Example sentences of "a [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " a settlement made in the United States by a person resident in the United States " ; 2. " the settled fund consisting of United States securities " ; 3. " the trustees resident in the United States and having a power to revoke the settlement " ; 4. " the settlement containing a provision that on such revocation the settled fund should revert to the settlor " ; 5. assume " that the trustees subsequently invested part of the settled fund in United Kingdom securities " ; 6 . |
| 2 | By contrast , in the act of saving Europe from itself , the USA stimulated its own economic recovery from the collapse of the 1930s to such a level that by 1945 its economic strength presented the major barrier to economic recovery for the industrialised world . |
| 3 | Occasionally , a cock is such a winner that despite being a potential goldmine for its owner it is reprieved from further battle and enters the mythology of the tribe as a sort of Spartacus Chicken . |
| 4 | I was constantly hearing that people were reacting to all this technology , expressing a wish to go back to basics with a simple bow , a look at the wind , an arrow loosed into the heavens and a hope that with luck it might hit the target . |
| 5 | Down was reversing the route until a bold decision to descend through trees was taken , a decision that in retrospect seemed debatable . |
| 6 | But Housman did in fact say something about " Diffugere nives " — had said it , when the poet in him pre-empted the professor : he translated it into English verse , and in doing so produced a text that in its beauties or its blunders ( as perceived by diverse readers ) strikingly exemplifies a phenomenon , not exactly translation and not purely creative invention , called by our literary ancestors " Englishing " . |
| 7 | Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. has set out the medical evidence available to us and , in my view , on that evidence it would not have surprised me if there had been a finding that at the relevant time on 5 July , suffering as she was from considerable and continuing pain in her chest , coughing up sputum , on various drugs designed to alleviate pain and to act as sedatives and during the evening suffering contractions in the first stage of labour , she was not in any event fit to make a decision . |
| 8 | For all their possession , Midlands simply could not find a way through a defence that at times shuddered bones — often those of England 's Dean Richards , leading as usual from the front , but this time in vain . |
| 9 | The result of this historical trend is a Parliament that for most of the time now exists to do the executive 's bidding . |
| 10 | There is a story that at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the award of Gauss ' doctorate , Gauss was about to light his pipe with a page from the original Disquisitiones . |
| 11 | ‘ You ca n't say it 's a coincidence that in every interview you see with these women the journalist always picks that five minutes where they 're going on about abuse or victimisation . |
| 12 | He considered the opportunity to participate in the project to have tied in well with curriculum trends he had been supporting across the school : This was something I very much wanted to encourage because I have a worry that in spite of everything one does in schools to make children aware of library facilities and how to use them , I think quite a lot of children may still leave school without personally having experienced the whole process of needing to find something out , going to a person who can tell them where to look , going , looking , finding it , and then using it . |
| 13 | Those cited by him included the following : it was a one-off opportunity ; there was a fear that despite the justice of the case it would not be sufficient to persuade the Government to recognise the principle by proposing legislation ; the practical impact would be limited as most cases would continue to be regulated by the various statutory regimes ; and it was consistent with Community law . |
| 14 | Such rainy visions formed the basis of Morrissey 's songwriting , coupled with a fear that around the corner , the North of England faced even darker days . |
| 15 | The corpse road avoided the villages along the route for fear that the spirit of the dead should be enticed to return , a fear that in fact stemmed from Norse mythology , in which the corpse way was thought to mirror the last journey of the soul from the earth into the underworld . |
| 16 | responding to competitors , suppliers or customers who have ‘ gone international ’ ie there is a fear that by failing to respond to what others are doing , a company will fall behind and lose markets ; |
| 17 | At the same time there was a recognition that despite the horrors of mothers-in-law and squalling children the family was an essential bulwark for survival , against the vagaries of the economy and the all too likely threat of the ( sexually segregated ) workhouse in poverty or old age . |
| 18 | Thus emphasis on reminiscence sensitively developed ( Coleman , 1986 ) and oral history are all part of a recognition that by listening to the memories and past experience of an elderly person we are validating the unique worth of that individual , the contribution made to society . |
| 19 | A recognition that by 1987 the fiscal position of the USA had shown improvement since the federal deficit had been reduced by the equivalent of 2 per cent of GNP ; and West Germany , for example , had maintained an expansionary fiscal position since 1985 . |
| 20 | This fear also arises from a recognition that in certain types of work they will not be able to match the public 's expectations of competence , whether finding lost pets or settling disputes between neighbours . |
| 21 | It is not as she thinks a desire to ‘ make the most of it ’ , to somehow claim importance , but rather a recognition that in this oppressive society women need the care and emotional support of other women . |
| 22 | The most depressing is the decline of Nottingham Forest , a side that like Spurs , Manchester United , West Ham and Chelsea in the past , look like discovering that being ‘ too good to go down ’ is one of soccer 's enduring myths . |
| 23 | ‘ Market growth ’ was replaced by Industry attractiveness — a term that in practice was used loosely , to refer to the attractiveness of being in that area of activity in which the SBU operated . |
| 24 | Like ‘ violons ’ , this is a term that in the 17th century was used more broadly than the single word ‘ oboe ’ suggests . |
| 25 | Shakespeare 's drama is celebrated for its poetry , a compliment that on the surface suggests ideologically neutral approval of its language , but which also belies suppositions about the attitudes the plays ' language articulates . |
| 26 | From the ‘ stop-go chart ’ the reservations staff can see at a glance that on Friday 4 May and Saturday 5 May there are no single or double rooms available . |
| 27 | Your overall objective should be to ensure that a deal that at first sight looks attractive is not , in the long run , undermined because you have to expend significant additional sums in order to maintain a reasonable life-style abroad and fulfil your duties adequately . |
| 28 | The reasons are numerous — the recession , people 's awareness of drink/driving and perhaps a perception that in some way white spirits are healthier ! |
| 29 | It is a tragedy that for all the sacrifices made the problem has yet to be resolved ’ Joe Mills , Northern regional secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union . |
| 30 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |