Example sentences of "claim yesterday [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A GROUP claiming to represent Abu Nidal 's Palestinian assassination organisation claimed yesterday that it had murdered a leader of the Jewish community in Belgium because he was ‘ one of the main leaders of Israel 's Mossad secret service ’ . |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Antonov , a senior official of the central press agency , Soyuzpechat , claimed yesterday that readers were merely becoming more discerning , after having snapped up everything on offer in the initial heady flush of press freedom . |
| 3 | A UNIFORMED police constable accused of raping a young mother on the front seat of his patrol car claimed yesterday that she had handed him ‘ sex on a plate ’ . |
| 4 | Dublin sources claimed yesterday that following recent examination of the evidence submitted by the English authorities , the Garda and the DPP had major misgivings about parts of it relating to the alleged discovery of bomb-making materials and documents in Mr Ryan 's Brussels apartment in July last year . |
| 5 | Mr Meacher claimed yesterday that next April the value of those allowances would not be enough to cover even the most conservative forecasts of average poll tax payments . |
| 6 | The findings again call into question the Government 's attempt to privatise nuclear power despite constant warnings over the costs The shadow Energy Secretary , Mr Frank Dobson , claimed yesterday that the CEGB 's accounts had been ‘ massaged and adjusted to suit the Government 's privatisation policies ’ . |
| 7 | Mr Major claimed yesterday that this was under way . |
| 8 | The remuneration packages will add fuel to the debate about top-level rewards but the group claimed yesterday that with pre-tax profits and earnings per share up 17 p.c. last year and the dividend to shareholders 10 p.c. higher the increases were justified . |
| 9 | But the Banking , Insurance and Finance Union claimed yesterday that polling day had been selected to announce details of the first cuts to minimise public attention . |
| 10 | Yorkshire Television , which made the £2 million ITV series , claimed yesterday that nearly 18 million people watched Sunday 's first story . |
| 11 | SACKED Eldorado actress Kathy Pitkin , above , claimed yesterday that BBC bosses ‘ used ’ her , then dumped her . |
| 12 | IBM Corp claimed yesterday that revenues in its Advanced Workstations and AIX Systems unit grew in the first quarter by more than 50% over a year ago : director Tom Jarosh said demand for the system is ‘ growing rapidly , with customer shipments in the US up 90% ’ over a year ago ; the unit covers workstations and servers , AIX/6000 operating system and related software . |
| 13 | They could come down hard after Dinamo claimed yesterday that the money had been paid to ref Erman Torughu on UEFA orders . |
| 14 | A national newspaper claimed yesterday that the scheme had been abandoned due to a lack of government backing . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , Armed Forces minister Archie Hamilton , on a visit to the North-East , claimed yesterday that North-East companies could win orders worth millions from the Government 's defence procurement policy . |
| 16 | In Johannesburg , the South African Communist Party claimed yesterday that Jonas Savimbi , the Unita leader , was being sheltered in South Africa , which supported the movement during the 1980s in its fight against the Angolan government . |
| 17 | The Merchant Navy officers ' union , NUMAST , in its submission to the Donaldson inquiry , claimed yesterday that some tankers sail with crews unable to steer or understand basic safety rules . |
| 18 | Mr Keith claimed yesterday that at a weekend presentation before Ian Lang on local government reform , the Association of District Councils sought to sway the argument in favour of smaller authorities . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , the Wales TUC , which is mounting a big campaign for jobs and recovery , claimed yesterday that the Principality was the poorest region of Great Britain . |