Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the House of Lords did not give a concluded opinion , the inclination of the judgments was that the court could not use the test to limit a plaintiff to a proportion of his losses . |
| 2 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 3 | The great ‘ secret ’ of the rituals is that the Piaroa are cannibals ; for the meat they eat each day is human in its origin . |
| 4 | It would seem to follow from this analysis that the most appropriate content to ascribe to the duty to act in the interests of the shareholders is that the directors should attempt to maximise the present value of the company . |
| 5 | The signs are that the next few years will see some extensive soul-searching about art history ; several books have already appeared . |
| 6 | Present-day reality is that pub deaths far exceed births , and the signs are that this is an accelerating process . |
| 7 | And with good reason : the signs are that Saatchi is finding it difficult to sell the management consultancy division alone . |
| 8 | All the signs are that President Mitterrand 's approach is supported by Chancellor Kohl 's foreign minister , Mr Hans-Dietrich Genscher . |
| 9 | But all the signs are that if Britain still withholds its endorsement , the other 11 will conclude an agreement among themselves outside the formal EC framework . |
| 10 | The signs are that West Germany will still insist that the EMU negotiations start after its election on December 2nd , not least because the fusion of the Ostmark and the D-mark will inevitably distract minds in the Bundesbank and the finance ministry that could otherwise be thinking about EMU . |
| 11 | The signs are that he is prepared to sign up for the emerging versions of both political and monetary union . |
| 12 | But the signs are that the upward curve is levelling out . |
| 13 | Last year , Bolger lost his record of races won in a calendar year to his perennial rival Dermot Weld , but the signs are that he will regain the record this season . |
| 14 | At the time of writing the signs are that West Germany could well adopt a national energy plan involving considerable cutbacks in the loss-making and heavily subsidised coal industry . |
| 15 | All the signs are that somewhere there is a warehouse full of unwanted red-blue 3D specs , going cheap and looking for an alternative use . |
| 16 | Hundreds of pilots will retire over the next two years and all the signs are that the airlines are poised to grow strongly from now on . ’ |
| 17 | The signs are that God is blessing these initiatives with his presence and his Spirit and it is unlikely that the growth of the Vineyard in Britain will stop there . |
| 18 | The signs are that this is starting to happen . |
| 19 | For the next two months , however , he must devote himself to his team and the signs are that the passage through India will be anything but smooth . |
| 20 | All the signs are that we are going to have to put up with far from satisfactory liquid crystal diode displays if we want portability , and recognising that the things are far from ideal , Japanese manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to improve the things . |
| 21 | The signs are that he is right . |
| 22 | The Bosnian Serbs are unlikely to be trembling with fear : the signs are that the West , now more divided than ever , will settle for observers , who will merely count the lorries breaking the embargo . |
| 23 | The signs are that some people there were more sophisticated and succeeded in bilking the revenue . |
| 24 | A reply from the Ministry is expected within days , and all the signs are that it will be positive . |
| 25 | The signs are that the Thatcherites are now losing confidence in their economic and social project . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , the signs are that he died as a result of poisoning but this has to be confirmed . ’ |
| 27 | The signs are that Clough is ready to snap his link with his father . |
| 28 | All the signs are that the board , under its chairman , Sir Clifford Chetwood , is fully committed to demonstrating its value to the industry and others . |
| 29 | Erm , I mean I really ca n't , I do n't expect them to surge ahead as they did last year but all the signs are that , that , they 're doing very well and er , it 's a very well managed business erm , great cost control er , I do n't know whether you noticed recently that Meryl des described the erm , the management of erm , of A W as the er , I think it was the creme de la creme of the |
| 30 | Everywhere candidates lost out to a low turnout … all the signs are that the voters have had enough for this year |