figure of speech , but with narrative it 's it was always understood that the words would be spelled out more |
| 3 | However , it was always intended that UDCs would act primarily as catalysts , providing a framework within which the prime agency for urban renewal — the private sector — would thrive ( DoE , 1980 ) . |
| 4 | It was always intended that the more usual of the two would be what Volvo term ‘ straight-line assembly ’ , where work in one team area is divided among four or five stations , placed one after the other in the direction of production flow . |
| 5 | It was always intended that single men would have their pension rights protected while at home looking after children or dependent relatives , but it was not until the regulations were published in January 1978 that it was clear that married men would be included . |
| 6 | The battle for respectability led to better cinemas but it was always conceded that real victory would only come through the production of better films . |
| 7 | Well , I was always going to be an artist and it was always assumed that I would leave South Africa and go to somewhere like Italy and study at an art school . |
| 8 | First , although it was always assumed that many from the older urban cores would be rehoused in the new towns , early evidence ( Heraud , 1966 ) shows that it tended to be the better-housed suburbanites who moved , few from the inner cities even knowing of the programme . |
| 9 | It was always assumed that Urban Programme funding would represent only a proportion of total expenditure in the Partnerships — most would come through a diversion of mainstream budgets to the benefit of the older urban cores . |
| 10 | Although it was always assumed that the Urban Programme would aim to initiate innovative projects , there must be some doubt whether this has always happened . |
| 11 | It was always assumed that they would get a job , a home , a wife and children , in that order . |
| 12 | ‘ This list of rare plants in Durham turned up in various correspondences , but it was always assumed that it was Stephen Robson 's list , ’ says Alec . |
| 13 | It was always hearing that returned first . |
| 14 | To be sure it was always recognized that in certain circumstances , such as those involving deceit , or an intention to cause harm or to exploit , one is responsible for inducing another to act . |
| 15 | Although it was always recognized that er there were limits to which a person could go . |
| 16 | ‘ You know how it was always said that Wee Charlie was the spit of me ? |
| 17 | It was always said that water-sellers at Indian stations had to be of a high caste . |
| 18 | ‘ Even if I never said it clearly , it was always written that Barphone would one day or another throw itself in with a powerful group ’ he declared . |
| 19 | It was always accepted that the FAOR study was essentially a research project , and any reservations about the final outcome in relation to the extensive analysis that was undertaken must be viewed in this context . |
| 20 | But it was always feared that a Clinton victory in an American Presidential election might lead to a shift in US policy with regard to the Northern Ireland problem . |
| 21 | It was always envisaged that the House of Lords would use the freedom to depart from its own previous decisions sparingly , but in the years following the Practice Statement the potential impact of the new freedom was narrowed by the addition of a series of riders . |
| 22 | It was always thought that if an investor ( or purchaser ) completed an agreement knowing that some of the warranties were untrue and that fact had not been disclosed , then he would not be prevented from bringing an action for breach of warranty , though the equitable remedy of rescission for misrepresentation would not be available as the investor could not satisfy the requirement to come to equity with clean hands . |
| 23 | IT was always known that the decision to close 31 pits was economic , industrial and social madness . |
| 24 | It should be explained that while the above three communities were primarily concerned with economic matters , it was always anticipated that the process of integrating economies would spill over into the political sphere . |