Example sentences of "an [noun] [to-vb] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is by no means an exaggeration to say that for many years worked conscientiously behind the scenes in the shadow of five successive transport managers who relied heavily on her efficient and accurate administration skills . |
| 2 | It is hardly an exaggeration to say that by delaying tactics the Home Office held up the legislation by more than twenty years . |
| 3 | While a small number of individuals in Elizabethan England stood outside this Calvinist consensus , as Nicholas Tyacke has commented : ‘ it is not an exaggeration to say that by the end of the sixteenth century the Church of England was largely Calvinist in doctrine . ’ |
| 4 | One detective said : ‘ It is not an exaggeration to assume that during his career as many as a hundred women could have been abused by him using his evil methods . |
| 5 | It is left as an exercise to show that in terms of the overall notation of figure 10.8(d) , the closed-loop current gain is the closed-loop input impedance is and that fed from a source of infinite internal impedance , the closed-loop output impedance is neglecting loading of the output by the feedback network . |
| 6 | According to an evaluation report this may reflect an unwillingness to admit that in the past schools have been sex biased ( Payne , Cuff and Hustler , 1984 ) . |