Example sentences of "mean [that] [pron] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By imply we mean that something is being suggested indirectly . |
| 2 | Nor again does this failure to achieve total abstinence mean that one is inevitably heading for relapse or that it is necessarily a significant factor in those who do relapse . |
| 3 | Th the doctors over there need a lot to be desired , I mean that what 's , what 's his name the eldest son of er Jim and , Jim 's next door neighbours , what 's their , their names ? |
| 4 | Ah well I mean there 's of course well I mean that what 's it you know , it 's surprising how much , that Antiques Roadshow 's |
| 5 | The changes in the health service , in education , in local authorities , mean that everything is put on hold , he said . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean that nothing is totally safe . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's precisely what anyone would expect of a drop-out Phys Ed basketball-playing retard , ’ Ellen said scornfully , ‘ by which I mean that he 's a jock with the brains of a dung beetle . |
| 8 | I just mean that he is so different from you … ’ |
| 9 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that while Jean-Marie Le Pen is legally entitled to come to this country , his obnoxious views on racism , immigration and nationality mean that he is simply not welcome in this country ? |
| 10 | How that might change his nature , there 's the question ’ mean that he is determined to become emperor , and if he did , he may well become a tyrant and abuse his power , although he seems very noble at the moment . |
| 11 | Sometimes the tears come for no reason ( by which phrase we mean that someone is not crying for a particular reason , for something or someone in particular , but that they are crying for everything ) . |
| 12 | And now , from around £11.00 , the new Independent 500 Tong , Brush and Combi mean that there is a Braun Styler to suit you . |
| 13 | We may thus argue that /a/ functions for women as a network marker to a greater extent than it does for men ; by this we mean that there is for them a higher correlation between choice of variant and network structure , a tendency to select relatively backed variants being associated with higher levels of integration into the community . |
| 14 | The joys of design often mean that there is a tendency to design and attempt to install a totally new system if the old one is seen not to be working particularly well . |
| 15 | Five million more motor cars on the roads since 1980 mean that there is bound to be more damage to , theft from and taking of motor vehicles . |
| 16 | These different perceptions mean that there is scope for confusion in communicating with the public and non–specialists on risk issues , and great care needs to be taken . |
| 17 | ‘ These changes mean that there is without doubt an opportunity for many funeral directors to recover VAT they once had to write-off . |
| 18 | I mean that there 's half of them go down the dock now , they do n't do anything . |
| 19 | Aye , well I mean that There 's there 's so many things that go through your mind that In a situation like that . |
| 20 | But if we ( rightly ) say that God has to be unchangeable we do not mean he is static any more than if we say ‘ The Equator ’ is not the name of a poison we mean that it is safe to eat it . |
| 21 | ‘ The concentration of expertise and interest ( in the committees ) mean that it is both rare and difficult for someone outside the relevant committee or committees to counter a report ’ . |
| 22 | In La Route des Flandres , the fluctuations between first and third person mean that it is not possible to contend that the novel 's discourse is organized entirely around the consciousness of the central character Georges , who otherwise seems to be re-creating his experiences in the course of a night in bed with the widow of his commanding officer , some time after the wartime conflict . |
| 23 | That a policy may meet the ideal of justice does not necessarily always mean that it is right to adopt it , if in so doing other fundamental values are sacrificed . |
| 24 | According to Litchfield ( 1989 ) , the dried product consists of 72 per cent protein but , although it is an acceptable animal feed supplement , the drop in world soya-bean meal prices mean that it is now no longer produced on a commercial basis . |
| 25 | Musty ‘ off ’ smells mean that it is out of condition . |
| 26 | I mean that it is not really government run er . |
| 27 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |
| 28 | There may perhaps be properties which are evidence-transcendent , by which we mean that it is always possible that they be absent even though we have the best possible evidence of their presence . |
| 29 | What is clear is that the scale of a large company 's business and the fact that the board meets only periodically , perhaps monthly or even quarterly , mean that it is only the most important decisions that are made at board level . |
| 30 | Improvements in distribution and packaging mean that it is now available all over the country , in supermarkets , delicatessens and specialist cheese shops . |