Example sentences of "it [verb] clear that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 2 | It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence . |
| 3 | In the extensive research undertaken for the book it became clear that a number of particular issues posed the greatest challenges to potential returners and to prospective employers . |
| 4 | When attention was given to individual children it became clear that a far more effective way of viewing the disabled was not in terms of handicap but in terms of personal need . |
| 5 | The French pursued him , however , and although it is doubtful whether the prince intended to force them to fight it became clear that a battle could not be avoided . |
| 6 | But people do live there , though when I moved in it became clear that a third of the flats were empty . |
| 7 | In fact it became clear that a considerable part of the defence was going to be that of justification , that the laws and usages of war permitted reprisals to be taken against hostages . |
| 8 | As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage . |
| 9 | Page 29 Pound pressure : The Bank of England spent $1bn as the pound came under attack when it became clear that an increase in West German rates today is a virtual certainty . |
| 10 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 11 | But it became clear that an outright sale was the best way forward , its spokesman said yesterday . |
| 12 | Turning now to policy , it seems clear that a prohibitions-based or per se illegality form of legislation can not effectively deal with tacit collusion . |
| 13 | Distinguishing between a multiplicity of variables in accounting for policy variations is , of course , a hazardous exercise , but despite the methodological difficulties it seems clear that a simple agency model , with local authorities implementing national policies with little or no discretion , is far from accurate . |
| 14 | Whatever display and interaction techniques are used , it seems clear that a system which aims to satisfy the widely differing needs of widely differing types of user must already incorporate some degree of adaptivity . |
| 15 | For my part , it seems clear that a viable distinction can be made between economic growth ( measured on such criteria as GNP per capita , proportion of the labour force engaged in industry , and the proportion of manufactured goods in total exports ) and development , which has somewhat wider social and political implications . |
| 16 | It seems clear that a wide range of liaisons , some permanent , others later resolved one way or the other , existed in both rural and urban areas . |
| 17 | Although the belief in growth as a value in itself , or as the remedy for the ills of society , which seemed to be prevalent in the early 1960s has given way to a more sceptical attitude , it seems clear that an understanding of the long-run consequences of tax and expenditure policy is essential . |
| 18 | There comes a time in every project , he wrote , when it becomes clear that a head is no match for a wall . |
| 19 | So when it becomes clear that a criminal case is not proceeding as anticipated — a trial is not scuppered by lobbing something into the ring — there are discreet discussions between learned friends in chambers , many exchanges of the phrase ‘ I 'm much obliged ’ and finally the jury is summoned back . |